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WCBI News at Six - Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

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WCBI News at Six - Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
WCBI News at Six - Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
WCBI News at Six - Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

Luke >> now in good evening everyone business is rolling on the river this after the lowndes county port authority'sauthority's needs needs document the mississippi department of transportation awarded only 800 only $800,000 for the work to purchase a new crazy are some people as more and how it impact future business and she joins us now live in the studio with more stephanie that's right joey exporting and importing flats can take some time now those in thessalonica, the waterway allowed and allowed her paingrar materials from barges just got a little quicker.

On thursday, the lowndes county port received a new crane.

" whether you're on the canal or whether you're on the highways or sitting at a port facility, time is money."

John caldwell is commissioner of transportation of the northern district.

He says cost of production will be lower.

"when you can bring in a piece of equipment like this that can speed that time up everyone is going to win on that."

Butt sots " we have only a certain amount of time to get these barges unloaded until they start charging us to merge where the boat is sitting and that's very expensive.

With this here it's made us get it out in a real timely fashion."

Port manager eddie rushing says the crane cost a little over a million dollars.

739-thousand dollar grant is being awarded by mdot.

The port is covering the remaining balance.

Port and waterways director robby burt believes it'll bring more economic opportunities to the area.

"water is the most efficient and safest way to actually move products and it lends itself to larger bought materials like they handle typically at this port.

It's going to continue to grow.

Traffic on the tennessee-tom river is going to grow."

And with a newer model, the time it took to finish a job is cut in half.

"we went from about seven hours of 15-hundred ton barges to about four hours.

We've cut off about 3 hours of time worth unloading so that makes us more efficient.

It makes us more attractive to way we can bid jobs a little cheaper and actually be more competitive with the other parts of the margin bringing materials in."

Port officials say the process of off loading materials will gradually progress as the equipment is used.

Top three national security projects at general atomics are helping create 125 new jobs in shannon.

The company is investing more than 39 million dollars in this expansion.

One hundred thousand square feet of specialized manufacturing space will be added to the lee county facility.

General atomics supports projects for the u.s. department of defense.

This is the company's 12th expansion in 15 years at the site.

Currently, there are three hundred employees work at the plant.

The new jobs will be filled by 2025.

Centered toyota is providing a lesson in safety for some north mississippi education leaders.

Representatives from monroe county, north tippah and the tupelo school districts took a tour of the blue springs plant, to see the new policies and procedures toyota has implemented to ensure a safe working environment.

The goal is to help schools put some of those same protocols in place on their campuses.

The superintendent of north tippah schools said he saw a lot of safety measures that can help students and teachers stay safe while on campus.

"the thermal imaging, how quickly they can get , in our area, get students into the school buildings, was one of the process that seemed really very helpful and would improve our district, i know some districts are already using that."

Toyota team members have made thousands of face shields for teachers across the region.

The auto maker may also provide financial help to districts implementing the safety measures.

Local electric crews are on their way to louisiana to help restore power to the thousands still without service after hurricane laura 11 crew members from 4-county electric power association will be assisting beauregard electric cooperative in western louisiana.

More than 30 thousand households are still without power in that area alone.

This, one week after laura made landfall as a category 4 storm.

Rural electric cooperatives all over the country share an agreement to assist each other in times of need.

O fficials from 4- county say they've been on the receiving end of help in the past& and are happy to do their part now.

First look stinger first look summary: a cold front will spark a few showers and storms on friday.

It will also usher in lower humidity levels for the start of the long holiday weekend.

Overnight lows will be much more comfortable saturday morning and sunday morning.

Thursday night: mainly clear to partly cloudy.

Lows in the lower 70s.

Light winds.

A former mississippi department of education executive director and three others are facing federal charges and accused of swindling money.

Cerissa neal of madison county, david hunt of jackson, tennessee, joseph kyles of memphis, and lambert martin...also of memphis were all indicted.

Neal is the former executive director.

She and the other suspects are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and seven counts of wire fraud.

Neal and kyles are both charged with money laundering and three counts of bribery.

Federal prosecutors claim the group rigged false quotes and altered purchase orders in order to make money and defrauding the state agency by making them award contracts at inflated prices.

Roll vo in monitor normally a time to celebrate the end of summer - and look ahead to the beginning of fall, health experts say this labor day weekend should be spent away from crowds, family members with fragile immune systems and public spaces.

