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…
There were no injuries, but an Amory building suffers major damage after a partial collapse…
The City of Columbus and Mississippi University for Women are teaming up to help city employees improve their skills and education…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – High pressure will build over our area throughout the week bringing upper 90’s and triple digits. TONIGHT – Mild temps continue with lows in the mid 70’s. A few showers can linger into the early parts of the evening before clearing up overnight. THIS WEEK – Temps will start in the mid 90’s by Tuesday, but…
Today on Midday, Allie talks with Peter’s Rock Family Worship Center Member Janice McGee about the upcoming Sister 2 Sister Women’s Conference…
Today on Mid-Morning, Allie talks with Main Street Columbus Executive Director Barbara Bigelow about the 2nd Annual Game Day!
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — Southerly flow from the Gulf will continue to bring moisture to NE Mississippi, causing the high humidity and potential for afternoon thunderstorms to remain. MONDAY: While the high temperature will peak around 95°, heat index values are likely to remain at or above 100° all afternoon, maxing out at 107°. Skies will be mostly sunny, except…
Tenants in Chateau Maroon, a senior apartment complex in Starkville, have been notified that they have 11 months to find a new place to call home. However, many in Starkville are running into a growing issue…