Fires And Flames
Crime, Local News

Fire at Lowndes Co. Jail sends 2 inmates and 3 deputies to BMH

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations Detectives are investigating the case.
Grace Brister,

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Friday night fire at the Lowndes County Jail sends two inmates and three deputies to the hospital. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins tells WCBI it’s believed the fire was started by an inmate. Columbus Fire and Rescue responded quickly. There was no major structural damage, but there was some smoke damage. The fire has temporarily displaced…

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Featured, Local News

Amory set for first home game on new field and in new stadium

Community rallied around the high school after a tornado destroyed the football stadium in March of 2023
Allie Martin,

AMORY, MISS. (WCBI) – As students were taking photos on the new football field, Director of Operations Coty Cox was making sure everything was in place for the first home game in the new Panther Stadium. “I think us being able to rebound as quickly as we did is a testimony to Amory as a whole, it is not just…

Life After Katrina
Featured, Local News

Life after Katrina: Starting life in Starkville

19 years ago, Paul Piccard was in British Columbia working, while a storm was forming near his home and family in Liberty Mississippi, which is close to Baton Rouge. 
Grace Brister,

19 years ago, Paul Piccard was in British Columbia working, while a storm was forming near his home and family in Liberty Mississippi, which is close to Baton Rouge.