WCBI News at Six - February 21, 2020
WCBI News at Six - February 21, 2020
A columbus man is sentenced to prison in connection with the 2015 robbery of an ethelsville, alabama bank.
31-year-old quincy martin was sentenced to 20 years in prison in alabama after pleading guilty to second degree robbery.
The crime happened at west alabama bank in july of 2015.
Investigators say martin robbed the bank and left on foot.
Details from bank employees and witnesses led to his arrest.
When martin was indicted for the bank robbery, he was serving a 30- year sentence in mississippi for holding up the quality inn and the riverchase inn.
His alabama sentence will run concurrently with the mississippi sentence.
Wipe to vo when it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
The macon police department says this is a fake check.
It was sent to a local resident.
And it looks like it is from the lee county tax collector.
The person who receives the check is told to deposit it, keep $400 and send the rest to a third party.
But this is not from lee county.
And, if you follow directions and send $1,400 to the third party, you will be out that much money.
Officer carlos hill says the department is continuing to investigate the scam.
Take developing story stinger wipe to gfx we have new developments to a story we first reported on yesterday out of ackerman.... two burglary suspects who were on the run are now in custody... kirsten gill turned himself in to the ackerman police department this morning and is being charged with attempted burglary..
Lajordan coleman was arrested by louisville police... he's being charged with attempted burglary and felony malicious mischief... the two men... along with treyvion jones... are accused of breaking into guns n' roses pawn shop in ackerman... bond for gill is set at 10 thousand dollars.... coleman's bond is 15 thousand dollars..
While bond for jones is five thousand dollars... police chief tim cook says all three men currently remain behind bars..
West point police are asking for help finding a woman last seen with two men she possibly met online.
Cassandra crews was last seen wednesday night leaving a house on east main street.
It is not known what she was wearing wednesday, but family members say she typically wears black boots with brown, black and white.
Family says uses the facebook dating group, where she met the two unknown men.
No description of the car was available, and their direction of travel was unknown..
Anyone with information on crews' whereabouts is asked to call golden triangle crime stoppers or west point police department.
First look stinger first look tonight: look for lows back into the mid to upper 20s.
Wind chills may be back in the low 20s and perhaps upper teens by morning.
Under a clear sky, expect a calm wind.
Saturday: expect south and west winds 5-10 mph with temperatures climbing into the mid to perhaps upper 50s in a few spots.
The sky will be clear with lots of sunshine.
Lows saturday night fall near freezing.
Sunday: we'll anticipate more sunshine again, but clouds will begin to increase, especially into the afternoon and evening.
We may start the day with some higher clouds, which would still allow some sunshine, but keep a bright blue sky away.
Look for highs in the upper 50s, with lows in the mid to upper 40s.
An isolated shower or two is possible, but overall, widespread areas of showers and a few rumbles of thunder holds off until sunday evening into sunday night.
Monday: showers and a few thunderstorms are expected monday with highs in the 60s.
Look for a mostly cloudy sky.
Some localized areas could see upwards of 1-2?, but many will remain under 1?.
Severe weather and a big flooding event take vo in monitor it's never too early to start thinking about your future.
That's what students in houston middle school say as they kick off their 3rd- annual career expo.
Our stephanie poole spoke with a few students on their career choices, she has more on the story.
Standup intro - this room is filled with over 100 eighth graders and they all have an idea of who they want to be when they grow up.
" i want to be a welder."
John murphree is just an eighth grader.
But today his duties go beyond the classroom.
" i just want to teach these young kids out there about welding and what you have to do to be a welder.
Not a-lot of people want to do it anymore so i want to encourage some of these younger kids so we have more people being able to weld."
Murphree and his classmates are at a career expo, a part of graduation awareness month.
Students researched jobs, made displays, and even dressed in the attire of the profession they chose.
" i'm choosing a gynecologist because it's very interesting to me.
Woman bodies are very important.
I know it's a-lot of people in the medical field and i like to help babies and stuff so that's why i chose this career."
Graduation coach crystel ellison says the school decided use the program to help guide students into a positive path.
