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Volunteers reroute bike trail at the Noxubee Hills Trail System

Charlotte Fuquay has helped design and build biking trails for the Noxubee Hills Trail System for over 20 years.
Kaleb Green,

TOMBIGBEE NATIONAL FOREST, Miss. (WCBI) – The Tombigbee National Forest hosts 32 miles of hiking and biking trails. While the forest service takes on bigger projects such as bridge building, many of the trails have been designed, built, and maintained through volunteer efforts. Retired Mississippi State Professor, Charlotte Fuquay is one of those volunteers. For the past 20 years, she…

740 Coffee
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A Caledonia business is expanding into downtown Columbus

Grace Brister,

CALEDONIA, COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Caledonia business is expanding into downtown Columbus. A couple who relocated from Alabama with a dream to start a coffee shop will soon have a lot more on their plate. James White and his wife Sarah currently own 740 Coffee Company in Caledonia. White says that for years, they had a dream of opening…

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Mississippi leaders prepare for legislative session

Charity Johnson,

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Over the next few months, the state’s senate and house of representatives will pass laws affecting Mississippians. The Mississippi Legislature will begin meeting in Jackson for its 2025 session on January 7. Tax cuts — both sales and income — are expected to be on the agenda. I spoke with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves recently about the…

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The GTR Homeless Coalition receiving homes for the community

Khamari Haymer,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -Right behind me are three brand new tiny homes. The Golden Triangle Regional Homeless Coalition believes these new homes will make a significant impact throughout the community. The Homeless Coalition’s Coordinator for The Fresh Start Community, Sandra Depriest, unlocks the door to one of the homes where someone will soon lay their head at night and unlock…