Noxubee County, MS

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It was a celebration for the youngsters in Noxubee County this afternoon. The Noxubee County Headstart program held a parade for their 4 and 5-year-olds before they head off to kindergarten. It was cause for a celebration in Noxubee County this afternoon. Kids at...

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Earlier this week, the Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department found the remains of around 10 dogs in a creek off of Green Briar Road. And just today, there were more remains found in a different location. On Wednesday, the Noxubee Sheriff’s Department discovered the...

MACON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the deaths of dogs found in a creek. They may have been used in dog fights. No one has been charged because no one knows who the dogs belong to. "You know it's kind of hard when you...

NOXUBEE CO, Miss. (WCBI) – Remains of dead dogs were found in Noxubee County, and police are looking for the people who dumped them there. The Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department is looking for the person or people who did this. Right now they don’t know how or why...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Two Noxubee County men are facing several charges after being indicted in Lowndes County. Eddie Lee Stokes, of Brooksville, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of shooting into a dwelling. Amarcus McMillian, of Macon, is charged with three counts of...

SHUQUALAK, Miss. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County business is doing its part to help keep Shuqualak residents safe. Shuqualak Lumber Company presented a check for $9,350 to town leaders Monday morning. The money will be used as matching funds to help the Shuqualak Volunteer Fire Department qualify for an...

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Governor Tate Reeves is asking for another Major Disaster Declaration from President Biden. This is the second request in as many days. The request comes after 33 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi, including Noxubee County, on March 30th. 85 homes were destroyed or had...

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- You may look at a rainy day and see it as a good time to be at home and relax. But for area farmers, those rainy days can be stressful. That phrase isn’t just a nursery rhyme from a children’s book but it’s also what farmers have been saying about the weather for 2 years.

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss (WCBI) – The Mississippi Board of Education has added 7 new schools to the list of 23 Early Learning Collaboratives in the state. One of those schools is in the Noxubee County School District. Superintendent Dr. Washington Cole says this new learning system for 4-year-olds will...

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI)- Each year roughly 60 college juniors across the country are awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for pursuing a career in public service. Most Truman Scholars you meet have a remarkable story… One of those people is Jilkiah Bryant. Bryant’s journey to pursue a career in...

NOXUBEE COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)- A shooting in Noxubee County leaves two people hurt. Sheriff Tommy Roby says the incident happened April 21 around 9 p.m. on Patterson Road. Victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. Their condition is unknown. The motive to the shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information...

MACON, Miss. (WTVA) - A shooting Thursday in Noxubee County injured two people. Noxubee County Sheriff Tommy Roby said the incident happened at approximately 9 p.m. near the City Creek community. The shooting involved two juveniles and both were injured. The hospital reported the incident. The investigation is ongoing.

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Louisiana woman is accused of breaking into a Noxubee County church. Brooke Bloxham is charged with two counts of burglary of a dwelling and one count of burglary of a church. A Noxubee County grand jury recently returned the indictment against Bloxham. She...

(WTVA) — Meteorologists with the National Weather Service said they found evidence of three tornadoes that touched down Wednesday as severe storms moved across the area. A tornado with winds of nearly 80 miles per hour traveled only two-tenths of a mile on the south side of Corinth. However,...

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) ) – Work started early this morning to repair a number of broken poles in the 4-County Electric Power Association territory. The utility believes about 20 poles were broken in Lowndes and Noxubee Counties, from Artesia to Brooksville. There were also some broken poles in...

NORTH MISSISSIPPI, Miss. (WCBI)- Severe storms blew through parts of the viewing area Wednesday night. A lightning strike is being blamed for a fire at the First Assembly of God Church in Amory. The damage was more extensive in Winston County. A number of trees have been toppled in Noxapater and Nanih Waiya. Basically, from the Winston – Neshoba County line to Nanih Waiya there were trees down across Highways 15 and 397. First responders work to clear the debris and power lines out of the roadway. There has been damage to some homes in that area. There were also reports that some people were trapped but they escaped after a tree fell on their house. No injuries were reported in Winston County, as of late Wednesday night.

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County man is accused of breaking into a church. A grand jury recently returned the indictment against Joey Mays. He’s also facing burglary of a dwelling, grand larceny, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon charge. Mays was arrested...

Curtis W. Conner, 95, of Preston, MS passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at his residence. His funeral service is planned for Tuesday, April 12. 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church with Bro. Bubba Eaves and Bro. Gerald Butler officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Pinetucky Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the service arrangements.

NOXUBEE COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)- School report cards are back in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Education is set to release accountability scores for the 2021-22 school year. Accountability scores are based on the performance of student achievement, participation and graduation rates. And state testing shows the proficiency in growth. But the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – 31 counties are now reporting damage from last week’s severe weather that rolled across the state. In our area, 15 homes were damaged in Calhoun County and ten houses were damaged in Yalobusha and Attala Counties. Attala is reporting ten homes and four in...