COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI ) -Thanksgiving may be a week away, but the Christmas shopping season has already started. That means more people hitting the stores, and store owners ramping up security. During the holiday season, many people are in the giving spirit, but others are more in the taking spirit. That has police warning business owners to be on the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s been one week since the shooting outside Yo Bar in Columbus. And, this evening Columbus investigators have arrested one person in connection with the shooting. Larry Hudgins was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, possession with intent to distribute, and weapon possession by a felon. His bond has been set at $50,000. There is…
MAYHEW, Miss. (WCBI) – Medical experts from the University of Alabama made their way down to East Mississippi Community College Mayhew Campus today. Those healthcare experts came down in an effort to research health in rural areas. Students and people from several communities came to the tents and filled out surveys pertaining to their health and access to doctors and…
GUNTOWN, Miss. (WCBI) – Two Guntown residents are under arrest, and deputies and narcotics agents seized a sizable amount of drugs, guns, and money. On Wednesday, Lee County deputies and agents with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit served search and arrest warrants at a home near Guntown. The deputies and agents arrested George Rodney Stroud and Tammy Davidson at the…
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – It has been more than 20 years since Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. confessed to murdering an Itawamba County teenager. Today, an execution date was set for the 58-year-old. Loden was convicted of capital murder in the death of Leesa Marie Gray in 2000. Gray disappeared on her way home from her family’s Itawamba County restaurant. Her…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo woman is charged with armed robbery in a hold-up at a local bank. Bond for Itasca L. Cox was set at $100,000 by Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Harry Sumner. As we reported yesterday, the robbery happened in the middle of the afternoon at the Bank of Okolona on South Gloster Street. A woman, still…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State is moving forward with renovations and other improvements on campus. Rice Hall will receive a $2 million upgrade. Multiple floors will be renovated for academic department needs. The Walker Engineering first floor will also get a $2.2 million improvement. Streets, drives, and parking lots will also be paved throughout campus. Estimates of the work…
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – According to the American Lung Association, Mississippi is Ranked 47th in the nation for new cases of Lung cancer. Hospitals, like Baptist Golden Triangle, would like to see those numbers get lower. According to the American Lung Association, Mississippi is Ranked 47th in the nation for new cases of Lung cancer. When you hear “lung cancer”,…
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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The area’s only homeless shelter is doing its part to make sure that anyone who wants a warm place to sleep is taken care of. Janice Lesley is thankful the Salvation Army has provided her with a warm bed on these cold nights. “If you ain’t got a place to go this is the perfect place…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Christmas shoppers can help make the holiday bright for area kids. The Salvation Army’s Angel Trees are up across the region. Shoppers can pick an angel’s “Christmas wish list” from angel trees throughout the area. Shoppers buy the gifts and take them to drop-off points across the area. Those gifts are sorted and delivered to families…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police Department is searching for local shoplifters. The Four Seasons Farm and Garden store shared a video showing suspects placing store items underneath shirts and leaving out of the store. This is the second time this store has been hit by shoplifters this month. If you can identify the pictured suspect or provide any additional…
TUNICA, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo man was recognized for the countless hours he has spent serving his community. Bobby Geno was recently named “Community Volunteer of the Year for 2022” by the Mississippi Tourism Association. Geno won the award during MTA’s annual tourism awards program held during the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Tunica. Geno, who is retired from…
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A local manufacturer and employer is celebrating its 95th anniversary. Taylor Machine Works started as a garage in 1927 and since then has become one of the nation’s largest manufacturing companies. Overall, the company is known for building and selling workmanship, and industrial, and engineering products. For 24/7 news and updates, follow us on Facebook and Twitter Categories:…
MIAMI (WCBI) – A Lee County man charged with making terroristic threats has died in federal custody. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has confirmed that Cory Wayne Patterson is dead. Patterson was arrested in September after he allegedly stole a plane from the Tupelo Regional Airport and threatened to crash it into the Tupelo Walmart. He crashed the plane in…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus City Council temporarily tabled a plan to explore expanding the city’s borders. The council heard a proposal from Golden Triangle Planning and Development District about conducting a study into the costs and benefits of annexing two areas around Lehmberg Road into the city limits. GTPDD estimated the cost of the study to be around…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – It happened late yesterday afternoon. One person was injured when shots were fired at a Starkville apartment complex. The victim was taken by private car to OCH Medical Center just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Starkville police said they received a report of shots fired in the road at the Connor Heights apartments. The apartment complex…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Lowndes County Detention Center employee was accused of having sex with an inmate. 42-year-old Margaret Hughes was charged with sexual activity with an incarcerated individual. She was recently indicted by a Lowndes County Grand Jury. Prosecutors allege the correctional officer had sex with an inmate on February 14 of this year. The Mississippi…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Governor Tate Reeves will sign legislation for the state’s largest economic development project. We were in Jackson when a special session was held approving the project that’s happening in Lowndes County. A $2.5 billion capital investment by Steel Dynamics is bringing an aluminum plant to the Golden Triangle. It’ll create 1,000 jobs with salaries at…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – We heard from the Columbus Police Department’s newest Police Chief for the first time Tuesday night following the mayor’s announcement. Joseph Daughtry took the stand to address the city council, the police department, and the citizens. Daughtry has served in law enforcement for over 20 years from the Orleans Parrish Sheriff’s Department, Pelahatchie, Hinds County, Rankin…