Wcbi's bobby martinez talked with sheriffs from both oktibbeha and clay county on what folks should expect from their staff this holiday weekend..

It'll be a challenge for the people in charge of enforcing social distancing here in mississippi.

The possibility of the labor day weekend drawing large gatherings.

The sheriffs from both oktibbeha and clay counties say they understand folks want to enjoy their weekend with family and friends.

But they are asking that everyone does it safely.

---have a good time - but, be smart -- "be responsible don't get behind the wheel of that car if you've been drinking..

It is absolutely not worth it."

And know "if there is some type of large gathering..

We probably will get calls to 911 and if we get them, we will respond."

Those are a few warnings from local sheriffs departments heading into labor day weekend.

In clay county, sheriff eddie scott is hoping people remember the 10 pm - 5 am curfew.

Sot - eddie scott - clay county sheriff "so far here in the county we've had pretty good success with people you know be mindful of the governors orders in our curfews so again we just ask that everybody continue because we're still dealing with covid cases and we just want everyone to be safe and all of our community to work together as a whole."

Scott says he understands people want to have a good time with family friends.

But says it is important that folks don't let their guard down.

Sot - eddie scott - clay county sheriff "we want everybody to have fun nobody's saying that you can't.

But we are just asking again to use common sense and if you got outside gatherings you know everybody just social distance as best as you can."

In oktibbeha county.

Sheriff steve gladney says extra deputies will be patrolling the county this weekend.

Sot - steve gladney - oktibbeha county sheriff "i still think traffic will probably be heavy throughout the weekend.

People traveling last holiday for the summer vacation and you know i'll have extra deputies out patrolling through the weekend they will be looking, you know for the drunk drivers."

Gladney says students returning to campus..

Have posed several challenges for the county.

"right now we are dealing with lots of large parties and things you know, we have been for the last couple of weeks especially in these apartment complexes.

You know they call us and we will come in and ask them to leave and break it up and try to keep those large groups down.

We are still encouraging the social distancing and that type thing."

Reporting in the golden triangle, bobby martinez wcbi news the mississippi department of health is reporting 751 new cases of coronavirus.

Today's report also shows 10 new deaths in the also shows 10 new deaths in the state- one of those in lee county.

The number of patients with confirmed or suspected covid-19 symptoms in hospitals across the state is 653.

188 people are in i.c.u.

Lafayette county has the most new cases in our area with 63.

Lee county has 31 news cases.

Oktibbeha has 29.

A total of 85,116 cases have been a total of 85,116 cases have been reported across the state and more than 25-hundred deaths.

Wcbi news stinger top the columbus air force base honors an area world war ii veteran.

Representatives with the 43rd flying training squadron replaced a u.s. flag at the home of bradford freeman.

Freeman recently turned 96 years old at his caledonia area home.

As a 19-year-old, he parachuted into nazi-occupied france, on d-day ... june 6, 1944.

He was a member of the 101st airborne division as a para- trooper.

é "i think it's very important.

America needs real heros, and mr. freeman is not only a veteran, but he was in easy company of the band of brothers, and was in every major engagement in europe in wwii and is a true american hero.

We need to honor those people."

The new flag was delivered in style today by two wwii era jeeps.

Stinger when we come back, the coach's show moves to main street starkville.

A little dawg talk next on wcbi news at 6.

A crowd will soon form on the downtown starkville streets as fans wait to hear from head coach mike leach on today's dawg talk radio show.

Our cash matlock is in starkville now and joins us live with more on the event.

Cash?

It's a beautiful day to be outside.

I'm here at the corner of main and to be outside.

I'm here at the corner of main and south lafayette streets, and you see the new string lights that were installed yesterday.

We're here for "dawg talk" with mississippi state head football coach mike leach.

Folks are invited to downtown starkville to eat and shop.

Just social distance.

The radio show is being hosted by the greater starkville development project.

The downtown speaker system will be broadcasting the entire show for anyone who wants to come and hang out.

Leach is entering his first season leading the bulldogs and will kick off the year at lsu on sept.

26 with the game airing right here on wcbi.

The two-time national coach of the year, three- time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the ncaa record- setting "air raid" offense, was tabbed as mississippi state's 34th head football coach on jan.

9.

If you're in the starkville area, it's not too late to stop by and check out some of the action.

I'm going to go ahead and send things back over to you guys in the studio.

Reporting in starkville, cash matlock, wcbi news.

