COLUMBUS, Miss (WCBI)- Some Columbus Public Works employees are getting raises, but the Director won’t be one of them. Truck drivers in the department had been given a greater than three percent raise in the new budget. Public Works Director Casey Bush had been given the standard three percent raise, but at a special call meeting Monday morning, the Columbus…
COLUMBUS, Miss (WCBI)- The City of Columbus is renewing its search for an accountant. The city had advertised for a Senior Accontant to assist Chief Financial Officer Jim Brigham. The initial search had turned up a candidate for the job, and reportedly had Brigham’s recommendation. During an executive session at a Monday’s special call meeting, the City Council decided to…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – It has been 15 days in Columbus without any rainfall. Good news, there’s a break in sight, but it might be this weekend. TONIGHT & TOMORROW – Fall-like nights continue for your Monday night with temps again cooling into the upper 40’s. This is sweater weather! By tomorrow afternoon, temps will warm up again into the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — After a gorgeous and refreshingly pleasant weekend across the Southeast, warm fall weather will continue for the next couple of days. MONDAY: Today’s high temperature is 77°. Relatively low humidity values persist at the surface across our area, with maximum dew points in the forties for most of us. However, the upper-level ridge that has been…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- A Northeast Mississippi man is in the running for a nationwide search for the “Super Dad of the Year.” Allie Martin introduces us to the Saltillo husband and dad, whose love for family and his work in the community and also as an advocate for foster care, is inspiring people far beyond the state. Earlier this summer,…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Physics with Barbie dolls and Chemistry with diapers? Sounds, well, interesting, and that’s just what Science stdents at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science hoped for. MSMS hosted its annual Science Carnival Friday morning. Students presented experiments and other hands-on educational activities for elementary school students fro around the area. The older students wantedtheir younger…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Math can be fun and rewarding. That’s part of the lesson of the day at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. On Friday, MSMS hosted its annual Math Superstars competition. Students from 14 schools as well as home school groups have been practicing “fun” math at their schools. On Friday, October 23rd, the best from those…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – While the dry weather may be annoyingly persistent, it makes perfect football weather for the weekend. FRIDAY NIGHT – For high school football, weather conditions are nice and pleasant. Before the game temps will be in the upper 60’s, but by the time to head home it will already be in the mid 50’s. You might…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Drones are finding their way into almost every aspect of the business world, including agriculture, and Mississippi State University is leading the way in research. The unmanned craft comes in many shapes and sizes, largely depending on their application. More of them are being employed to do jobs formerly handled by manned aircraft, such as cropdusting….
COLUMBUS, Miss (WCBI)- It is a chance to get all of your Christmas shopping done, under one roof, and help a non profit at the same time. The 24th “Celebration Village” is underway at the Tupelo Furniture Market. The annual Christmas marketplace features vendors selling home goods, clothes, arts and crafts, sporting goods, food and other items. Proceeds from ticket…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- It’s a big deal for a small town. West Point is on the receiving end of a major grant. The West Point Police Department has received a Department of Justice COPS grant. The grants are awarded to departments to purchase equipment and upgrade technology. West Point got the maximum amount, one million dollars. West Point’s Mayor and…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — With a small dip in temperatures on the way, we’re expecting these pleasant fall conditions to continue into next week. FRIDAY: We’ll start the morning pretty cool, but it will warm up in the afternoon, with a high of 81°. The sky will be clear and sunny all day. Calm winds will increase to 5 mph out…
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -CASA of the Golden Triangle trains and supports volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children within the court systems of Clay and Oktibbeha counties. Judge Lee Ann Turner sits down with Eric Lampkin to explain how it works. Categories: Local News Tags: CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Judge Lee Ann Turner, Juvenile Court,…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Nice and calm conditions for the next several days! THURSDAY NIGHT: Calm and mostly clear conditions tonight. Low temperatures will drop into the middle 40s. FRIDAY: Conditions from the past few days will carry into the end of the week. Afternoon high temperatures will be in the lower 80s. There will be plenty of sun, with…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — With these warm days and cool nights expected to continue for a while, this fall weather has certainly settled into northeast Mississippi and western Alabama. Fire Danger A Special Weather Statement is in effect across much of Mississippi for increased fire danger conditions this week. The ongoing drought has been keeping the ground and environment pretty…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – The dry spell is not going anywhere. There is no rain in sight for days. TONIGHT & TOMORROW – Cool, crisp overnight lows continue tonight reaching into the mid 40’s. Clear conditions persist from the evening and into the next day. With little rain and cloud cover, temps will be able to warm into the low…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — The name of the game this week has truly been “consistent,” as it’s been sunny and dry for the past couple of days, and that’s not expected to change anytime soon. WEDNESDAY: Afternoon highs remain seasonably warm, reaching 81° today. We’ll have clear, sunny skies across our area. Calm winds will increase to 5 mph out…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — A ridging pattern with high pressure keeps conditions across northeast Mississippi seasonable, sunny, and dry, and it will remain this way for a little while longer. TUESDAY: Today’s high temperature is 80°, though it may only reach the mid-to-high seventies in our northernmost counties. We’ll have mostly sunny skies across our area. Winds start calm, but…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – It is going to be a pleasant Fall week, with seasonal temperatures and plenty of sunshine. MONDAY NIGHT: Calm and clear conditions tonight. Temperatures will drop into the low to middle 40s. There will be a light, but calm breeze. TUESDAY: Slightly warmer but still seasonal. Afternoon high temperatures will be more in the middle to…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Temperatures have cooled down a good bit following Friday’s cold front, ushering in some fall-like conditions for this week. MONDAY: Today’s high temperature is 74°, which is below normal for this time of year. Skies will be clear and sunny all day long. Winds are out of the east-northeast at 5 mph. This should make for…
