Rhea joined WTVA in August 2020.
Originally from the Midwest, Rhea moved south and graduated from the University of Alabama in May of 2020 with a bachelor's degree in telecommunication and film and an emphasis in sports reporting.
While in Tuscaloosa, she worked for Bama's student recruitment team and interned at WVUA 23 in the sports department. It was here she developed a passion for reporting on SEC sports.
Rhea is based out of WTVA's Starkville bureau. She is excited to report on sports and tell the local stories in the Golden Triangle.
In her free time, Rhea enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her dog Riggins. Yes, he is named after Tim Riggins from Friday Night Lights.
If you have a story idea, feel free to email her at rthornton@wtva.com.
A Better Columbus cut its ribbon on Monday afternoon outside its new office in downtown Columbus.
The city of Winona will be home to the second Biewer Lumber sawmill in Mississippi bringing over 100 jobs to the town.
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle administered 220 vaccines to members of the public that were 75 and older.
Emergency Room Nurse Manager, Sandy Holman, gives us a look into what the coronavirus has done to healthcare workers at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle.
People stopped by the Sprint Mart in Starkville to grab their Mega Millions tickets before the numbers are drawn on Friday night.
Peco Foods announced the expansion of West Point plant but decided to close its business in Brooksville.
As of Tuesday, Baptist Memorial Hospital's ICU beds were filled with current patients.
Baptist Memorial Hospital is giving new nursing hires a $5,000 signing bonus to help with the nursing shortage during the pandemic.
Local residents react to the closure of their Walmart after the company announces the closure until Wednesday morning.
Mississippi State University's football team will travel to Fort Worth to play the University of Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl on New Year's Eve.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| DeSoto | 17257 | 180 |
| Hinds | 16331 | 322 |
| Harrison | 13567 | 194 |
| Rankin | 10804 | 212 |
| Jackson | 10453 | 184 |
| Lee | 8864 | 141 |
| Madison | 8314 | 164 |
| Jones | 6434 | 112 |
| Forrest | 6009 | 120 |
| Lauderdale | 5902 | 186 |
| Lowndes | 5405 | 116 |
| Lafayette | 4991 | 93 |
| Lamar | 4885 | 65 |
| Washington | 4803 | 124 |
| Bolivar | 3997 | 109 |
| Oktibbeha | 3953 | 81 |
| Panola | 3723 | 79 |
| Pontotoc | 3678 | 53 |
| Monroe | 3558 | 105 |
| Warren | 3548 | 98 |
| Union | 3459 | 60 |
| Marshall | 3440 | 66 |
| Neshoba | 3396 | 152 |
| Pearl River | 3301 | 100 |
| Leflore | 3041 | 107 |
| Lincoln | 2980 | 85 |
| Sunflower | 2866 | 71 |
| Hancock | 2744 | 59 |
| Tate | 2731 | 62 |
| Alcorn | 2654 | 53 |
| Itawamba | 2637 | 59 |
| Pike | 2637 | 78 |
| Scott | 2480 | 46 |
| Yazoo | 2470 | 56 |
| Prentiss | 2465 | 52 |
| Tippah | 2430 | 50 |
| Copiah | 2427 | 49 |
| Coahoma | 2410 | 54 |
| Simpson | 2364 | 67 |
| Leake | 2317 | 65 |
| Grenada | 2194 | 71 |
| Covington | 2146 | 72 |
| Marion | 2130 | 73 |
| Adams | 2070 | 70 |
| Wayne | 2029 | 32 |
| Winston | 2016 | 66 |
| George | 1998 | 39 |
| Attala | 1942 | 59 |
| Newton | 1934 | 44 |
| Tishomingo | 1893 | 61 |
| Chickasaw | 1850 | 44 |
| Jasper | 1727 | 36 |
| Holmes | 1687 | 67 |
| Clay | 1598 | 33 |
| Stone | 1447 | 21 |
| Tallahatchie | 1419 | 34 |
| Clarke | 1398 | 62 |
| Calhoun | 1365 | 21 |
| Smith | 1214 | 24 |
| Yalobusha | 1178 | 34 |
| Walthall | 1123 | 36 |
| Noxubee | 1108 | 22 |
| Greene | 1104 | 29 |
| Montgomery | 1098 | 34 |
| Carroll | 1048 | 21 |
| Lawrence | 1029 | 17 |
| Perry | 1026 | 31 |
| Amite | 984 | 26 |
| Webster | 928 | 24 |
| Tunica | 873 | 21 |
| Claiborne | 866 | 25 |
| Jefferson Davis | 853 | 26 |
| Humphreys | 831 | 24 |
| Benton | 820 | 23 |
| Kemper | 776 | 20 |
| Quitman | 696 | 8 |
| Franklin | 667 | 15 |
| Choctaw | 609 | 13 |
| Wilkinson | 587 | 25 |
| Jefferson | 549 | 19 |
| Sharkey | 431 | 17 |
| Issaquena | 159 | 6 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 62752 | 920 |
| Mobile | 30551 | 554 |
| Madison | 27303 | 186 |
| Tuscaloosa | 20835 | 267 |
| Montgomery | 19192 | 305 |
| Shelby | 18693 | 114 |
| Baldwin | 16513 | 183 |
| Lee | 12603 | 101 |
| Morgan | 12321 | 113 |
| Etowah | 11805 | 168 |
| Calhoun | 11206 | 200 |
| Marshall | 10236 | 107 |
| Houston | 8681 | 148 |
| Cullman | 8094 | 105 |
| Limestone | 8074 | 74 |
| Elmore | 7923 | 101 |
| DeKalb | 7715 | 97 |
| Lauderdale | 7631 | 83 |
| St. Clair | 7599 | 120 |
| Talladega | 6224 | 108 |
| Walker | 5930 | 174 |
| Jackson | 5837 | 41 |
| Colbert | 5354 | 73 |
| Blount | 5320 | 83 |
| Autauga | 5227 | 55 |
| Coffee | 4462 | 56 |
| Dale | 3997 | 81 |
| Franklin | 3681 | 48 |
| Chilton | 3378 | 65 |
| Russell | 3359 | 10 |
| Covington | 3301 | 68 |
| Escambia | 3213 | 42 |
| Dallas | 3051 | 96 |
| Chambers | 2886 | 69 |
| Clarke | 2831 | 33 |
| Tallapoosa | 2630 | 107 |
| Pike | 2513 | 29 |
| Marion | 2473 | 50 |
| Lawrence | 2452 | 47 |
| Winston | 2290 | 35 |
| Bibb | 2170 | 47 |
| Geneva | 2033 | 35 |
| Marengo | 2008 | 29 |
| Pickens | 1969 | 31 |
| Hale | 1774 | 42 |
| Barbour | 1738 | 36 |
| Fayette | 1712 | 26 |
| Butler | 1707 | 58 |
| Cherokee | 1609 | 30 |
| Henry | 1550 | 21 |
| Monroe | 1473 | 17 |
| Randolph | 1415 | 35 |
| Washington | 1383 | 26 |
| Clay | 1270 | 45 |
| Crenshaw | 1202 | 44 |
| Cleburne | 1184 | 23 |
| Lamar | 1184 | 19 |
| Macon | 1168 | 35 |
| Lowndes | 1115 | 35 |
| Wilcox | 1036 | 21 |
| Bullock | 997 | 28 |
| Perry | 982 | 19 |
| Conecuh | 951 | 20 |
| Sumter | 895 | 26 |
| Greene | 762 | 23 |
| Coosa | 605 | 15 |
| Choctaw | 515 | 24 |
| Out of AL | 0 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
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