LCSO makes arrest in connection to a series of burglaries

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is arrested in connection to a series of burglaries in Lowndes County. 45-year-old Brent Lane Spencer is facing multiple charges and has allegedly been on the run for several months. On July 6 and July 7, several businesses were broken into in the Caledonia and Steens area of Lowndes County, and the suspect…

MSU research helps commercial agriculture labor shortage

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Making farming less stressful. There’s a labor shortage in commercial agriculture around the country. However, Mississippi State is doing research on spray drones and other unmanned aircraft systems to help with the problem. “What we’re seeing is the earliest of those large UAS type of operations, and the benefits for the state’s agricultural industry is going to…