Charles Herrington
Multimedia Journalist
Moselle, MS
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Charles has worked at WDAM for more than two decades. He was born and raised in Hattiesburg and attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio, T.V. and Film in 1988.
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The Ellisville community welcomed home dozens of their high school musicians Sunday who just took top honors at a regional band competition.
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Dozens of people in the town of Beaumont gathered Sunday afternoon to join in the fight against breast cancer.
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Meanwhile, Pearl River Community College is preparing to host an open house for hundreds of potential new students later this month.
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Pearl River Community College is transforming a former bookstore into a new customer service center.
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Camp Shelby is preparing to host a special reunion of World War Two veterans that was postponed due to COVID-19.
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Nearly two hundred bikers gathered Saturday at Hellfighters USA Motorcycle Shop for an annual benefit ride.
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A traditional Fall event at Moselle Elementary School that was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic was held Saturday.
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Thousands of people gathered in Laurel Saturday night to celebrate hamburgers and hot rods.
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The staff at Hattiesburg’s Saenger Theater is getting into the Halloween holiday “spirit.”
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Vaccination Equity Initiative Mississippi will host a vaccine clinic at Town Square Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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It’s a fundraiser for the Avenues Alliance and helps pay for some of the Halloween activities in the area.
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The Hattiesburg Area Historical Society hosted an open house at The Hattiesburg Cultural Center for its 50th-anniversary.
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An annual event in Laurel celebrating good food and great cars will feature even more automobiles when it takes place this Saturday.
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A multi-million dollar renovation of one of the main academic buildings at Pearl River Community College is almost finished.
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A total of 5,082 students are attending PRCC this semester.
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Teachers say it will be a good sensory activity for their students.
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There are about 167,000 emergency nurses in the U.S.
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Members of the Mississippi Hunting Dog Association are reaching out to help a George County teenager.
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Mississippi’s largest National Guard unit has a new leader.
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It’s a big homecoming weekend at both Southern Miss and Jones College.
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Veterans who served in Afghanistan will be honored at a special event at a Hattiesburg VFW Saturday.
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Rep. Steven Palazzo says the whole process has bought the government some time.
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Henry Bennett was presented the Medal of a Liberated France during a ceremony at the veterans home Thursday.
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Sacred Heart Catholic School has a new mentor program for its students.
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An annual breast cancer awareness event is returning to a traditional format this year.
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Dozens of Hattiesburg restaurants have teamed up with VisitHATTIESBURG to celebrate culinary tourism during the fourth annual Hattiesburg Restaurant Week.
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The first Saturday in October was a tasty one for visitors to downtown Hattiesburg.
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The Downtown Hattiesburg Association and local merchants are hoping to increase business on the initial Saturday of each month.
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Dozens of runners and walkers took part in a first-ever activity in Hattiesburg Saturday morning to raise awareness of domestic violence.
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There was a big turnout for the 16th annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival.
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Laurel police and firefighters are teaming up with local residents to help victims of Hurricane Ida.
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An annual street festival in Laurel that was canceled last year because of the pandemic is back on for 2021.
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An annual event that supports people living with diabetes will be held in-person this year, after taking place virtually in 2020, due to the pandemic.
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Pearl River Community College is getting some new federal money to grow apprenticeship programs in Mississippi.
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Plans are being finalized for the annual Veterans Day program in Hattiesburg.
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Covington County Hospital will host its last scheduled community vaccine clinic Thursday.
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A new campaign is underway to encourage South Mississippians to get COVID-19 vaccines.
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Mitchell Farms is hosting visitors from South Mississippi and beyond at its annual Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch.
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The Covington County Chamber of Commerce is already preparing for the Christmas season.
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What started as a check-in on a citizen's tip turned into a police chase.
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Dozens of golfers enjoyed Thursday’s beautiful weather and helped out the United Way of the Pine Belt.
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A Jones County resident is celebrating a milestone with Dixie Electric Power Association.
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A group of Covington County volunteers that just returned from a trip to help storm victims in Louisiana is now planning a second relief mission to the area.
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Family members said she was being treated for smoke inhalation.
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Lots of people lined up at Laurel Ford Saturday to get free child car seats and booster seats.
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Volunteers from Covington County’s New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church lent a hand to Ida victims in Golden Meadow, La.
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A one-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon left one dead at the intersection of U.S. 49 and Campbell Loop.
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The Army unit that oversees and validates training at Camp Shelby honored four of its soldiers Friday, who are retiring after a combined 83 years of service to the nation.
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The Sharon Volunteer Fire Department and Jones County TRIAD are hosting the giveaway.
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You can drop off the supplies through Sunday morning at the fire station downtown Collins.