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LCSO and CBC give out over 2,000 turkeys to families in need

The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office partnered up with the Community Benefit Committee to host a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway.
Kaleb Green,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Thanksgiving is a time for family and community to come together. A centerpiece of that celebration is, of course, Turkey. That’s why the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office partnered up with the Community Benefit Committee to host their fifth annual turkey giveaway at the Bankfirst Yards Sportsplex for Lowndes County families in need. Lowndes County Sheriff, Eddie…

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Columbus Housing Authority Resident Council gives away clothes

Khamari Haymer,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Free clothes, shoes, and even jewelry for people of all ages, that’s what the Columbus Housing Authority offered for the community. “Instead of people focusing on having to buy clothes, having to buy jackets, pants, shirts, long sleeves, and things like that,” said Julia Chavez, Free Clothing Giveaway Organizer. “This is the time of the year when…

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Aberdeen man is arrested with multiple charges

Grace Brister,

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Aberdeen man is arrested and charged with Felony Fleeing and Possession of Stolen Property. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 21-year-old Jaqualon Markese Crawford Friday at his home without incident. Crawford had outstanding warrants in Monroe County stemming from an incident earlier this month where he fled from Deputies in a Stolen Camaro. The Camaro…

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Officials charge Columbus shooting suspect

Grace Brister,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted in connection with a Columbus shooting earlier this week is in custody. Martez Meeks turned himself in on Friday, Nov. 22. He will remain in the Lowndes County jail until bond is set. He is charged with 12 counts of Aggravated Assault Manifest Extreme Indifference to Life. You may recall one person was…
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Officials respond to fatal Saturday morning house fire

Grace Brister,

CRAWFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Officials responded to a fatal house fire in Crawford on Saturday morning. Lowndes County Fire Coordinator Neal Austin says the call came in around 8:30 a.m. on James Hairston Road. Units arrived and witnesses on the scene said someone was inside. 72-year-old Lloyd Hairston died as a result of the fire. Hairston lived in the home…

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CPD makes arrest in Friday afternoon shooting incident

Grace Brister,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – We have updates on a Friday afternoon shooting in East Columbus. Around noon on Nov. 22, officers were called to Baptist Memorial Hospital for a gunshot victim. 25-year-old Benjamin Lowe had two gunshot wounds—one to the face and another to the arm. The Columbus Police Department arrested 18-year-old Jakorey Gibbs of Columbus. Gibbs is charged with…