I was born in Natchez, Mississippi, and when I was two
years old, my family and I moved to the Red Carpet City
of Vicksburg. It was there that I enjoyed growing up
in historic downtown Vicksburg with the Mississippi River
a few blocks from my home as well as beautiful antebellum
houses and civil war battlefields right around the corner.
As early as the second grade, I knew that I had been
bitten by the writing bug! Even as a young girl I loved
to write, and I especially loved to talk! Two things
which have helped me as a journalist! Throughout my time
at Vickburg High School I was involved in public speaking
and wrote for my school newspaper.
After graduation, I attended the University of Mississippi,
which was a family tradition I knew I wanted to continue.
So, I happily made Oxford my home for the next few years.
While at Ole Miss I was involved on campus, and was fortunate
enough to be elected Ole Miss Homecoming Queen in 2000.
I was also very honored to serve as an intern with the
Ole Miss Alumni Association where I worked as an assistant
editor for the Ole Miss Alumni Review Magazine. After
graduating from Ole Miss in Journalism, I headed back
home to start my career.
My next step was working for a weekly SEC Football Magazine,
Southeastern Football Saturdays , as an assistant editor.
For a year I traveled throughout the Southeastern Conference
setting up promotional events for the magazine, all the
while, enjoying one of my favorite events, college football!
With most of my experience in print journalism, I knew
that I wanted to expand my journalism work and focus
on broadcasting.
In 2004 , I served as a broadcast intern at WTVA. It
was here that I quickly learned that I wanted to make
news broadcasting my career. Soon after I completed my
internship, I was asked to join the award winning team
at WTVA/WLOV.
When I am not working, I love spending time with my
younger sister, Lana Claire, my parents, Winky and Debbie,
and our two yorkies, Sadie and Mac! I also have lots
of family in North Mississippi, so I am enjoying making
Tupelo my new home!
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