WCBI New at Six - 10/01/2020

WCBI New at Six - 10/01/2020

The deadline to register to vote is almost here.

We'll show you how ahead on wcbi.

The mississippi highway patrol is looking for state troopers.

We talk with a sgt.

From troop f who says it's a lot more than just writing tickets.

We'll have that story coming up on wcbi news.

Show open monitor intro the deadline to register to vote for the 2020 presidential election is right around the corner.

October 5th is the final day.

Wcbi's stephen pimpo joins us live in the studio with more on how the process works.

We always hear about the importance of registering to vote... being new to mississippi, myself, i was curious how to start the process.

And i learned at the chickasaw county circuit clerk's office that the steps to register take just a few minutes.

Pkg "your vote is your voice.

If you don't have a vote, you don't have a voice."

Having that voice that comes with the right to vote, which is one of the most fundamental core rights of an american citizen.

Amidst the ongoing political turmoil of 2020...more people, like those in chickasaw county, are making sure their voices are heard this election.

"yes voter registration has picked up.

We've had a good number of people come in to register to vote and change their addresses."

This year...mississippian s have the responsibility of voting in the upcoming presidential election, while making their voice heard on a new state flag design and medical marijuana.

"i'm not for sure if it's just presidential or they're just interested in politics these days."

While it may sound daunting...register ing to vote in mississippi is quite simple.

To register in person...you visit...any state or federal agency offering government services...such as the chickasaw county circuit clerk's office at the courthouse.

All you need to bring is either a mississippi drivers license or your social security number.

Then you just fill out one of these forms. "you're full name, you're physical address, you're mailing address, your drivers license number, or you could provide your last four digits of your social."

And that's it.

Once you complete the form, the clerk's office will mail you a voter registration card.

Houston resident jaden johns did waste any time in registering to vote...coming to the clerk's office on his 18th birthday.

"wanted to try and do this as quick as i could so i could be sure to vote whenever the election comes around."

Ben easley came in to update his registration information and to submit an absentee ballot since he is a tag you also have the option of mailing that information to your circuit clerk's office.

To qualify for the presidential election...those forms need to be post marked by october 5th.

You can find a link to mail-in voter registration form on wcbi.com keep your masks on.

Governor tate reeves may have lifted the mandatory mask mandate in some places, but many cities still have their own restrictions.

Elected leaders in starkville, west point, tupelo, aberdeen and columbus want people to continue to wear masks in public spaces, including stores and restaurants.

The governor is still requiring masks at all schools and what he calls close contact businesses like salons and barber shops to prevent the spread of covid19.

Local leaders are stressing personal responsibility when it comes to keeping covid numbers from spiking again.

A lot of businesses in the city of columbus have a notice posted on the door that before entering, you need to wear a mask.

And i would say to any business, if you have a customer who refuses to wear a mask, you don't have to get into any kind of confrontation with the customer.

All you have to do is call the columbus police department to take care of the issue.

Mayor smith says columbus is continuing the mask mandate to protect all residents.

And, the mayor says the mandate will stay in place until further notice.

Mississippi's covid- 19 cases go up, while hospital numbers continue to go down.

The department of health is reporting 696 new cases today, along with ten fatalities.

Hospitalization and icu numbers are down at hospitals across the state.

The number of people on a ventilator is only up slightly.

In our area, lee county is reporting the most new cases with 32.

Itawamba has 17, lafayette has 16, monroe has 15, and lowndes county has 13.

State numbers show females and african-americans have the most cases in the gender and ethnicity categories.

First look stinger first look summary: our quiet, early fall weather pattern will continue for at least the next week.

The only chance of isolated showers will come sunday with a weak front crossing the area.

Thursday night: clear and cool.

Lows in the mid 40s.

Light nw winds.

Friday: mostly sunny and seasonably cool.

Highs in the upper 60s to around 70.

Winds n 5-15 mph.

High school football weather will be picture perfect but you'll need to pack a jacket with temperatures quickly falling into the 50s after sunset.

The mississippi highway patrol needs recruits and troopers to patrol the state's roads.

Mhp is accepting applications for cadet class 65.

The application deadline is october 31st.

After graduation, there are opportunities for troopers to advance their career in the department of public safety.

Highway patrolmen can work in crash reconstruction, criminal investigations, narcotics, explosives, diving, or aviation.

"if you want to be a public servant, this is the job to serve this state.

The pay is pretty good.

We are at a little over $41,000 for starting pay.

So, that's pretty good for where we are.

Again if you want to be a public servant, then that's your pay within itself everyday."

Cadet class 65 will begin training early next year.

