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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Three people are under arrest after an 18-year-old girl’s body was found dumped on the side of the road last month in Mississippi.
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Her visit comes nearly a year after First Lady Jill Biden visited Jackson in order to promote the coronavirus vaccine.
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The District Attorney of Jefferson Davis County says that a child’s innocence was lost after they were allegedly kidnapped and raped repeatedly by two men last week.
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Terrance Freeman swears that this actually happened.
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Gov. Tate Reeves has joined four other governors in asking that their state’s National Guard members be exempt from a federal coronavirus vaccine mandate.
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Since the beginning of 2020, over $40 million in unclaimed property has been returned to Mississippians.
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A Mississippi man has been arrested after allegedly making a “credible” threat directed at his church.
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Unbeknownst to her, the “hitman” she hired was an FBI Special Agent. The intended victim was unharmed.
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A man, who was shot in the arm, drove himself and the woman, who was shot in the head. The woman was later flown to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Her current condition is unknown.
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Travis Tritt is said to be coming back to the Magnolia State after canceling his concert earlier this year due to a vaccine requirement.
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A dog that had been missing for five years has finally been reunited with her owner!
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A major twist has been revealed in the investigation involving a man who was found dead in the back of a “free” car last weekend.
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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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The daughter of a Holly Springs baseball coach has died after being involved in a wreck over Labor Day weekend.
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A photo of student athletes praying at a local Mexican restaurant has taken social media by storm.
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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.
Benjamin Dagley was a wanted fugitive after the incident and was charged with two counts of simple assault by the Gulfport Police Department.
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A study released by Millsaps College on Wednesday revealed Mississippians’ attitudes towards a litany of COVID-related topics, including vaccine mandates.
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The man has now been identified as Benjamin Eugene Dagley of Wooster, Ohio.
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A woman is thanking God and praising random acts of generosity after receiving a huge tip Friday afternoon.
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A happy coincidence as two military dads, who do not know each other, both FaceTimed their children, who also do not know each other.
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Sometimes it’s good to live in Mississippi.
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There are currently no colleges or universities in the state of Mississippi that require students to have the COVID-19 vaccine.
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A lawsuit originating in Mississippi that has found its way to the United State Supreme Court could possibly overturn Roe v. Wade
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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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In March, Reeves lifted the mask mandate in the state but kept the mask requirement in K-12 schools in place.
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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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Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that Mississippi will be the next state to opt out of additional federal unemployment benefits.
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Americans by far make up the most traffic on Pornhub, and the state that spends the most time per visit: Mississippi.
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A meal at a Mexican restaurant in Mississippi is warming hearts across the country.
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To Reeves, the only thing that justified the executive actions that took place over the course of last year was to protect the healthcare system.
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A bill introduced into the Mississippi Senate would withhold state funds from any school teaching from The 1619 Project curriculum.
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If passed, the bill would allow abortions past 20 weeks in order to save the life of the mother or in the cases of rape or incest.
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The Georgia congresswoman announced the news in a video on Twitter Thursday afternoon, saying, “We’ll see how this goes.”
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is tweeting her frustration after construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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The 25th Amendment allows for the president or vice president to be replaced by means of death, removal, resignation or incapacitation.
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Clarksdale, Mississippi’s “favorite son” returned home for the holiday and came bearing gifts.
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Tuesday morning, Reeves wrote on Facebook that many “skeptics” have been asking him why he has yet to take the vaccine.
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Aside from serving as Treasurer and Co-Chair of the Black Caucus at Harvard, Harris is also the author of the children’s book Successful.
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Tate Reeves to give press conference.
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“Your ideas are as awful as your spelling.”
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Gunn had been a vocal advocate of changing the state flag since 2015 and spearheaded the change this summer.
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Morgan Freeman has given his approval of Mississippi’s new flag.
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“We hope this is a new start and will change the lives of these and many more.”
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A video posted Tuesday captured a 91-year-old woman in Greenville, Mississippi on her way to vote for the first time.
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Gov. Reeves is set to provide an update on the virus and the state’s response to it Monday at 2:30 p.m.
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State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said Friday that he fears Mississippi is on the path to another large rise of COVID-19.
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“I am looking forward to the debate on the evening of Thursday, October 15th in Miami,” he tweeted Tuesday morning.
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Gov. Tate Reeves was invited to speak during a press conference at the White House Monday afternoon.