Will a good-looking weather but what he said probably will warm air is its low fees will serve especially here in downtown was in the shadows as the football ... weather open summary: a cold front will spark a few showers and storms on friday.

It will also usher in lower humidity levels for the start of the long holiday weekend.

Overnight lows will be much more comfortable saturday morning and sunday morning.

Thursday night: mainly clear to partly cloudy.

Lows in the lower 70s.

Light winds.

Friday: a mix of sun & clouds with a 30% chance of a few showers and storms. most of the activity should be on the way out heading into the evening and that bodes well for high school football.

Highs are going to be in the low 90s with nnw winds 5-15 mph.

Friday night: variably cloudy and quiet.

Much cooler lows in the mid to upper 60s.

Saturday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy.

Warm highs in the upper 80s but lower humidity level will make it feel pretty good.

Saturday night: clear, quiet, and cool.

Lows in the mid to low 60s.

Sunday: partly cloudy and warm.

Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.

Sunday night: staying quiet and comfortable.

Lows in the upper 60s.

Labor day: partly cloudy and warm.

Highs in the low 90s.

A few spotty storms are possible but the rain chance is just 20%.

Tuesday-thursday: various forecast models suggest that there could be some rain & storms coming our way followed by a bit of a cool down for the end of the week.

Data is still very uncertain so it's hard to tell what will pan out.

Stinger college football returns to mississippi as southern miss gets ready to open their season...details on tonight's match-up, next open high school football returns in full swing this friday night and so does wcbi endzone that means, ladies and gentlemen...it's time to reveal our first game of the week of 2020 you probably already guessed it...game of the week will be one the fiercest rivalries in the g-t- r....west point at starkville the greenies coming off a the team's fourth straight state title and heading into the nest to take on return quarterback luke altmeyer and company we'll be live from the nest on friday getting you ready for the season and for an intense match-up before kick-off at 7 pm f-b-s football officially kicks- off tonight and the first game honor goes none other than southern miss the golden eagles and south alabama face-off in hattiesburg for the first bowl subdivision match- up of the year however, unlike the empty stadiums shown across the pro-leagues all summer...the golden eagles will play in front of a limited crowd following an executive order from mississippi governor tate reeves, spectators are allowed as long as the bowl area m.m.

Roberts stadium is kept to 25% capacity although the season will look different, southern miss head coach jay hopson says his team is ready for it hopson: "you know, you're used to running out with the band, the music going, everything's loud.

The setting this year will be different but i think our kids have watched enough sports on tv to see how the professional teams are doing it and it's a little bit diffeent, but still the great thing is they get an opportunity to get out and compete and play the game that they love.

So again, it's a positive even if there isn't going to be as large of a crowd.

I think we're trying to get back to some type of normalcy and this is the first step."

This is the first step."

If you are looking to watch the golden eagles and the jaguars face- off this evening you will want to head to cbs sports network at 8 p-m central time the game is also available to be streamed on cbs sports.com and in the cbs sports app again, kick-off is at 8 p-m central time mississippi colleges and universities regardless of rivalary or history are coming together in support of diversity and equality with the "stronger together" initative the schools developed the initative to unite mississippi athletic programs among the schools involved include ole miss, mississippi state and m-u-w for the upcoming season, the athletic programs will incorporate a special logo on uniforms, equipment and other gear the schools will also come together to advocate and educate for social justice and racial equality in more college football news...n- e-m-c-c football finalizing plans to have a delayed season the tigers releasing a finalized schedule that kicks-off on october 1st the season features six match-ups exclusively within the m-a-ccc north division... n-e-m-c-c's updated schedule features three home games and three road games...the tigers will also match-up to holmes twice and close the season at i-c-c n-e-m-c-c head football coach greg davis says his team is ready to get the season going "have an opportunity to go out there and compete every week and showcase your team's talent and their ability trying to get that extra level scholarshipm it's also amazing.

So, it's the time of year.

It's going to be fun.

It's going to be exciting.

So, we're ready to get this thing kicked- off.

I believe the atheltic directors and the presidents have made an excellent choice and this is something i think they ultimately made the correct decision by moving the season back."

When we return...chief meteorologist keith gibson will have a last look at your forecast.

You are watching do i show students possible friday as we feel we can rate changes fairly low rate we can overall join the those overnights i to early son and deceiver that 63 don't leave you will feel great as a survey payable extra for that holiday for holiday with you and we reserve the right to

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