Webster County, MS

JACKON, Miss. (WCBI)- Some Entergy customers in our viewing area are due for a refund check. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley says all 421 thousand Entergy customers are owed an 80 dollars refund after the Public Service Commission and Entergy reached an agreement settling a $300-million lawsuit. Counties in our...

WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Sheriff’s deputies and police officers went through the halls and classrooms Wednesday at East Webster Elementary School. It was part of a simulated active shooter drill in Mathiston. Officers cleared the building as if an actual shooter existed. Principal Jennifer Carver says she...

Residents of Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and Webster counties can get help with common civil legal issues at a free clinic Friday. From noon until 4 p.m. a free in-person legal clinic will be held at the Oktibbeha County Chancery Courthouse, 101 E. Main St., in Starkville. Participants must...

Our nation’s legal system, despite its flaws and failures, remains the best in the world, but our courts are conducted in a language with which ordinary people are not familiar. Humorist Will Rogers noted this almost 100 years ago, saying, “The minute you read something that you can’t understand,...

WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - The Webster County Sheriff's Department has been looking to build a new jail for years. The current jail was built in 1964 and can no longer meet the accommodation needs. "We're all in a small area and sometimes it gets challenging to do your job...

WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - The Webster County Sheriff's Department began upgrading its radios about two months ago. The radios are on the Mississippi Wireless Information Network and allow emergency responders to communicate with one another. Sheriff David Gore said the new system is a huge step up from the...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The United Way of Lowndes and Noxubee Counties is expanding its services to four more counties in the region. Now, hundreds of folks will call the Columbus location in search of assistance programs in their community. And while the need continues to grow, more resources are becoming...

Low income residents of Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and Webster counties may receive free civil legal assistance at family law clinics scheduled for July 29 and Aug. 5. An in-person free family law clinic will be held July 29, noon to 4 p.m., at the Oktibbeha County Chancery Court-house,...

EUPORA, Miss. (WCBI) – Tuesday, the Webster County Sheriff’s Department announced that it has equipped all of its cars with new mobile radios that are connected to a statewide network. This makes 16 radios for the Webster County Sheriff’s Department that are connected to the Mississippi Wireless Information...

CADARETTA, Miss. (WTVA) - A boil water notice is now in effect for certain Webster County customers of the Cadaretta Water Association. The cause of the notice is a water leak. Affected areas include customers on:. County Road 394. County Road 392. County Road 391. Show Road. James Road. According...

Just a couple of weeks after Wade was board approved by the Webster County School Board to become the next head coach of the Eupora Lady Eagles, Wade announced to his team earlier this week that he was stepping down. Wade has instead decided to become a full-time assistant coach for baseball and softball at Starkville Academy.

A traffic stop Wednesday led to the arrest of a man who reportedly shot his brother 150 miles away at a Mississippi campground. .The Warren County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that the Battlefield Campground shooting suspect has been apprehended. Michael Marino Molinari, 47 of Vicksburg, allegedly shot his brother...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – A man wanted for allegedly shooting his brother at Battlefield Campground on Sunday, June 12 has been arrested in Webster County. Michael Marino Molinari is accused of shooting his brother in the leg during an argument. Authorities said his brother was taken to a local hospital and Molinari was on the run.

Michael Marino Molinari, 47, was arrested on Wednesday, just before lunchtime in Webster County, Mississippi on an outstanding warrant from Warren County. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace announced the arrest to the Vicksburg Daily News. Molinari was taken to the Webster County Jail and held until Warren County deputies could...

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that the Battlefield Campground shooting suspect has been apprehended. Michael Marino Molinari, 47 of Vicksburg, allegedly shot his brother in the leg during an argument on Sunday. His brother received non-life-threatening injuries. Molinari left the scene before law enforcement arrived. The Mississippi...

Kenneth Wade was approved by the Webster County School Board on Monday night to become the new head softball coach of the Eupora Lady Eagles. It’s a hire that has been a long time coming for Wade who has been assisting in the area for many years. Softball has...

WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Webster County has a new circuit court judge. Governor Tate Reeves appointed Henry Ross to fill the Fifth Circuit Court position. His term will expire in January 2023. This is the 65-year-old’s second time serving in this position. He did so back in October...

Circuit Judge Henry Ross of Eupora was sworn in on June 6 to serve as a state trial court judge of the Fifth Circuit Court. Gov. Tate Reeves appointed Judge Ross, 65, to the vacancy created by the April 19 death of Circuit Judge George M. Mitchell Jr. of Eupora. Judge Ross’s term will expire on Jan. 2, 2023. Judge Ross is not a candidate in the Nov. 8 general election.

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Qualifying has reopened for the District 5, Place 2 Circuit Judge’s race. Governor Tate Reeves announced the new qualifying period on Friday. Candidates now have until May 30th to file papers to run for the seat. The move was necessary, because the lone candidate for...

That became a reality last week when the Lady Vols came back from Ridgeland with the banner and trophy signifying the Class 5A overall title. The surprise came when the Starkville Academy boys team finished runner up as a team in 5A. The accomplishments of the Vols made for two...