Alyssa Martin joined WTVA in 2019.

Title: Anchor

amartin@wtva.com

https://twitter.com/AlyssaWTVA

Alyssa Martin is thrilled to be back in her hometown of Tupelo.

She has called Tupelo home for more than 20 years and having the opportunity to join the WTVA 9 News team was always a dream.

Alyssa is a graduate of Tupelo High School. She attended Itawamba Community College and then continued pursuing her broadcasting and journalism degrees at Mississippi State University.

While in college, Alyssa had the opportunity to jump right into the news industry by working on the weekends as a reporter.

After spending a few years in local television, Alyssa moved to Huntsville, Alabama, to become the weekend anchor at the ABC affiliate, WAAY-TV.


During her years at WAAY, Alyssa also anchored the mornings, mid-day and afternoon newscasts.

She also helped relaunch the Breaking News Desk, keeping viewers updated on breaking news happening locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

In her free time, Alyssa loves to spend time with her friends, family and rescue cat, Elsa.

Coroner identifies victim of fatal Tupelo wreck

Updated - The Lee County coroner confirmed the wreck happened Thursday afternoon.

Best state cruiser contest underway

Last year, Mississippi placed 11th overall.

Annual fundraiser for veterans underway

This year, Scott Burns is camping out in the parking lot of the mall for the "7 Days for the Troops" event.

Mississippi pauses reopening process after Coronavirus surge

Gov. Tate Reeves says he's pausing its efforts to reopen Mississippi's economy.

Senator Roger Wicker reacts to flag removal

Sen, Wicker's reaction came as the flag was removed from the tunnel in the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol.

Aberdeen Superintendent talks possible school plans

The Superintendent talked about the options during a Zoom meeting.

Alabama starts cutting unemployment for those refusing to work

Al.com reports employers have reported 3,336 people to the state for refusing to return to work since January.

Child struck by vehicle Monday evening in Tupelo

Updated - The incident under investigation happened in the Haven Acres area.

Gov. Reeves says he should have worn a mask at funeral

Reeves said emotions were “very, very high” at the service, and he was focused on supporting Blair's family and law enforcement officers.

Boil water alert issued for some Lee County residents

The alert impacts some customers of the North Lee County Water Association.

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 34622

Reported Deaths: 1215

Confirmed Cases: 49892

Reported Deaths: 1077