SUMMARY: We’ll continue to see quiet weather this weekend with high temperatures getting back to normal near the lower 80s. Sunshine continues through Sunday with showers and thunderstorms returning to the picture next week. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies tonight with temperatures cooling in the mid-50s for our overnight lows. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a passing cloud or two. Overall,…
We’ll stay dry this weekend but rain and storms will return next week.
HS baseball highlights: Madison Central at Starkville, Nettleton at Amory and TCPS at Biggersville. Categories: High School Sports, Local Sports, Sports
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A Tupelo girl is raising money for kids battling cancer, by selling a refreshing drink especially popular in the spring and summertime. On a recent sunny weekend in Tupelo’s Joyner neighborhood, customers were lining up at Ellie’s Lemonade Stand, as six-year-old Ellie Fowler scooped up ice, and poured lemonade, for thirsty customers. With help from friends…
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI)- A well-known southern grocery store chain closes the door in an Aliceville location. Piggly Wiggly finishes a six-decade run of servicing families throughout the county. As employees load up boxes with food and non-perishables, customers make their last rounds down the aisles, checking off their grocery lists one more time. ” This is going to hit…
The event was in celebration of Police Appreciation Week.
The Mississippi Country Music Trail Commission unveiled their 35th trail marker in honor of the “man in black” for his song Starkville City Jail.
No issues from Mother Nature this weekend for a change.
SUMMARY: A picture perfect day is on tap for us across the area as high pressure settles in over the region for the next couple of days. Sunshine returns today and into the weekend with even warmer temperatures through Sunday. Another unsettled weather pattern expected for the work week with showers and storms returning by Monday morning. TODAY: Mostly sunny…
WATCH: Full HS playoff baseball recap of the first night of the third round. Categories: High School Sports, Local Sports, Sports
HS softball: Myrtle took down Stringer 7-1 to claim the 1A state title “I always dreamed of this. The feeling is indescribable.” – Kinsley Gordon (infielder) FULL HIGHLIGHTS AND REACTION: Categories: High School Sports, Local Sports, Sports
SALTILLO, MISS. (WCBI) – One of the fastest-growing cities in the region will soon have a new mayor. At 36, Copey Grantham may be the youngest person elected mayor in the history of Saltillo, but he believes his experience as a police officer and recently, as a Saltillo alderman and political director for Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann, has prepared him…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) Various shades of blue balloons took to the sky today. The shades of blue represent local law enforcement officers. The Lowndes County Sheriff’s office is one of many departments that honored the fallen officers this week. This is National Police Officer’s week. Officers are being honored for their service and fallen officers are remembered for their…
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- The city of Nettleton is giving residents a way to cool off and stay active. With rising temperatures, families now have an opportunity to beat the heat. ” The community has been wanting a splash pad for years,” said Main Street Director and City Clerk Dana Burchman. Nettleton is adding a new amenity to the town….
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Amazon has given a local high school student a chance to better their future with the company. Samuel Hill, a student at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, had his life changed forever with a package delivered from Amazon and presented by his teacher. “It looked just like a normal box. I thought she was…
Earlier this week, the CDC approved vaccinations for children in that age group to receive the Pfizer vaccination.
No weather issues until next week at the earliest.
SUMMARY: Rain chances finally moves out of the region. Temperatures warming back up into the weekend as the 70s and 80s make a comeback. The sunny skies will last through most of the weekend before another chance for some showers and storms returns to the forecast next week. THURSDAY: We’ll start off our day with mix of sun & clouds…
WATCH: Highlights from the MHSAA softball state title games between Booneville and Raleigh, Myrtle and Stringer and Mantachie and Lake.
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI)- We’re just weeks away from summer and that means long days by the pool, but maintaining that backyard oasis could be a bit more costly this year. A fire in a manufacturing plant that makes chlorine tablets has slowed production, but there are options to keep your pool clean without spending too much money. Pool owners…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous for police. An incident can turn violent or deadly in a matter of seconds, and police must be prepared to handle any situation. That’s what future police officers are learning about this week at the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center. The domestic violence training puts cadets in…
SUMMARY: Cool but a quiet night in store for northern Mississippi and west Alabama tonight. Rain stays out of the forecast for the next several days with warming temperatures into the weekend. Sunshine returns Friday and lasts through most of the weekend before another chance for some showers and storms next week. TONIGHT: Cooler, with lows in the upper 40s….
CALHOUN COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Calhoun County is facing some potentially costly issues relating to last week’s tornado. While the cleanup is underway, the county isn’t sure how much relief will be coming from the state or federal government. Calhoun County EMA Director Randy Skinner says 93 residential or commercial structures were damaged when the tornado the evening of May…
SUMMARY: A few showers may linger for our Wednesday along with the clouds and cool temperatures. Look for more sunshine with a return to near average temperatures this weekend. WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of a few lingering showers. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Winds N 10-15 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. A continuing chance of a…