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Lee County S.O. wasting no time enforcing county kratom ban
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The Lee County Sheriff's Office is wasting no time acting on the county's ban on kratom and synthetic kratom type products. After receiving anonymous tips from the public, deputies and agents from the North Mississippi…
Amory smoke shop busted
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) - A smoke shop in Amory has been busted for potentially selling something more than regular vapes. In September, agents with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, along with officers from the Amory and Fulton Police Departments executed…
Guilty plea nets Aberdeen man 10 years in prison
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - An Aberdeen man will spend the next 10 years in prison for trafficking drugs. 50-year-old Don Gilleyen pleaded guilty in Monroe County Circuit Court to charges of trafficking a controlled substance, cocaine. The charges stem…
Chickasaw County Coroner confirms farm worker's cause of death
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -The Chickasaw County Coroner's Office is releasing new information on the death of an agricultural worker in September. In a press release, Coroner Larry Harris reports that 24-year-old Obed Azahel Hernandez Perez died of Extreme Environmental…
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office offers new daily check-in service
LOWNDES COUNTY< Miss. (WCBI) - A new service offered by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office aims to give families of senior citizens and others living alone…
Blue Mountain Christian University president announces retirement plans
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS. (WCBI) - It was 2012 when Doctor Barbara McMillin came on board as President of what was then Blue Mountain College. It would be a…
Amory smoke shop busted
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) - A smoke shop in Amory has been busted for potentially selling something more than regular vapes. In September, agents with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, along with officers from the Amory and Fulton Police Departments executed…
Guilty plea nets Aberdeen man 10 years in prison
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - An Aberdeen man will spend the next 10 years in prison for trafficking drugs. 50-year-old Don Gilleyen pleaded guilty in Monroe County Circuit Court to charges of trafficking a controlled substance, cocaine. The charges stem…
Chickasaw County Coroner confirms farm worker's cause of death
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -The Chickasaw County Coroner's Office is releasing new information on the death of an agricultural worker in September. In a press release, Coroner Larry Harris reports that 24-year-old Obed Azahel Hernandez Perez died of Extreme Environmental…
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office offers new daily check-in service
LOWNDES COUNTY< Miss. (WCBI) - A new service offered by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office aims to give families of senior citizens and others living alone…
Blue Mountain Christian University president announces retirement plans
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS. (WCBI) - It was 2012 when Doctor Barbara McMillin came on board as President of what was then Blue Mountain College. It would be a…
Farmers being affected by rising diesel prices
MACON, MS – Harvesting season is a little trickier this year, as farmers are dealing with unprecedented highs for the price of diesel. The Golden Triangle area is…
Local cancer survivor helps organize unique fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) - Ever since she can remember, Lily Baker has been raising money for St Jude Children;s Research Hospital. "They saved…
One killed, one injured in Verona shooting
VERONA, Miss. (WCBI) - One person is dead and another injured after a shooting in Verona. Verona Police were called to a mobile home park on Lesa Avenue around 4:00 AM Tuesday in reference to a shooting. Officers found a…
Area Veterans' Organizations prepare for annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Hal Bullock with VFW Post 4272 (Columbus, MS) and Jerry Blaylock of the Marine Corps League discuss plans for Columbus' annual Veterans Day Parade
Ole Miss community leans on each other in the wake of the death of two students
OXFORD, MISS. (WCBI) - It looks like a typical morning on the Ole Miss campus as tours are underway,…
Tourism leaders and business owners welcoming football fans to Starkvegas
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - The City of Starkville is gearing up for a big weekend as the Mississippi State Bulldogs take on the Missouri Tigers…
Tupelo street to temporarily close for demolition project
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - Tupelo drivers may need to find another route next week. The city's Public Works Department said a portion of Commerce Street will be closed Monday, September 28, for a building demolition project. Starting around 6:30 a.m.,…
Saltillo woman indicted for manslaughter arrested
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Authorities arrest a Saltillo woman wanted on a manslaughter charge Friday, September 25 -- following an indictment. 19-year-old Amauriah Ja'Nice Hill was indicted this summer by the grand jury in connection to a fatal accident…
