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WCBI NEWS at 10 - 09/23/2020

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WCBI NEWS at 10 - 09/23/2020
WCBI NEWS at 10 - 09/23/2020
WCBI NEWS at 10 - 09/23/2020

Open show open show open show open show open good evening everyone... what mississippi's next state flag will look like is still up in the air.

There's already been a lot of votes and a lot of steps already taken.

But the next step is at the polls.

Courtney ann jackson tells us about the campaign efforts underway to keep the new design approved during the november general election.

Think of the in god we trust flag as the candidate and mississippi's business leaders are now working to organize a campaign of sorts.

"making sure people understand that hey, the vote is on november 3 and this particular event is at the very bottom of the ballot.

There's a lot of other things on the ballot above it but get to the bottom of ballot and cast your vote."

The mississippi economic council and alliance for mississippi's future are teaming up for the campaign.

They've studied the topic for years now and believe it's important folks know what's at stake.

"i think the future really lies in getting this symbol flying so that represents mississippi in a symbol that will let other businesses know that look, this is a new day a new opportunity in citizens of mississippi are ready and welcoming to start moving forward."

A prototype is flying outside the old capitol museum but you likely haven't seen it elsewhere yet.

Here's why.

"production time normally for flags is around two weeks.

That's digital print of flags that we can get made all the time.

But this was going to be thousands of flags we were going to have made so, we worked with a company that we do business with all the time and they said that they could get things done for us in about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks which we thought was incredibly good."

Brenda mcintyre co-owns a complete flag source with her husband jim.

Those orders are expected to start coming in this week and next.

But a scan around the store and you'll see this flag.

Here's why.

"the retired flag, the old 1894 mississippi flag, we still have in stock and we will always have it in stock because it is now a historical flag."

And some are ready to see this flag fly where it once did.

The legislature will have the ultimate say after that vote.

And if you're wondering about the proposal that would put a few different options out there for voters... that won't be this ballot.

A group is in the process of collecting signatures to get four different flags---including the 1894 flag---on a ballot in the future.

Candidates in both the special elections held in our area on tuesday are headed to a runoff ballot.

In the district 15 state senate race... here's how things shook out at the ballot box.

Oktibbeha county business owner bart williams and webster county educator joyce meeks-yates received the most votes.

They will advance to the runoff election on october 13th.

And for house seat 37, former lowndes county school superintendent lynn wright will face lowndes county businessman david chism in the runoff.

It's a surprise.

Actually about 30 minutes ago, it looked like lynn wright was going to win it outright, but as of now, it looks like it'll be a runoff.

And i'm really honored to be in a runoff with someone of lynn wright's stature.

Wright: we look forward to several more weeks, to getting out there.

And getting after it.

The run off will be tuesday, october 13th.

A former oxford police officer accused of killing his lover is asking the court for a psychiatric evaluation.

A defense attorney for matthew kinne made the request.

Kinne is charged with capital murder in the may 2019 death of 32- year-old dominique clayton.

Investigators believe kinne broke into clayton's home in oxford and shot her in the head as she slept.

He was arrested two days into the investigation and fired from the department.

Kinne remains in jail and is being held without bond.

New information is released today in the arrest of macon's municipal court clerk.

Yolanda atkins was indicted for embezzlement.

State auditor shad white's office issued a demand letter for four thousand four hundred 50 dollars and 79 cents.

The investigation started when a private cpa firm submitted a tip to the auditor's office after discovering discrepancies in a routine audit.

Auditors are accusing atkins of taking over two thousand dollars.

She remains in jail and will be arraigned on thursday.

If convicted, she faces five years in prison and up to five thousand dollars in fines.

Top the department of justice and the state's capital city could soon team up to fight crime.

Jackson city council president aaron banks says u.s. attorney mike hurst extended an offer to work with police to help reduce crime.

Starting pay was recently increased to 30 thousand dollars for jackson police officers but some believe that's not enough.

The city will get input from citizens before taking any action on the offer.

Top demonstrators march through the streets of louisville, kentucky tonight... and two police officers have been shot.

This is jefferson square park... folks are protesting the decision to not charge anyone in the death police- officer involved shooting death of breonna taylor.

One of the three officers in question, former officer brett hankison, was indicted but the charge is unrelated to taylor's death.

The officers that were shot tonight are in the hospital and stable.

First look stinger first look summary: widespread steady to heavy rain is expected to continue into thursday as the remnants of tropical storm beta swirl through the region.

Total rainfall may range from 1" to 5" depending on where the heaviest band sets up.

Some flooding or flash flooding could occur.

There is also a small window of severe weather potential mainly south and east of columbus thursday if the air can become unstable enough.

