MACON, Miss. (WCBI)- Family, friends, and neighbors are asking why after, allegedly, seeing their local florist spit in the face of one of their loved ones. People in Macon know Parker Florist to be a successful business; however, the owner, Robin King, has a growing controversy. Antonio Gilkey claimed King spat on him, while on the way out of a…
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A Monroe County sheriff’s deputy is named Deputy of the Year for the state of Mississippi. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Zack Wilbanks had two main messages when he was named Deputy of the Year at the Mississippi Sheriff’s Association Conference in Biloxi. “God’s will and what’s next, I wondered a lot why I was still…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville woman was shot multiple times during an altercation at Brookville Garden Apartments today. It happened just after noon. Investigators are still piecing the details together. The victim is in a Tupelo hospital in serious but stable condition at this hour. Categories: Crime, Local News
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – An argument between family members turns deadly in north Columbus. Police were called to 26th Street North, just before noon, about gunfire. Officers arrived to find a female dead in the front yard. A woman inside the house was found injured and a man had a gun. Police were able to get the gun and take…
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is facing multiple charges in Lee County after investigators say he stole a car and struck two people with it. Aaron Osborn is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of burglary of an auto, one count of carjacking, and one count of misdemeanor domestic violence. Deputies responded to a business…
A typical summer weather pattern is setting up
Stephen Pimpo reports from Winston County on the search for an escaped inmate. Categories: Local News Tags: county, escaped, inmate, local, news, winston
State Representatives Kabir Karriem and Cheikh Taylor talk about livable wages for working class families and other progressive reforms. Categories: Local News, Work Now Initiative Tags: initiative, now, wages, work, Workers
Happy birthday to all those celebrating today! Categories: Birthday Bunch, Local News Tags: Birthday, bunch
SUMMARY: We are waking up this morning to clear and comfortable conditions in the 50s. The pleasant weather will hold for Wednesday. Don’t get too comfortable because the summer heat and humidity will return. Spotty storms are going to be possible again by Thursday with higher odds going into the weekend and early next week. WEDNESDAY: Pretty nice with mostly…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- One man went to the hospital following a Sunday evening shooting in West Point; leaving investigators trying to figure out exactly what happened. It was a little after 6:30 p.m. on June 20, 2021, when West Point police officers answered a call for help at Timberlane Apartments. Some families were outside while their children played. Fortunately,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday the NCAA can’t limit education-related benefits — like computers and paid internships — that colleges can offer their sports stars, a victory for athletes that could help open the door to further easing in the decades-old fight over paying student-athletes. Schools recruiting top athletes could now offer tens of thousands…
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is on the run in Winston County. Winston County Sheriff Jason Pugh says 20-year-old Demarquese Jalik Gibson escaped less than an hour ago from a Philadelphia police officer. The officer was driving Gibson to the Winston Choctaw Regional Correctional facility. When the car turned off Highway 25 onto the long drive to the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they expect to start removing the sunken barge that is lodged against the Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus by the end of the week. The rock salt barge crashed into the Stennis Lock and Dam on June 10th. “During high water and flooding events, anything can happen,” says…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The numbers look good. That’s the message from the president of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors. District 2 Supervisor Trip Hairston gave business and community leaders in Columbus an update on county business and some of the supervisors of the future project are eyeing – including a proposed Sportsplex. He says even after a…
SUMMARY: Pleasant weather will hold for the middle of the week. Spotty storms are going to be possible again by Thursday with higher odds going into the weekend and early next week. TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear, quiet, and comfy. Lows in the upper 50s. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Winds SE 3-8 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows…
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Thanks to Make A Wish of Mississippi a six-year-old Amory boy has the shopping spree of his dreams. They waited for the special guest at the pavilion at Amory’s Frisco Park and then Greyson Lewis arrived in a fire truck to celebrate his special day. Make-A-Wish volunteer Craig Peterhansen says Greyson was born with a heart…
Instead of looking for that perfect home, why not upgrade your current one? Renovation loans use a home’s estimated post-renovation value to calculate how much you can borrow. Renovation loans are the ONLY type of loan that gives homeowners credit for a home’s future value. Categories: JTS Mortgage Minute Tags: jts, loans, minute, mortgage, renovation
State Representatives Kabir Karriem and Cheikh Taylor talk about the upcoming Day of Empowerment with advice on credit repair, expunging criminal records, COVID vaccinations, and voter registration. Categories: Featured, Local News Tags: day, empowerment, of
SUMMARY: After an unsettled Monday, our area will enjoy some cooler, drier and nice weather for the middle part of the workweek. Some lows may be down into the upper 50s Wednesday morning. Don’t get too comfortable because the summer heat and humidity will return along with chances of showers and storms heading into the weekend. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with lingering…
SALTILLO, MISS. (WCBI) – Nearly fifty elementary students are spending their week hanging out with sheriff’s deputies, playing games, and learning life skills. It’s part of the Lee County Sheriff’s Department DARE Camp. As school resource officers, deputies, and volunteers helped out, the DARE campers were learning about teamwork, and getting exercise, by playing a relay game. The DARE camps…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The summer heat and recent heavy rains have some unwanted guests slithering into yards and gardens around the Golden Triangle. Snakes have popped up; sometimes where people would least expect them. This time of the year they’re part of the Southern landscape, and the experts say whether you love or hate them; the main thing to remember…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Jurors have been selected for a Noxubee County Murder trial. Marcus Gardner allegedly shot his girlfriend, Chelsea Pace, to death at their home back in August of 2017. That’s according to the Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department. Pace’s four-year-old son was injured in the gunfire. A mistrial was declared back in March because not enough jurors showed up…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – On May 13th, Savanna Sanchez, Sarah Thompson and Anna Beth Robertson became the largest group of women firefighters to work a 24-hour shift in the history of the Starkville Fire Department. “Just for little girls to see, hey there’s three girls working at the fire department right now. That’s pretty cool,” Thompson says. The three women are…