Charles Herrington
Multimedia Journalist
Moselle, MS
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Charles has worked at WDAM 7 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 members of American Legion Post 70 hosted an early Memorial Day ceremony at the Wayne County War Memorial Saturday afternoon
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Memorial Day provides a long weekend of remembrance, reflection
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The staff at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby will have a busy summer, making major changes to two big exhibits.
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Funeral services were held Saturday for Philip Allan, the Magee volunteer firefighter who was hit and killed by a car while responding to a traffic accident on U.S. 49 in Covington County Wednesday afternoon.
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Vendors at a first-ever event in Columbia Saturday that was dedicated to crawfish and craftspeople had to deal with off an on showers.
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The South Jones High School Marching Band has been invited to perform at the St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade in Dublin, Ireland.
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The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum is hosting a special ceremony next week to honor veterans of the Vietnam War.
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Thousands of people visited downtown Hattiesburg Saturday for an annual street festival of food, live entertainment and one-of-a-kind arts and crafts.
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A bill that originated in the House of Representatives that would provide financial incentives for Mississippi volunteer firefighters is back in that chamber this week.
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A Laurel business teamed up with Mississippi artists and craftsmen for an annual event Saturday, showing off products made in the Magnolia State.
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The University of Southern Mississippi is home to a top chef who’ll be participating in a national culinary championship in the Big Apple this summer.
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An annual event in recognition of African-American history in the Hub City is celebrating its silver anniversary.
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USM Physical Plant Director Neil Bohn, university landscape superintendent Michael Scully and about 40 Dubard School students planted three live oak trees near the university’s All-American Rose Garden.
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The M.A.A. will provide training for employees and add signage to increase awareness of human trafficking.
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Hundreds of women attended an annual event at Pearl River Community College Saturday that was focused on issues related to women’s health.
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Mississippi sheriffs are hoping state lawmakers will enact new legislation to let them to use radar on county roads.
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Several new exhibits, along with the much anticipated Serengeti Springs Water Park, are set to open at the Hattiesburg Zoo in 2023.
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A bill making its way through the Mississippi Legislature would help provide more food for food pantries across the state.
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The Hattiesburg Zoo trotted out its 3-month-old hyena cub, announcing it as a boy named "Kito."
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A traveling exhibit, which focuses on America’s reaction to the Holocaust, opens at the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County Monday.
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Protesters marched in Smith County Saturday demanding answers in the death of Rasheem Carter.
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It was a busy year for the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in 2022.
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Animal shelters are warning pet owners about the coming frigid temperatures and their potential impact on outdoor dogs and cats, especially the very young or very old.
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It was a red carpet night at the Saenger Theater in Hattiesburg Saturday evening, as the Hub City hosted a special screening of the new movie, “Devotion.”
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The champions on the gridiron in Hattiesburg this weekend aren’t the only winners.
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A ribbon was cut Saturday to officially open a museum dedicated to the life and work of country music star and Mount Olive native Billy Ray Reynolds.
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The Waynesboro City Auditorium hosted an anti-violence event just for young people Saturday.
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The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby is honoring the first female member of the armed forces from the Magnolia State to be killed in action in the Global War on Terror.
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The Hattiesburg Police Department arrested and charged a man in connection to a shooting that happened on Wednesday.
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Five individuals in total were injured during the shooting that happened Wednesday night.
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Nearly two dozen people from five states came to Hattiesburg Saturday for a global strongman competition.
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Nearly 300 people walked across the University of Southern Mississippi campus Saturday morning, to help fight Alzheimer’s Disease.
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The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby will soon honor the first female member of the armed forces from Mississippi killed in action in the War on Terror.
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Christmas is four months away, but in Columbia, it’s already looking like the holiday season.
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A century-old building in Mount Olive will be home to a new museum honoring the late country music legend and Mount Olive native Billy Ray Reynolds.
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol said three people died and two more were injured Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 in Jasper County.
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Hattiesburg’s Recover, Rebuild, Restore Southeast Mississippi (R3SM) will welcome dozens of volunteers from Alabama Sunday.
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The Mississippi governor praised the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) efforts to alleviate the effects of the nationwide formula shortage.
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The Associated Press has called the election in favor of Johnny DuPree as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District.
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Keith C. Sandidge was arrested at his home early Saturday morning.
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Congressman Steven Palazzo says Vladimir Putin is “playing games with the world” and the Biden Administration is sending all the wrong messages to the Russian leader.
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Heroes have been honored all throughout 2021 at Camp Shelby.
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Rep. Steven Palazzo says the whole process has bought the government some time.
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One will be for alligators. The other will be for Chilean flamingos.
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Within a week of his COVID diagnosis, Isaiah Dennis was admitted into Covington County Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and placed on a ventilator to help him breathe.
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While most people call 911 when they have an emergency, a little girl in Mississippi called 911 to express her love for first responders.
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School superintendents from across Mississippi are attending a statewide gathering, face to face, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
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