Intro the mississippi highway patrol is trying to boost the number of troopers.

A recruitment drive is underway as applications are being taken for the 2021 trooper class.

Wcbi's allie martin has more from a local man who answered the call more than a decade ago.

The mississippi highway patrol is looking for people with strong moral character who want to protect, serve and make a difference.

A sergeant in troop f says it is a fulfilling career that involves a lot more than traffic stops and ticket writing.

Nats sergeant gary stanton spent part of his thursday morning with fellow troopers at new albany's hillcrest baptist church.

The officers were visiting with teachers and students at the church's day school.

"just to see all these smiling children, and the look on their faces when we turn on the blue lights and sit down and speak to them."

Sergeant stanton enjoys talking to students of all ages about his career as a state trooper.

The 35 year old potts camp native answered the call to become a state trooper when he was 22 years old.

An uncle encouraged him to apply .

"i got in at a very young age, it's been one of the greatest blessings of my life, gotten to see parts of the state and meet people i've never knew existed."

Trooper says the training is tough, expectations high and opportunities for advancement unlimited.

"we have a swat team that services the entire state of mississippi, we have a special operations group, those guys are able to provide riot control presence, they go into prisons sometimes when things are out of order, we have a motorcycle unit, have an mbi division, providing an investigation presence."

In recent years, there has been a shortage of troopers across the state.

Sergeant stanton says the highway patrol is looking for those who have what it takes.

"three of the things someone should possess, a strong moral compass, be physically fit and be willing to serve, so if someone possesses those three qualities and interested in a career in law enforcement, they should ask themselves now, should they apply to the highway patrol?"

October 31st is the deadline for mhp trooper applications.

Class 65 will start early next year.

In new albany, allie martin, wcbi news tag if you think you have what it takes to become a mississippi state trooper, you can get an application online at dps dot ms dot gov and click on the link to the mhp cadet class 65 application.

A class of young detectives are working hard to break a case...a class assignment that is.

éé 3rd graders at caledonia elementary school are participating in csi week.

éé math, science, social studies, and reading skills are all vital components to lead students to clues.

éé teachers say putting a cool twist on their assignments increases engaged learning.

éé and it's one way to get students thinking outside the box.

éé " the main thing is keeping that love of learning and keeping that excitement for them.

Obviously we want them to master of skill that they're working on but it's also a big experience because kids learn through experience so something else simple as coming to the science lab and doing something like that you know what they're probably going to learn those skills better than they would if we were necessarily in the classroom."

Students will continue csi week tomorrow.

éé stinger it's not open to the public.

But right now, the animals at a local sanctuary need a little help.

We'll tell you what cedarhill needs next on wcbi news at 6.

Intro so many local and regional business are feeling the economic pinch this year.

The same is true for non profits.

In caledonia..

Money is running low for cedar hill sanctuary which means food for their animals is diminsihing wcbi's bobby martinez stopped by the sanctuary today and has more how you can help.

From this beautiful lion right here behind me.

To tigers, horses, dogs and even cats.

Cedar hill animal sanctuary has been doing their best to keep these animals fed.

But this year has presented tough financial times for this sanctuary and are hoping you can help.

-- with their backs against the wall.

Sot - nancy gschwendtner - site director - cedarhill animal sanctuary "can't fail we cannot there are 300 animals on this property who depend on us for everything."

A roar for help is their only option.

"i need help, i really need help right now."

Cedarhill animal sanctuary has been around for 30 years.

And according to site director nancy gushwetner.

Trying to remain a float in the middle of a pandemic has been the ultimate challenge.

So anything helps... sot - nancy gschwendtner - site director - cedarhill animal sanctuary "you can come in and volunteer and help us, anything helps ,everything helps.

You can buy some disinfectant or a bag of dog food and send it on into us that helps there's lots of ways to help."

These lions and tigers specifically have been rescued from different parts of the country.

And keeping their bellys full - comes with a hefty price ... sot - nancy gschwendtner - site director - cedarhill animal sanctuary "we have i think right now 10 tigers and we have three lions and they eat a lot.

I spend between somewhere between 50 probably close to $100,000 a yea on beef."

Gushwetner says this sanctuary is the last resort for these animals.

Sot - nancy gschwendtner - site director - cedarhill animal sanctuary "cedarhill has to exist.

Where do these animals go?

We are just trying to do our best for animals that have lost their place in society by no fault of their own."

So here's how you can help.

"you can go on facebook and find us on facebook we got a website we are on twitter and instagram and all of that you can write us a check and send it snail mail or you can leave a check up at the gate."

