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Scary Halloween could make for a Merrier Christmas
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A very scary October can help make for very Merry Christmas for some area families. The Community Benefit Committee and Lowndes County Sheriff's Office are gearing up for "Horror at the Fairgrounds". The annual haunted house…
Columbus Light and Water celebrating taking power to the people
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Flipping a switch to turn on the lights is something you might take for granted, but there's a whole team of people working…
New blog offers insights from Columbus' Mayor
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus' Mayor is taking a new approach to spread the word about his city. Earlier this week, Mayor…
Columbus Police arrest two looking for a third after chase and crash
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus Police have made two arrests and are seeking a third suspect after an attempted traffic stop leads to a chase and a crash. Thursday, Columbus Police were called to Colony Apartments about three suspicious persons…
Vernon woman dead after one-vehicle crash
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) - A crash early Thursday morning claimed the life of a Lamar County woman. 26-year-old Ashley Welch of Vernon was fatally injured when the Jeep Grand Cherokee she was driving ran off the road and hit…
Lunchtime crash leaves one dead in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The Lee County Coroner's Office and Tupelo Police Department are investigating a fatal car accident in Tupelo. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green says a vehicle hit a light pole on North Gloster Street a little after…
Columbus Light and Water celebrating taking power to the people
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Flipping a switch to turn on the lights is something you might take for granted, but there's a whole team of people working…
New blog offers insights from Columbus' Mayor
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus' Mayor is taking a new approach to spread the word about his city. Earlier this week, Mayor…
Columbus Police arrest two looking for a third after chase and crash
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus Police have made two arrests and are seeking a third suspect after an attempted traffic stop leads to a chase and a crash. Thursday, Columbus Police were called to Colony Apartments about three suspicious persons…
Vernon woman dead after one-vehicle crash
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) - A crash early Thursday morning claimed the life of a Lamar County woman. 26-year-old Ashley Welch of Vernon was fatally injured when the Jeep Grand Cherokee she was driving ran off the road and hit…
Lunchtime crash leaves one dead in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The Lee County Coroner's Office and Tupelo Police Department are investigating a fatal car accident in Tupelo. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green says a vehicle hit a light pole on North Gloster Street a little after…
MUW workshop helps modern Americans decipher the script of their ancestors
MUW CAMPUS, COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Before typing emails, using 160 characters, or talk-to-text, people wrote with pens and pencils, on paper, and often…
Tupelo's Target is Mississippi's largest store for the retail giant
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) - Moments after the ribbon cutting for Target Store 2962, Juanita Floyd was making her way through the aisles, as the first shopper for the…
Lowndes County officials host 2nd Crime Prevention Task Force meeting
COLUMBUS, MS – Lowndes County officials met today at the emergency management office for their 2nd crime prevention stakeholders meeting. Representatives included individuals from education,…
WCBI's Ronnie Smith Receives 'Paul Harris Fellow' from Columbus Rotary Club
For nearly 30 years, Ronnie Smith has helped tell our community’s stories from behind the camera. Today, we’re proud to put him in the spotlight. Our Chief Photographer recently attended a Rotary gathering without knowing he would be honored with…
Missouri man extradited to Monroe County to face Molestation charge
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Missouri man is in the Monroe County Jail facing chiled molestation charges. Thomas Hendricks was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in September, after the Monroe County Sheriff's Office secured an arrest…
Columbus Police make 2 prostitution arrests
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus Police make two arrests in a prostitution case. The department isn't releasing too many details at this point. Early this morning Officers arrested alisha Allen and Everette Morgan. Allen is charged with promoting prostitution, sex…
Adult and child killed in Highway 50 crash
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A 10-year-old was one of two people killed in a head-on crash on Highway 50 in Clay County Monday morning. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 8 AM. A 2014 Hyundai…
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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