Tupelo, MS

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A multi agency effort gets narcotics, illegal firearms and criminals off the streets throughout Lee County. First District D. A. Jason Herring announced results of “Operation Reload,” a coordinated effort targeting high crime areas in Lee County. Herring was joined at an afternoon press conference by MHP, MBN, the North Mississippi Narcotics Bureau, Lee County Sheriff...

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is coming back for one more season, and he’s going to make it count. Chambliss is teaming up with Mama Justice to help send more kids to college. Chambliss and Missy Wigginton, founder of Mama Justice M W Law Firm, announced the Macon a Difference Scholarship this morning. The 5 year...

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad has partnered with the founder of Tupelo-headquartered law firm Mama Justice on a scholarship initiative. Chambliss and Missy Wigginton have committed to a five-year, $225,000 scholarship. According to the duo, the scholarship will be divvied out into three $15,000 awards per year — one each in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. Mama […]

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Nettleton man is facing multiple charges after Tupelo Police say he was caught entering vehicles in a neighborhood over the weekend. Officers responded to Ingram Drive on August 29 after reports of a person looking into vehicles. Police said they found Tiyosha L. Pratt, 29, in possession of drug paraphernalia and a large amount of cash....

https://cdn.field59.com/WCBI/1788219783-d26e1d5cbd7600687d0453edc682b49664f1f8af_fl9-720p.mp4 Our WCBI EndZone top 5 plays from week one: #5: Braylin Rogers & Ty’Chason Townsend (Houston) #4: Mitchell Turner (Louisville)] #3: Eli Shannon (Tupelo) #2: AJ Conner & Christon Glenn (Noxubee County) #1: Kross Avent and Cameron Lee (East Webster) Categories: EndZone, High School Sports, Sports

One county man already facing charges. He has auto burglary added to the list. Last Friday, Tupelo police were called to car lock Toyota on Cross Creek Drive about the burglary of a vehicle. The victim said property had been taken from their car. Investigators identified Walter Wright as a suspect. Tuesday, they found out he had been previously arrested...

https://cdn.field59.com/WCBI/1787785683-b83f0994454fcbf7eddf7dc5150a6eba32b3739a_fl9-720p.mp4 Tupelo was two seconds away from a state championship last season. Now, the Golden Wave are using that heartbreak as motivation as they prepare for another run at the top. Tupelo is searching for its third consecutive state championship appearance and returns a talented roster under coach Ty Hardin. The team also welcomes a new quarterback in Drew Dean,...

Lamarrion Randle of Prairie was arrested and charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence...

The Southern Miss football stadium is getting its first name change in nearly 50 years. M.M. Roberts Stadium will become Renasant Stadium effective Friday, with Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approving the move Thursday. The name change follows Southern Miss striking a 10-year, $13.7 million naming-rights agreement with Tupelo-headquartered Renasant Bank. The […]

A Tupelo man is in the Lee County Jail, accused of beating his significant other...