Starkville man arrested on 23 burglary charges
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Starkville Police make an arrest in connection to a string of car burglaries from earlier this month. Anthony Buchanan is charged with 23 counts of auto burglary and one count of felony of a motor vehicle.…
Ole Miss students found dead; one found on campus
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - The University of Mississippi Police and Lafayette County Metro Narcotics are investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students. Metro Narcotics Captain Alex Fauver said the students were found Monday, September 21. One was on campus;…
Webster County man arrested in Arkansas after early morning shooting
MABEN, Miss. (WCBI) - A man wanted for a shooting in Oktibbeha County has been arrested in Arkansas. Police from McGehee and Dumas, Arkansas arrested…
Two injured in Columbus shooting; one in life-threatening condition
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus Police are investigating a weekend shooting that left two people injured. According to CPD, two men arrived to Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle with gunshot wounds on Sunday, September 20, around 9:05 p.m. Investigators said they…
Columbus man arrested on domestic assault charge
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A Columbus man is facing a domestic assault charge following an investigation by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office. Deputies got called to a home on Buck Egger Road Sunday about a domestic disturbance. Investigators said Eltoro Harris,…
Booneville man arrested on molestation charge
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Booneville man is behind bars for a charge involving a child. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office, 39-year-old Cristofer Clinton Carpenter was arrested following an investigation on a report of a four-year-old who…
Suspect wanted in Columbus shooting surrenders
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A shooting suspect wanted by Columbus Police has turned himself in. According to CPD, 22-year-old Antonio Thompson, Jr. surrendered to authorities Monday night at the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office. Thompson is a key suspect in in…
15-year-old charged with attempted murder in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - An argument leads to gunfire in Starkville -- leaving one injured and a teenager behind bars. Starkville Police got called to Brookville Garden Apartments on Everglade Avenue around 6:47 p.m. Tuesday, September 8. Investigators said one…
Teen faces multiple assault charges in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - An 18-year-old is behind bars for an alleged shooting in Columbus. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers got called to the area of 501 Brooks Road about an altercation and shots fired. When officers arrived,…
Teen charged as adult in sexual assault case
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Lee County teen is behind bars for burglary and sexual assault charges. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sunday morning, deputies got called to a home in the Auburn community about reports of…
Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrests two accused of trafficking meth
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office makes 4 arrests connected to an operation that was reportedly moving a considerable amount of meth out of the Athens community. Tuesday, deputies arrested Ronald D. "Pepsi" Herrington and Jatarvis…
First District District Attorney announces major drug and weapons operation in North Mississippi
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A multi agency effort gets narcotics, illegal firearms and criminals off the streets throughout Lee County. First District…
Nettleton man faces burglary charges in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A Nettleton man is facing multiple charges after Tupelo Police say he was caught entering vehicles in a neighborhood over the weekend. Officers responded to…
Mother arrested for accessory in shooting; son still on the run
COLUMBUS, Miss., (WCBI) -- The Columbus Police Department has arrested one in connection with a Thursday shooting. And needs the public's help finding another person with alleged involvement. According to a release, Columbus Police responded to a shots fired called…
Columbus Police need help locating missing woman
COLUMBUS, Miss., (WCBI) -- The Columbus Police Department need the public's help in locating a missing woman. Pamela Denise Shepherd was last seen on July 24 at a home on Military Chapel Road in Columbus. The last time anyone spoke…
Three men plead guilty to narcotic offenses in Lee County
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Three men plead guilty to serious narcotic offenses in Lee County this week. According to the First Circuit District Attorney's Office, 49-year-old Tellie Mairidith pled guilty to two charges of trafficking methamphetamine on Monday, August…
Nigerian national arrested in Mississippi sextortion case
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - A Nigerian man is now in a Mississippi jail facing Federal charges for his role in a sextortion case that led to the passage of "Walker's Law" in Mississippi. …
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