TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Ever since she can remember, Lily Baker has been raising money for St Jude Children;s Research Hospital. “They saved my life,” said Lily, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three. Lily is now a healthy, 12 year old, who is a seventh grader and attends Tupelo Middle School. Lily says her mom, Nichole came…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Hal Bullock with VFW Post 4272 (Columbus, MS) and Jerry Blaylock of the Marine Corps League discuss plans for Columbus’ annual Veterans Day Parade Categories: Local News Tags: Armistice Day, Columbus MS, Lowndes County MS, Marine Corps League, Veterans Day, vfw-post-4272
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — Conditions will remain clear, calm, and dry for a little while longer. Enjoy these pleasant conditions while they’re here, because this weekend isn’t looking quite so nice. TUESDAY: Today’s high temperature will be around 90°. However, like yesterday, those dew point values will remain anywhere from 30° to 50° below the actual temperature value. This dry…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – A nice and comfortable end to the month! MONDAY NIGHT: Calm and quiet this evening. Temperatures will be dropping into the upper 50s/lower 60s overnight. Expecting a mostly clear sky. TUESDAY: It is going to be a nice and dry day. There will be plenty of sun and a few passing clouds across the sky. Afternoon…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — After a pretty comfortable weekend, these dry, pleasant conditions will be sticking around for at least a couple more days. MONDAY: The high temperature today will be around 87°, with conditions being a few degrees cooler in our northern counties. Dew point values are very low across our area today though, sticking anywhere from the 40s…
OXFORD, MISS. (WCBI) – It looks like a typical morning on the Ole Miss campus as tours are underway, and students are heading to class, but the deaths of two students earlier in the week have hit hard. “Everyone’s kind of on edge, honestly,” said Ole Miss Junior Bella Cochran, who lives on campus and serves as president of RC…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The City of Starkville is gearing up for a big weekend as the Mississippi State Bulldogs take on the Missouri Tigers in the first home conference game of the season. Business owners and tourism leaders are preparing for the crowds. While they know most of the action Saturday will be on campus, they have plenty of…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – State Senator Chuck Younger’s announcement last week that he will seek the Transportation Commissioner post is causing a ripple effect in other offices. Lowndes County District Two Supervisor Trip Hairston has announced that he will be running for Younger’s District 17 State Senate seat. Hairston, a Republican, is in his second term as Supervisor. He…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Get out and enjoy the conditions this weekend! FRIDAY NIGHT: If you are a HS football fan, this is going to be a fantastic evening to go watch your favorite team play. Temperatures will be comfortable throughout the game. Temperatures overnight will drop into the lower 60s, with a mostly clear sky. SATURDAY: From High School…
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) -Two men are under arrest and a fugitive could be facing extra charges after narcotics agents raid an Oxford store. Thursday, the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit received information that a store in Oxford was selling illegal substances. Agents were able to conduct a controlled buy in the store. With that evidence, they were able to get…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Recently, two students at the University of Mississippi passed away from an overdose, with the first report showing kratom being a possible cause. Kratom is a highly addictive drug that gives users the same effects as an opioid with pain relief. However, there are also synthetic products claiming to contain it. These are non-regulated products that…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — No more brutally hot nineties or triple digits this weekend! Just sunshine, some clouds, and temperatures in the eighties. Almost makes you want to grab a pumpkin spice latte on your way to a high school football game this evening… FRIDAY: Temperatures will be in the sixties and seventies through the morning hours. During the afternoon,…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — Seasonable fall temperatures are here, with highs staying below 90° and lows in the 60s. This is certainly a change from the hot summer conditions of the past several weeks. THURSDAY: Today’s high temperature will be around 86° — very seasonable for this time of year. The average high for Columbus is actually 86° as well,…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – On a recent weekend, parents and their kids were taking a guided stroll around the “Reflections” pond at the Elvis Presley Birthplace. And inside, group activities led by instructors at the Tupelo Music Academy. While the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum welcomes more than 100,000 visitors annually to the historic 15 acre site, the birthplace staff…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – After a passing cold front, temps have finally gotten out of the 90’s and into the 80’s for the afternoon highs! TONIGHT – Tonight the lows will cool all the way into the mid-60’s for the first time since early June. Low temps plus drier air will make a comfortable evening to be outdoors. TOMORROW AND…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — As we get into the first full day of fall, plenty of sunshine and breezy conditions will be a welcome change for many from the blistering heat and humidity of the past several weeks. WEDNESDAY: The high temperature for the Golden Triangle and areas south of Highway 8 will be around 92°. However, there is a…
COLUMBUS, MS – The Mississippi Business Alliance made a stop in Columbus today for their Business Forward Tour. MBSA is taking from August until October to travel statewide to speak with industry leaders about what their businesses need. The meeting features live polling where individuals can point out some of the issues and concerns, they think need to be addressed…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A pick up truck overturns in a two-vehicle crash in Lowndes County. Multiple agencies got called to the intersection of Highway 373 and Mike Parra Road around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, September 22. A family who passed the accident on the highway says officers had to help the driver of the pick-up truck escape the vehicle….
MABEN, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted for a shooting in Oktibbeha County has been arrested in Arkansas. Police from McGehee and Dumas, Arkansas arrested Jonathan Frost of Webster County after a short chase. Frost was wanted for a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning at a Maben gas station. Around 5:20 AM, Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – There’s a saying, “Everybody has one book in them”. A Starkville man has proven that four times over – so far. Stephen Palmer was talking about those books and his process to the Starkville Rotary Club Monday. Palmer, a lawyer by training, has completed four books and is working on a fifth. He describes his writing…
PONTOTOC COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Volunteer Fire Department Chiefs from across Pontotoc County are making sure cases of shortbread cookies are ready to sell. A shipment of ten thousand boxes of “Firemen Cookies” has just arrived. The shortbread cookies will be sold, for eight dollars a box. District 5 Supervisor Randy Ray came up with the unique fundraising idea, …
ALICEVILLE, Ala. – The city of Aliceville has placed a community dumpster available to residents in the city limits. The dumpster is located at the Aliceville compound at 315 Alabama Street Southwest. This gives residents an opportunity to dispose of some things in their yards or around their house that otherwise might require a trip to the landfill. Aliceville City…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — With the autumnal equinox marking the start of fall today at 7:05 p.m., temperatures will finally start to become more seasonable, not even reaching the 90s by the end of the week. However, those slightly cooler temps are still a couple of days away — things will still be very warm outside for today. TUESDAY: The…
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Fall begins Tuesday evening and a dip in temperatures is on the way! MONDAY NIGHT: There will be a continued chance for isolated showers and storms through the overnight hours. Temperatures will drop into the upper 60s. There will also be a chance for some patchy fog into the earliest hours of the morning. Stay aware…