On cam tag and to learn more on how you can help, i'll have those links for you on our website at wcbi dot com.

Reporting in caledonia bobby martinez stinger weather open summary: our quiet, early fall weather pattern will continue for at least the next week.

The only chance of isolated showers will come sunday with a weak front crossing the area.

Thursday night: clear and cool.

Lows in the mid 40s.

Light nw winds.

Friday: mostly sunny and seasonably cool.

Highs in the upper 60s to around 70.

Winds n 5-15 mph.

High school football weather will be picture perfect but you'll need to pack a jacket with temperatures quickly falling into the 50s after sunset.

Friday night: clear, quiet, and cool.

Lows in the mid to low 40s.

Saturday: mostly sunny.

Highs in the low 70s.

Conditions look great for the football games in tuscaloosa and starkville.

Saturday night: variably cloudy.

Lows in the upper 40s to around 50.

Sunday: variably cloudy.

A 10-20% chance of isolated showers.

Highs in the mid 70s.

Next week: mostly sunny and quiet weather looks to hold on through at least thursday.

Plan on mild days with highs in the 70s and 80s.

Cool nights with lows in the 50s continue.

Follow @wcbiweather on facebook, twitter, instagram, and the wcbi news app summary: our quiet, early fall weather pattern will continue for at least the next week.

The only chance of isolated showers will come sunday with a weak front crossing the area.

Thursday night: clear and cool.

Lows in the mid 40s.

Light nw winds.

Friday: mostly sunny and seasonably cool.

Highs in the upper 60s to around 70.

Winds n 5-15 mph.

High school football weather will be picture perfect but you'll need to pack a jacket with temperatures quickly falling into the 50s after sunset.

Friday night: clear, quiet, and cool.

Lows in the mid to low 40s.

Saturday: mostly sunny.

Highs in the low 70s.

Conditions look great for the football games in tuscaloosa and starkville.

Saturday night: variably cloudy.

Lows in the upper stinger missisisppi state returns home to host arkansas in starkville this weekend...more on the match-up, next in sports spx open following a covid- 19 outbreak on the tennessee titans, the n-f-l announcing that this weekend's titans-steelers game has officially been postponed originally, the game was thought to be postponed to monday or tuesday of this week this weekend will now serve as a bye week for both the titans and the steelers titans head coach mike vrabel saying that the cancelation as somewhat of a shock to his players "vrabel: " i think that they understood and realized why the decision was made.

I think that they'll handle this like they do everything else with professionalism with understanding and compassion torwards not only ourselves and the people that have been affected but also pittsburgh.

They were preparing for a game and now will have their scheduled changed as well."

Mississippi state quarterback k.j.

Costello set áquiteá the standard in the mississippi state quarterback k.j.

Costello set áquiteá the standard in the bulldogs opening match-up against l- s-u costellos record breaking performance of 623 yards and five touchdowns was enough to make noise and get the upset over the then 6th ranked tigers however, now mississippi state needs to set the team's sights on it's first match-up at home against arkansas costello says moving on to the next match-up isn't hard for him to do costello: "i just felt more responsible to...guys are banged up guys are lagging around.

We're talking about emphasizing the tempo.

Talking about being in better shape than our opponent.

You know, if we let the success from the game..there was talk about things osirus and other guys said maybe their dbs verbalizing the fact that they were tired.

If we take our foot of the gas we lose our edge there."

Over in tuscaloosa, 2nd ranked alabama is getting ready for the crimson tide's first top 25 match- up this weekend against 13th ranked texas a&m in alabama's opening season match-up to missouri, the crimson tide defense let up 16 of the tiger's 19 overall in the second half head coach nick saban say's he's looking for his team to finish better against a much tougher texas a&m offense on saturday "when we play a good team like texas a&m who's capable with a quarterback of coming back in the game.

28-3 or whatever the score was.

The game ain't over then.

Not when there's two quarters left to play.

That's the thing i was most dissapointed in.

So if i was most dissapointed in i think that's what we need to improve on the most."

Our wcbi endzone game of the week for week five of the season will feature a 4a- region 2 match between south pontotoc and itawamba ahs itawamba returns home after two b ack-to-back losses in need of a win now that the indians are sitting with a 1-2 record while for south pontotoc, the cougars head to fulton with the taste of winning still on the team's tongue rocking a 3-1 record joins us at five and six friday as we get you ready for the these two teams to battle it out east webster announcing that due to covid-19 protocols this friday's night match-up against calhoun city has officially been canceled the wolverines next week away game at j.z.

George next week away game at j.z.

George is also canceled east webster is expected to resume play hosting eupora on oct.

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