" we have guest speakers come in, we have our speech and drama class that does videos promoting character traits and skills that employers are looking for.
" i want to see every students graduate and that is our goal here at houston school district.
It doesn't start at the high school level, it starts in kindergarten, it starts in pre-k.
This is just as important for the first graders who are here, and the second and third graders that are coming."
And she hopes the experience will greatly impact students.
" i've been telling the little kids what's all in an obstetrician and gynecologist and how much money they can make and the outlook and determination that's in the job."
" i've done my good deed for the day to teach them something that i know and to pass on to their generation.
" standup tag- regardless of the job these middle schoolers choose to have, they just want to keep their futures bright.
Reporting chickasaw county, stephanie poole, wcbi news.
Take vo in monitor houston school district has more activities planned for eighth graders like college day and recording their graduation videos.
An evening of fun and fundraising is on tap tonight in tupelo.
The 57th annual charity ball is about to get underway.
Our allie martin is there, he joins us live with a preview..
Stinger there's more than stinger there's more than one place to catch up on the news - after the break we take you to a spot in the community that's become the center for communication..
It's a special place in african american communities: barber shops and beauty salons.
Patrons usually leave feeling good--inside and out.
In honor of black history month, our quentin smith takes a look at the role these businesses play in the african american community.
He joins us live in the studio with more.
Aundrea.
For generations, barber and beauty shops have been a centerpiece of african american culture.
At one time.... they were one of the few places african americans could gather and discuss what's going on in the community.
And the people i spoke with say they don't see that changing... nat there's a lot of cutting up going on at jordan's barber and style shop in columbus.
But not with just the clippers... nat also... with laughter and conversation... nat if you ask the owner, bobby jordan...this is just another day at the shop.
" they used to call this the black man's country club.
We come in we try and get our haircut and get a good style, but it's also an opportunity for us to talk to each other.
It's an opportunity to tell a young man about what's right, which way he should go, a chance to talk about politics, a chance to just express ourselves that we might not could say otherwise."
This shop has been a staple in columbus for 50 years... but when it comes to barbershops in general....they've been a staple in the community for centuries.
" in the black community this is a spot everybody can come to and it's one of the centers of the black community."
At one time, the barbershop was one of the few businesses african americans owned.
" one of the only things that a black person could do on his own was cut their hair, and that's the number one thing.
We used to cut the other people hair, but the only thing we might have to do is borrow your sheep shears to do it, but it's something we could do on our own."
And the same can be said for hair salons.
"i can go as far back as into slavery days, and there were slaves that had to administer hair services to their slave owners.
By them using the tonics to do our hair they became entrepreneurs once they became free.
This is something they had already started when they were in slavery, and after slavery they just went on and took it to the next level."
For frances stephenson, the salon plays a big part in her life.
"this is my way to connect with the community."
She's the owner of martha's kut and kurl, a beauty shop she inherited from her mother.
" every since i was a little girl watching my mother do hair, it was always about love and that family bond."
Both the hair salon and barbershop have a lot in common, including being cultural and economic drivers in the african american community.
By way of his clippers, brandon white has held a job in the barbershop for more than two decades.
Now, he uses the shop not only as stability for himself, but to give others a chance at employment.
" the shop i come from, we used to check the kids' report cards, and if they're doing good and they want to work, then we would provide them a job after school."
" for the economy, yes it has always been a great moneymaker."
" it means a lot to me.
It's a tradition, my father worked hard and he got it started and got it established, so i'm going to try and do what i can to keep it going.
My son is now in the business, he standing down here working so hopefully we can keep it going."
See, the shops serve as a place of business and fellowship all under one roof, and they take pride in giving back to the community.... from a crisp line up....to a nice hair flip...strangers become friends...and clients become family.
Both establishments are centerpieces in the african american community, and many believe it will continue to remain that way.
"the way we show love man, the energy we give just the way we interact with people.
We are always trying to do something with the people and the community."
" as long as we love ourselves, we're going to take care of ourselves and we're going to make sure that we look good, so no, i don't think we will ever go out of business."
