Josh Carter
Digital Content Producer
Jackson, MS
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Josh Carter is one of the newest members of the Digital Content Team at WLBT and FOX40 News. He is responsible for writing articles, editing videos and reaching out to viewers through all social media platforms. Before becoming a part of the digital content team, Josh worked as an Associate Producer for both WLBT and FOX40. He is a graduate of Mississippi College with a major in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism. At Mississippi College, Josh served as Assistant Editor of his college paper, The Collegian.
Things that Josh likes: commas, all forms of pie, a good sweatshirt.
Things that Josh does not like: semi-colons, basic math, when people pronounce the word salmon like sal-mon.
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The months-long tit for tat between Governor Tate Reeves and President Joe Biden shows no sign of slowing down.
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Gov. Tate Reeves has made several Fox News appearances in the wake of President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate.
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Gov. Tate Reeves is lashing out President Biden’s newly unveiled vaccine mandates which will effect nearly 100 million Americans.
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The daughter of a Holly Springs baseball coach has died after being involved in a wreck over Labor Day weekend.
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When you need a nice suit, Michael Strahan is the man to call. And that’s exactly what Coach Prime did.
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Benjamin Dagley has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals after making national news confronting an MSNBC reporter in Mississippi earlier this week.
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The man has now been identified as Benjamin Eugene Dagley of Wooster, Ohio.
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A journalist with MSNBC was accosted on live television Monday morning while covering Hurricane Ida’s impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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The storm is now projected to strengthen to a Category 4 Hurricane.
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To the public it was a safe haven for at-risk youth. For some on the inside, though, it was a prison.
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Mississippi-grown Super Bowl champion Brett Favre is making news for statements made regarding the coronavirus vaccine.
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A couple is suing Yogi on the Lake after their daughter allegedly tested positive for E. coli after visiting the waterpark.
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This on the heels of a boom in coronavirus cases across Mississippi, leading to a crisis at some state hospitals.
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Jen Sartin stated that nurses are tired and that it’s getting to the point where they need help from the community.
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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs is apologizing after receiving backlash for comments made during a recent Facebook live recording.
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Representative Jeramey Anderson of Mississippi’s 110th district called the sudden increase the “consequences of not getting vaccinated and poor mask wearing.”
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Sometimes it’s good to live in Mississippi.
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“Did I ever tell y’all about the time I rode 11 hours to Omaha with a complete stranger to watch Mississippi State play in the College World Series?"
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With a reported 17 homicides in the Capital City, the month of June 2021 has become the deadliest in Jackson’s history.
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According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, agents arrested Jermaine Antoine Garner, 36, for a probation violation warrant.
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Gov. Tate Reeves has joined 19 other governors asking President Joe Biden not to expand the Supreme Court, reports AL.com.
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In an update on Facebook, the College stated that in the 9 weeks Buddy has been recovering, he has received 5 skin grafts and his face is healing well.
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Gov. Reeves says that a recent lawsuit by the American Atheists over Mississippi’s “In God We Trust” license plates is nothing more than a “publicity stunt.”
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Gov. Tate Reeves reportedly received a late invitation to participate in First Lady Jill Biden’s event in Mississippi, which occurred Tuesday.
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The tale of Luke Woodham and 'The Kroth' has been compared to a Stephen King novel. But this story is true. And it happened in Pearl, Mississippi.
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The $20 million donation is the largest gift in the college’s history.
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More than $200,000 has now been raised across multiple fundraisers for the family of Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper, John Harris.
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Zechariah Cartledge, 12, ran the mile while carrying the Blue Line Flag, which he will then give to the first responder’s family in which he ran for.
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The GoFundMe was created by Sean Tindell who is Commissioner at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
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President Joe Biden is calling out thirteen Republicans who he says “bragged” about his American Rescue Plan even after they voted against it.
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According to Sen. Wicker, the Space Force officer’s comments were neither investigated or determined to have violated any department directive.
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This after the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned Initiative 65, a medical marijuana initiative widely supported by the voters of Mississippi.
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Mississippi continues to feel the effects of the Colonial Pipeline hack.
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“Cutting the benefits off without taking other steps could harm people who are legitimately unemployed,” Robert Johnson said.
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In a post Wednesday, the governor wrote that “we will go to the Lord and ask for his protective hand over us.”
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Gov. Tate Reeves is set to appear in a Fox News town hall event Thursday evening for “red state trailblazers.”
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Former President Donald Trump has his eye on one state governor to be his running mate if he were to run again in 2024.
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A meal at a Mexican restaurant in Mississippi is warming hearts across the country.
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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker called the statement from the NCAA “unbelievable” while McDaniel described it as a “woke stance.”
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The Mississippi Legilative Black Caucus is “standing in solidarity” with Major League Baseball’s opposition of Georgia’s new voting law - which they call “restrictive.”
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Gov. Tate Reeves is saying “no thank you” after President Joe Biden recently urged governors to reinstate their mask mandates.
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The senators will travel to McAllen, Texas for briefings and tours Thursday and Friday.
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A Jackson State student’s audition on American Idol had one of the judges with a lump in their throat.
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Many proms in Mississippi were canceled last year due to the pandemic.
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A representative in Texas has filed a bill which would increase the base salary of every teacher in the state to $70,000 a year.
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It will now head to Governor Tate Reeves for signage.
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Experts are already cautioning drivers to be prepared for a hike in gas prices as we shift into spring and summer.
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Walmart is pledging up to $1 million in cash and products to support relief efforts in states affected by the recent winter storm.
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The move is seemingly directed at former President Donald Trump, who is the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.