Karrie Leggett-Brown
Evening Anchor
Moselle, MS
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Karrie Leggett-Brown graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Before graduation, Karrie landed a position as a reporter/photographer for WDAM 7. She worked her way up the ranks at the station to eventually become an evening anchor. She is now the medical reporter for the station's weekly segment Medical Housecall.
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Ritchie Yang is one of only two Mississippi students selected as a U.S. Presidential Scholar.
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The brainchild of Ward 2 Councilwoman Delgado is helping a Navy veteran get the home he needs.
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This month's Golden Apple Award winner is Thames Elementary Pre-K and Kindergarten teacher, Ariel Boleware.
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Making sure your kids are fed at school now could nourish their futures in more ways than one.
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Marion County School District Superintendent Carl Michael Day has a vision to improve the district for both students and the community.
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TEC and WDAM 7 Golden Apple Award Winner is Stringer Attendance Center Seventh Grade English teacher Conswayla Bourne.
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When you look up Critical Race Theory there are plenty of sources that offer a definition, and even more articles examining how it’s now a divisive topic.
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The Mississippi Department of Education awarded WCU a $1.9 million grant to recruit 10 candidates with a bachelor’s degree who want to teach kindergarten through 6 grade.
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Mississippi Professional Educators Executive Director, Kelly Riley kept tabs on every move lawmakers made regarding teacher pay on deadline day Tuesday.
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This month's winner, Sg.t James Hardwick, isn't your tradition teacher.
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Rev. Ridgeway played a pivotal role in voting rights for African Americans throughout the country and particularly, in Forrest County.
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William Carey University's School of Education is determined to put an end to the teacher shortage in Mississippi.
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Sharon Shepeard’s nominator said Shepeard is the kind of teacher you remember and cherish into adulthood.
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Teachers spoke out and state legislators listened. This legislative session is off to a promising start with two significant pay increase proposals for teachers.
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For nearly two years, districts couldn't plan for the school year without also strategizing for whatever COVID-19 could bring.
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Lamar and Forrest County School Districts finished the first half of their new modified school year.
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Our last WDAM and TEC Golden Apple Award winner of 2021 is North Forrest 7th grade teacher Zaquoria Jefferson.
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Dr. Ronald Schwartz said the medicine is a breakthrough in terms of trying to treat Alzheimer’s Disease in its earliest stages.
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This month’s Golden Apple Award winner is Sacred Heart Middle School Teacher, Michael Hogan.
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According to Hattiesburg Clinic's Dr. Robert Schwartz, the study agrees to cover the cost of the PET scan for a small group of patients.
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November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. This disease robs you of your memory, thinking, and time.
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Purvis Upper Elementary Third Grade Special Services Educator, Ginnie Curtis said for the past 20 years, her passion and dedication have belonged to a particular group of kids.
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Who cares for the caregiver? That's a question Hattiesburg Clinic Neurologist Dr. Ronald Schwartz has been working to answer since 2016.
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This month's Golden Apple Award Winner is Laurel High School Math Teacher, Fred Jackson.
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A Hub City non-profit just wants to give and be there for those during what may be the darkest time of their lives.
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For a year and a half, Executive Vice President Of William Carey University, Dr. Ben Burnett studied the causes of teacher shortages in the southern region and in our state.
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Monday night, the school board voted to make wearing a mask optional.
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For school districts who transitioned to a modified school year, this week is the start of what's called intersession.
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This month's WDAM 7 and TEC Golden Apple Award Winner is a Lamar County Christian school history teacher.
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Cindy Steven-Pheal and Cherie Smith are two of more than 50 teachers who were awarded grants.
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Testing will be voluntary for students in the district.
Our very first teacher of the 21-22 school year has been a nurse for 20 years and teaches the Health and Science program at Hattiesburg High School.
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The college hosted its last student orientation Friday, helping future bobcats get ready for the new year.
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There's a camp, right here in the Pine Belt making a difference in the lives of people with autism from all around the country.
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WCU Crusaders may be starting a new school year on Aug. 23rd with a record number of students, according to the University Executive Vice President, Dr. Ben Burnett.
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The University of Southern Mississippi is ready for a new school year.
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The modified schedule is still 180 days of school, but with an earlier start of July 26 and two, two-week breaks in the fall and spring.
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Newly re-elected Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker has a vision for the next four years in the Hub City: making Hattiesburg the premiere city in the gulf south.
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The Mississippi State Department of Health gave the Hub City a five out of five in its annual report of the water supply.
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Applying for financial aid for college isn’t a quick process.
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Our final WDAM and TEC Golden Apple Award winner for this school year is Dina Martin, who teaches fourth and fifth graders at East Jones Elementary.
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The program will provide food to more than 30 million children over the summer.
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This month’s WDAM 7 and TEC Golden Apple Award Winner is K-6 West Jones Elementary teacher Lorna Harper.
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The funding will mean increased access to quality education and opportunities for the state’s pre-kindergarten kids.
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Amy Rozier said looking back, she can honestly say COVID-19 changed her life for the better.
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William Carey's Alternate Route to Teaching Program was recognized by the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education.
This month’s WDAM and TEC’s Golden Apple Award winner is Moselle Elementary School teacher Terri Shoemake.
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The bill ensures schools won’t face severe budget cuts due to inconsistencies in student attendance during the pandemic last year.
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Education advocates are among the tax bill’s biggest critics.