Booneville, MS

SALTILLO, MISS. (WCBI) – Governor Tate Reeves tours two factories in Northeast Mississippi, only days after the state opted out of the additional federal unemployment benefits. This tour of the Ashley Furniture bedding manufacturing plant in Saltillo was an opportunity for Governor Reeves to see the latest in robotics and...

Alex Duthu’s May graduation from Mantachie High School brought an exceptional prep career to a close. The middle Duthu brother made a name for himself on the basketball court and in the high jump. The honor roll student spent his elementary and part of his junior high years living and...

As a student at Itawamba Agricultural High School, Anthony Ashby’s focus was primarily on athletics. As a member of the soccer and tennis teams, in addition to participating in track and field, Ashby learned that hard work and determination pays off come game time. These days, Ashby is flexing more creative muscles and hoping that the same work ethic that got him through games will get him to the next level in his music career.

NEW ALBANY • Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will address the citizens in the New Albany area on Tuesday, June 22, at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Union County Courthouse located at 114 East Bankhead Street in New Albany. The purpose of this meeting with Commissioner Presley is to discuss public utility service, high-speed internet service, cellular phone service, among other issues.

You know the saying “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day?” Well, in Tupelo, Mississippi, the same philosophy applies to every single meal. Have a chat with any local, and you’ll pick up on how proud they are of the innovative chefs around town who are putting a spin on classic Southern fare.

NEW ALBANY • The heavy rains that pounded this area early last week caused no known injuries, but triggered flash flooding that submerged Union County roads in all five districts for various periods of time, required two vehicle extractions and forced a person from their home, Union County EMA Director Curt Clayton said this week.

SALTILLO, Miss. (WTVA) — Governor Tate Reeves gave his assessment of how soon he will call the Legislature into a special session to revive the state's new medical marijuana program that died last month at the hands of the state's highest court. "Next week is not likely, but clearly, it...

NEW ALBANY • Brenda Smith, owner of Redesigning Women in downtown New Albany, said the work ethic she learned growing up on a farm in Union Country helped build the business she has today. Located at 120 W. Main St., Redesigning Women has been open for 15 years. For about...

TUPELO • For the third consecutive month, passenger boardings at Tupelo Regional Airport topped 1,000, a feat that hasn’t happened since the COVID-19 pandemic all but stopped air travel. In May, Contour Airlines reported 1,197 boardings, nearly 900 more than a year ago. Last year’s totals were skewed by months...

RIPLEY • Following the classroom implementation of the Jumpstart Test Prep ACT English Review, 71% of students with a prior score improved an average of 2.60 points over their best prior score on the English sub-section of the ACT® exam. Jumpstart Test Prep recently released the ACT® improvement results for...

BOONEVILLE — Northeast Mississippi Community College is proud to serve as the host for the 2021 Northeast Mississippi Softball Coaches Association all-star games. There will be two games on Wednesday, June 16 from the state-of-the-art Northeast Softball Complex. The Class 1A-3A game begins at 5 p.m. with the Class 4A-6A game to follow.

If you don’t drink, you don’t get it, he thought to himself. The first couple drinks are like life itself: Pleasing, smooth, bubbly and harsh. He knew, as any bone-deep alcoholic does, that the greatest pleasure comes long before you get drunk. After the first couple of drinks, the pleasure goes away, and then it’s just addiction.

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Tupelo City Council voted to appoint someone from within the police department to temporarily serve as chief of police, this after Chief Bart Aguirre announced that he will retire at the end of the month. The council approved Deputy Chief Jackie Clayton's appointment as interim...