One more quiet day for your Tuesday before storms return midweek

SUMMARY: Temperatures will continue to warm up and staying dry for our Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms will return into the area late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Some of those storms will be strong to possibly severe. We’ll keep you updated! Additional rain and storms could linger through the end of the week and into the start of the…

Quiet then getting active again this workweek

SUMMARY: After a beautiful Easter weekend, our sunny & quiet weather pattern will continue as we begin a new workweek. Temperatures will continue to warm up. Showers and thunderstorms will return into the area late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Some of those storms will be strong to possibly severe. We’ll keep you updated! Weather pattern should quiet down…

Warm Weather Continues, Storms Return Wednesday

SUMMARY: Temperatures stick around in the 70s for the next several days. Warm weather is here to stay but unfortunately, the sunshine is not. Sunny skies will persist through Wednesday until our next chance for showers and thunderstorms rolls into the area Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Scattered showers likely on Friday but blue skies return by the weekend. SUNDAY NIGHT: We’ll…

Beautiful Easter Sunday, Warmer Next Week

SUMMARY: A beautiful weekend in store for us continuing into early next week. Warm, spring-like weather persists as well as plenty of sunshine for the next several days. Our next chance for showers and thunderstorms arrives Wednesday night into Thursday morning. SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear skies and a chilly night with low temperatures in the low 40s. SUNDAY: A beautiful Easter Sunday expected…

“A Cast of Blues” exhibit shares Mississippi history

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Blues music originated down in the deep south. The slow, rich voices of soul carried many triumphs and often defeat. Now,one Columbus woman is re-telling those stories with art. ” A Cast of Blues”…the artist says she wants to connect people old and young to the history of famous blue-singers throughout Mississippi. And her journey to…

Looking to be an egg-cellent Easter holiday weekend

  SUMMARY: We are finally going to take a much needed break from rain, storm chances and severe weather over the next week as the sunshine and quiet weather returns to the region. A frost/freeze threat will continue through Saturday morning as much cooler, drier air invades the Deep South. Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and other sensitive…

Much cooler & sunny weather returns Thursday

SUMMARY: We are finally going to take a much needed break from rain, storm chances and severe weather over the next week as the sunshine and quiet weather returns to the region. A frost/freeze threat will continue for the next few mornings as much cooler, drier air invades the Deep South. A Freeze Warning is in effect through 9 am…

Hooked on Science

SPONSORED BY: Join Jason Lindsey, aka “Mr. Science”, for all-new episodes of Hooked on Science! Hooked on Science inspires kids to be inquisitive about the world around them and helps develop long-term interest in science and math. Each segment is presented as a hands-on, kid-friendly, science enriched class that is guaranteed to both entertain and inform. Let’s get hooked on…

Early Morning Tornado Damages Homes In Monroe County

HATLEY, MISS. (WCBI) – A tornado causes damage throughout Monroe County early this morning. Jim McCreary was watching from what was left of his deck, as friends were cutting and clearing downed trees on his property. Around 2 Wednesday morning, McCreary and his wife, along with their dog, Little Bit, were all awake, as the storm blew through. “We was…

COVID-19 has pushed churches to alter Easter Sunday services

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Easter Sunday is slowly approaching and for a second year, churches will have to proceed with caution. The ongoing pandemic has pushed them to alter their services once again. Church services have been different for about a year now; even with one of the biggest holidays of the year quickly approaching local pastors are hopeful for the…

Jersey Mike’s Sub shop donating proceeds from sales to MSU T.K Martin Center

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A sandwich shop in Starkville is raising money for an organization that serves individuals with disabilities. Jersey Mike’s Subs is donating proceeds from sales all day today to the Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability. Throughout the month, patrons could also make donations at the restaurant’s register or through its mobile application. Jersey…

Turning windy and colder Wednesday

WEDNESDAY: Rain and storms mainly during the morning with drier conditions returning by the afternoon. Highs in the 60s early with afternoon temperatures tumbling back into the 50s and 40s. Strong NW winds develop between 15 and 25 mph. Some gusts could be over 30 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clearing skies, breezy, and much colder. Lows in the mid to low…

Buffalo Bills’ Leslie Frazier makes surprise donation to Boys & Girls Club, hopes to inspire kids in his hometown of Columbus

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – NFL coach, Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, and favorite son of Columbus Leslie Frazier continues to give back to his hometown. Friday, Frazier surprised the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Golden Triangle with yet another generous donation. “I used to sit down and watch WCBI and see who some of the heroes who were in…