"i wish the people in the community would recognize what it is and try and help us keep this going.
We as a people are losing too many things that we started out with.
We've been around this long, so it's a good example also to show people what's possible."
Fun fact, the first african american woman to become a successful entrepreneur in the hair business is madame cj walker..
Who was also considered to be the wealthiest woman in the world during the time of her death..
In 1933 henry morgan opened the first barber school for african americans called tyler barber college... in tyler texas... stinger tonight: look for lows back into the mid to upper 20s.
Wind chills may be back in the low 20s and perhaps upper teens by morning.
Under a clear sky, expect a calm wind.
Saturday: expect south and west winds 5-10 mph with temperatures climbing into the mid to perhaps upper 50s in a few spots.
The sky will be clear with lots of sunshine.
Lows saturday night fall near freezing.
Sunday: we'll anticipate more sunshine again, but clouds will begin to increase, especially into the afternoon and evening.
We may start the day with some higher clouds, which would still allow some sunshine, but keep a bright blue sky away.
Look for highs in the upper 50s, with lows in the mid to upper 40s.
An isolated shower or two is possible, but overall, widespread areas of showers and a few rumbles of thunder holds off until sunday evening into sunday night.
Monday: showers and a few thunderstorms are expected monday with highs in the 60s.
Look for a mostly cloudy sky.
Some localized areas could see upwards of 1-2?, but many will remain under 1?.
Severe weather and a big flooding event look unlikely.
Lows monday night fall into the 40s.
Tuesday: we remain warm with highs in the low 60s with lows near 40.
Look for a mix of sun and clouds.
Some showers return by tuesday night.
Wednesday: look for some scattered showers as a cold front blasts through.
Highs are only in the mid to upper 40s with lows back in the 20s.
Thursday - next weekend: the mid- range pattern looks favorable for colder than normal temperatures and drier than normal weather.
That would support more sunshine with some clouds, with highs in the 40s and 50s and low in the 20s and 30s.
We'll keep you advised if things change.
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Stinger the diamond dawgs back this weekend with the team's first top 25 battle back this weekend with the team's first top 25 battle of the season hosting a familiar foe....full recap from gm 1 off the series the second series of the season for mississippi state baseball might already take the cake for being the most interesting because this one involves unfinished business...sixth ranked mississippi state hosting 25th ranked oregon state..
Just in case you've blocked this out of your memory...the two meeting for the first time on the diamond since the beavers eliminated the bulldogs, 5-2, right before reaching the 2018 college world series championship just for that, this weekend, the diamond dawgs showing the beavers no mercy..
To dudy noble field game one of the weekend series between the beavers and the bulldogs big starting outing for pitcher carlisle koestler , starting for jt ginn.....3 scoreless innings, 2 hits, 4 strikeouts....pitche rs duel to start the game beavers break through in the fourth...pitcher .landon sims relieves koestler....shortst op andy armstrong base hit to short, gets past shortstop jordan westburg.....orego n state up 2-0 into the bottom of the eight... better late than never for the bulldogs....one man on, westburg lasers one down the third base line....double for westy....first baseman josh hatcher loads the bags with a walk... serves up 2nd baseman justin foscue...bases juiced...the junior delivers....2-rbi double in the bottom of the eight scores centerfielder rowdey jordan and westburg....tie game at 2 until one batter later....leftfielder brandon pimentel....crushes one to right....his first home run as a bulldogs comes in a big spot mississippi state scores six in the eighth the rally dawgs have returned with the comefrom behind win 6- 2....wcbi sports tom eble joins us live from starkville with more on game one, tom..
"you know, in our ballpark, it's our offense, and then it's our fanbase.
So when you're an opponent and you have to come in here and pitch, we didn't have the momentum all day.
There in the eighth, the momentum grew, and it gets tough to pitch here at the dude when that momentum is building."
"i think our bullpen did a really good job getting us through the innings until our offense could come through and help us get the win."
"in the end, we're just competing, competing, competing.
That's what coach lemonis always preaches to us.
Just competed in the eighth inning."
When we return...chief meteorologist keith gibson will have a last
