Staying cloudy & cool for our Wednesday

SUMMARY: A few showers may linger for our Wednesday along with the clouds and cool temperatures. Look for more sunshine with a return to near average temperatures this weekend. WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of a few lingering showers. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Winds N 10-15 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. A continuing chance of a…

Rain & storm chances for your Tuesday

SUMMARY: The cool below average temperatures and the unsettled weather pattern will remain in place through midweek. Clouds will likely break up by Thursday afternoon with mostly sunny skies into the weekend. Temperatures are going to warm back up to the 70s and 80s by the weekend too as we finally get a much needed break in the storm activity….

Unsettled weather pattern stays put as we begin new workweek

SUMMARY: The cold front is moving through the area this morning leaving us with some cooler, below average temperatures this week. Another unsettled wet-weather pattern for the first half. We could see some spotty showers on Monday but overall it looks to be fairly cloudy. Our next chance for some showers and thundershowers will be Tuesday afternoon/evening. Severe weather threat…

Mother’s Day Storms, Unsettled Weather Next Week

SUMMARY: We’ll be monitoring the incoming showers and storms ahead of an approaching cold front this afternoon into tonight. Main threats remain to be gusty winds, hail, localized heavy rainfall, and a small chance for tornados. The cold front will move out of the area early tomorrow morning leaving us with some cooler temperatures next week, followed by another unsettled…

MSMS students celebrate May Eighth Emancipation

  COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- May 8, 1865 union troops effectively freed enslaved African Americans in Columbus and Lowndes County and 156 years later students from Mississippi School for Math and Science commemorated some of the untold stories. Dozens gathered at Sandfield Cemetery in Columbus as MSMS students re-enacted the contributions and legacies of African Americans who were freed on May…

Storms Tomorrow, Rainy and Cooler Next Week

SUMMARY: We’ll see partly cloudy skies tonight with increasing clouds tomorrow morning. Our chance for showers and thunderstorms tomorrow is expected for most of the afternoon into the late evening. Storms will enter the area around lunchtime and continue into the overnight. Some isolated storms could be strong or severe. Main threats look to be damaging wind gusts, quarter size…

Calhoun County residents face uncertainty as cleanup and damage assessment continues after EF-1 tornado

CALHOUN CITY, Miss. (WCBI) – Friday, members of MEMA were out in Calhoun County to meet with area leaders and continue to assess the damage from Sunday’s tornado. The recent EF-1 tornado has left many people in Calhoun County wondering where to go from here. The Department of Public Works says they are still in the process of determining what…

Finding a home to purchase is becoming more of a challenge

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- If you’re looking for a home to buy, you aren’t alone. Buyers are looking to quickly seal the deal on properties. However, finding a home to purchase, at the right price, is becoming more of a challenge. There simply aren’t enough homes for sale. The demand from buyers is adding more to the price tag and…

Challenges into strengths: College graduates are ready to enter workforce

MAYHEW, Miss. – (WCBI) For many college graduates, a degree is the next step toward a career. In just one walk, college students go from graduates to job seekers. And the climate is right. Recent EMCC graduate, Lilnesia Barron, said, “At first, I was a little scared because it didn’t seem like things were coming along, but so far so…

WWII veteran Bradford Freeman honored with coining ceremony

CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI) – A second day of honors continues for a Lowndes County World War II veteran. Bradford Freeman is the last surviving original member Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He and other service members parachuted into Normandy, France on D-Day during WWII. Friday, members of the 506, along with Columbus Air Force…

Nice Weekend, Storms Return Sunday Night

SUMMARY: High pressure will continue to settle over the region this weekend bringing some more sunshine to the area today and tomorrow. Clouds move in Sunday bringing our next chance for some showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening into the overnight. Lingering showers are expected Monday morning. We get into an unsettled weather pattern next week bringing more chances for showers from…

Health care providers celebrate Nurse Appreciation Week

Columbus, Miss. (WCBI) – Patience, resilient, and compassionate. All words that can be used to describe nurses across the country over the past year. This year, Nurse Appreciation week holds more significance to healthcare workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed nurses to be extra diligent while working on the front lines. “Without each other, we wouldn’t have made it through…