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.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:17 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Monday morning, inside the gym at East Marion High School, you could feel the excitement in the air.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, a brain disease that affects memory, thinking, and behavior.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 8:19 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
“There is life after your ugly.” - This motto is a way of life for Columbia High School teacher Amy Terrell.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 6:12 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Hattiesburg pastor Knox Baird said he learned a valuable lesson over the last year - don’t ignore your yearly checkups.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 8:01 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
September's Golden Apple Award Winner is truly beloved by his fellow teachers at Oak Grove High School.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
The Governor stated for months, Mississippi is preparing to help expecting mothers. Now, he is answering...How? He said during a one-on-one interview with WDAM 7, Mississippi Pregnancy Resource Centers are a part of the answer.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 7:34 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Gov. Reeves commented on what the state plans to do about this alleged scheme to defraud the government and take away money from those in the state who need it the most.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Hattiesburg native, Michelle Lott planted a seed of helping others through their breast cancer journey. Now, she is seven years into her own struggle with the disease.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Innova Prep's Carly Tubbs is TEC's and WDAM 7's first Golden Apple Award Winner for this new school year.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 6:49 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
A Lamar County Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care Functional Optometrist said there are things our eyes weren’t meant to do, specifically staring into devices only inches away from our eyes.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Dr. Ben Burnett is William Carey University's next president. He said just to hear those words makes him feel an array of emotions.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
If you aren’t familiar with The University of Southern Mississippi’s new interim president, Joe Paul, there is one thing you need to know, he bleeds black and gold.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
New and first time mom, Erin Zanza said she feels like the hurdles haven't stopped since her son was born eight months ago.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Our last TEC and WDAM 7 Golden Apple Award Winner of the 2021-2022 school year is Seminary Elementary School special education teacher Wanda Harvey.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:34 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Ritchie Yang is one of only two Mississippi students selected as a U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
The brainchild of Ward 2 Councilwoman Delgado is helping a Navy veteran get the home he needs.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
This month's Golden Apple Award winner is Thames Elementary Pre-K and Kindergarten teacher, Ariel Boleware.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Making sure your kids are fed at school now could nourish their futures in more ways than one.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Marion County School District Superintendent Carl Michael Day has a vision to improve the district for both students and the community.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
TEC and WDAM 7 Golden Apple Award Winner is Stringer Attendance Center Seventh Grade English teacher Conswayla Bourne.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 10:02 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 6:05 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 6:24 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Mississippi Professional Educators Executive Director, Kelly Riley kept tabs on every move lawmakers made regarding teacher pay on deadline day Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 7:03 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
This month's winner, Sg.t James Hardwick, isn't your tradition teacher.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Rev. Ridgeway played a pivotal role in voting rights for African Americans throughout the country and particularly, in Forrest County.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 7:31 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
William Carey University's School of Education is determined to put an end to the teacher shortage in Mississippi.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Sharon Shepeard’s nominator said Shepeard is the kind of teacher you remember and cherish into adulthood.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 7:39 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Teachers spoke out and state legislators listened. This legislative session is off to a promising start with two significant pay increase proposals for teachers.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
For nearly two years, districts couldn't plan for the school year without also strategizing for whatever COVID-19 could bring.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 6:11 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Lamar and Forrest County School Districts finished the first half of their new modified school year.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 5:08 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Our last WDAM and TEC Golden Apple Award winner of 2021 is North Forrest 7th grade teacher Zaquoria Jefferson.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 4:55 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Dr. Ronald Schwartz said the medicine is a breakthrough in terms of trying to treat Alzheimer’s Disease in its earliest stages.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
This month’s Golden Apple Award winner is Sacred Heart Middle School Teacher, Michael Hogan.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:04 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 5:58 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. This disease robs you of your memory, thinking, and time.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 4:21 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Who cares for the caregiver? That's a question Hattiesburg Clinic Neurologist Dr. Ronald Schwartz has been working to answer since 2016.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
This month's Golden Apple Award Winner is Laurel High School Math Teacher, Fred Jackson.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
A Hub City non-profit just wants to give and be there for those during what may be the darkest time of their lives.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Monday night, the school board voted to make wearing a mask optional.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
For school districts who transitioned to a modified school year, this week is the start of what's called intersession.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
This month's WDAM 7 and TEC Golden Apple Award Winner is a Lamar County Christian school history teacher.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Cindy Steven-Pheal and Cherie Smith are two of more than 50 teachers who were awarded grants.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
Testing will be voluntary for students in the district.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 4:38 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
The college hosted its last student orientation Friday, helping future bobcats get ready for the new year.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2021 at 5:43 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 7:22 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
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.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
The University of Southern Mississippi is ready for a new school year.
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