This threat would be during the morning into the early afternoon if it were to occur.

Local wind damage and perhaps even a brief tornado can't totally be ruled out but it's just a conditional threat at this point.

Wednesday night: cloudy with widespread rain.

Lows in the 60s.

Winds e 10-15 mph.

Thursday: mostly tonight and tomorrow's rainfall is certainly welcome on farms across the twin states... farmers and been battling dry conditions... and yes... covid-19.

That's becaufewer folks are shopping.

Wcbi's bobby martinez talks with a lowndes county farmer about the struggles and whether this rain will be too little, to late.

Tossing and turning.

"there's nights that i lay in bed and i don't sleep."

Just trying to find a solution... "sitting there trying to figure out what i'm going to do tomorrow and try to make sure bills get paid and stuff taken care of.

It'll worry you."

It's been quite the year for 31 year old farm owner william darnell..

He was just 14 when he started farming with his dad.

And of the 17 years in this business..

2020 has by far been the most challenging..

"covid19 hurt me bad because i sell a bunch of produce.

And when covid first hit my winter crops my winter produce crops was ready but i had to plow them under, i couldn't move them.

So i lost that money because covid hit i had nowhere to go with it because nobody could get out and shop or anything."

And fast forward to today..

Darnell is faced with another problem... drought has stunted his crops..

There's not even nothing on it like i mean this right here there's nothing there that's going to go straight to the combine and probably not even thrash off.

I mean you have one decent one now and then but the majority of it there's nothing out there.

And with halloween just around the corner..

Darnell says his pumpkins are smaller than usual.

"this pumpkin right here, should be this size and with the drought, the water was just not there to fill them out.

So i've got pumpkins here that should be twice the size of what they are and they're not.

So everybody is just going to have to bear with me this year coming out here with his pumpkin patch and stuff because there was nothing i can do you know i didn't get the rain and i can't make it rain."

Reporting in caledonia bobby martinez wcbi news..

Darnell says the crops that haven't fully grown - he will report to his insurance company and hope he can get some help with those losses.

Off top flood is plentiful in west alabama... that's thanks to harvest outreach ministries... the group teams up with the west alabama food bank today in reform to distribute 200 boxes of food today.

Since before the pandemic hit, the organization has been traveling throughout west alabama to meet this need.

' each family says they are grateful.

"it's a blessing, we're grateful to have it.

A lot of us aren't getting food from other places or have to resources to get it so i'm grateful for this.

They're heaven sent.

At a time like this, our government isn't stepping in, we're grateful to have these people step in for us."

The next scheduled event is october 2nd in carrollton.

The skies were clear for take off today in starkville... today's assignment for some starkville high students took them above the tennis courts for a flight pattern with a drone.

The unmanned aviation course gives students a chance to learn more about engineering practices, problem-solving, and technology.

Students can earn a remote pilot certificate from the faa during the two year course.

Stinger wx open summary: widespread steady to heavy rain is expected to continue into thursday as the remnants of tropical storm beta swirl through the region.

Total rainfall may range from 1" to 5" depending on where the heaviest band sets up.

Some flooding or flash flooding could occur.

There is also a small window of severe weather potential mainly south and east of columbus thursday if the air can become unstable enough.

This threat would be during the morning into the early afternoon if it were to occur.

Local wind damage and perhaps even a brief tornado can't totally be ruled out but it's just a conditional threat at this point.

Wednesday night: cloudy with widespread rain.

Lows in the 60s.

Winds e 10-15 mph.

Thursday: mostly cloudy with areas of rain and even a few storms. highs around 70.

The chance of rain is 90%.

Winds shift from the ese to the nw during the day between 5 and 15 mph.

Thursday night: cloudy with a few lingering showers possible.

Lows in the 60s.

Friday: cloudy skies to start with some breaks developing as the day wears on.

The chance of showers is just 20% or less.

Highs top out in the upper 70s.

Conditions for high school football are looking mainly dry and quiet.

Weekend: partly cloudy saturday with a low chance of a shower or storm on sunday.

Highs return to the low to mid 80s while overnight lows stay in the 60s.

Next week: mild early fall weather continues through at least tuesday but data suggest that a sharp cool down is possible starting wednesday after more powerful fall front passes.

Highs in the 70s are likely by thursday & friday along with lows in the low 50s and even 40s.

Follow @wcbiweather on facebook, twitter, instagram, and the wcbi news app september is september is prostate cancer awareness month... this is a good time to know who should be tested, when, and how screening done by doctors.

Here's more information in tonight's health talk with baptist.

No script stinger mississippi state continues to prepare for its battle with the bayou bengals down in baton rouge... chris has more coming up next in sports.

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