COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — A ridging pattern with the high pressure system moving towards the northwest from the Gulf is keeping us dry — in terms of minimal rain and lower humidity — but well above average in terms of temperature. FRIDAY: Today’s high temperature will be around 98°, and the peak heat index value will get to and possibly…
The second person has moved up in ranks in the Columbus Police Department…
Area law enforcement officers are gearing up for the upcoming Labor Day holiday…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – The heat is getting hotter as the week comes to an end and the weekend rolls in with triple digit highs. THURSDAY NIGHT: A muggy and overall WARM evening. Temperatures will only be dropping into the upper 70s. FRIDAY: Ending with week with consistent heat across NE MS and western AL. Afternoon high temperatures will be in…
The City of Columbus is transforming the old Lowndes County Dial-A-Bus building into an inventory control room…
Today on Midday, Charity talks with Main Street Columbus Event Coordinator Chelsea Best about the upcoming Game Day Kick-Off event!
Early this afternoon, a Maroon Alert went out advising of a gas leak…
According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Mickens is charged with Laundering a Monetary Instrument and Offer of Inducements to Influence an Award of Contracts, while Dawson is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Laundering a Monetary Instrument and Conspiracy to Offer Inducements to Influence an Award of Contracts…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — Heat advisories remain in effect across the entire Southeast, and, bolstered by the forecast scorching sunshine, are projected to last through the weekend. THURSDAY: Southwesterly flow remains in place for now, bringing some limited moisture into our area along with that excessive heat. The high temperature today will get to 98°, but that heat index value…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – It is near lunchtime, and Correy Arnaud and his team at Ardent Home are greeting buyers. “Our reps have some pretty good size customers coming,” Arnaud said. It’s the first time Ardent Home has set up at the Tupelo Furniture Market. Arnaud says with the solid reputation of the Eunice Louisiana based company, it made sense to…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Some of Mississippi’s most academically gifted high school students started their school year Wednesday, and the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives encouraged them to consider staying in the state. State Represetnative Jason White was the featured speaker at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Convocation. White encouraged the students, who come from all…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The City of Columbus is looking for options to help launch a new feature at Propst Park. The city applied and was approved for a grant to help build a kayak launch site on the Luxapalila Creek at Propst Park. That grant award was contingent on the city providing a match of $95,000 in in-kind services….
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – No rain is expected for the next few days, but that means a whole lot of sunshine and heat. TONIGHT – Clear conditions will continue into the evening and remain overnight. Temps will cool off into the mid 70’s with humidity making it feel uncomfortable. TOMORROW – The afternoon high will warm into the upper 90’s…
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The driver in a fatal 18-wheeler crash in Clay County has been identified. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, 62-year old Donald McIntyre from Marietta, Mississisppi was traveling south on Highway 45 when he ran off the road & crashed into a mini-storage facility in the Northwood Forest Road area Officials say the accident happened…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — A heat advisory is in effect across our area today for triple-digit heat index values in the afternoon — and that heat is not going anywhere anytime soon. WEDNESDAY: While the actual high temperature will get to around 96°, it will feel about ten degrees warmer than that, with the heat index topping out at 107°….
A Tupelo-based nonprofit is giving people with special needs a place to create, share, and shine. Allie Martin has more…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Summer isn’t over yet and conditions this week make it obvious. TONIGHT – Temps in the mid 70’s will keep tonight feeling mild and muggy. Mostly clear conditions make an average summer night. TOMORROW – The heat will continue to increase day-by-day starting tomorrow. Highs will still range around the mid 90’s around 96 across the…
Interest and sales in Mississippi’s Lottery have been growing for the past week as the Powerball jackpot creeps closer and closer to record territory…
Improvements are coming to a portion of Columbus’s Sandfield Cemetery, but there are going to be a few growing pains at first…
Five and a half years into its run, the Golden Triangle Theatre continues to expand its presence in the area arts scene…
The Senate is in its Summer Summer recess, and some Senators are headed back to their home states. That includes Mississippi’s junior Senator…
Today on Good News, Charity and Colin Krieger discuss upcoming area events!
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — As southwesterly flow ramps up, daytime high temps are continuing to increase through the 90s, and possibly above 100° by the weekend. TUESDAY: Today’s high temperature will be around 93°, but could be a couple of degrees warmer locally in some areas. However, all of us will be feeling these elevated heat indices, up to…
The project, which started in July 2025, is nearing completion and is set to be completed as early as October this year…