Alvin Ivy

2 weeks ago | wtva.com | Alvin Ivy

AMORY, Miss. (WTVA) - Amory is buzzing for the 44th annual Railroad Festival. The festival is set for April 10-13 in and around Frisco Park. Tens of thousands of festival goers flock to the small town each April for food, arts and crafts, live music and carnival rides. Saturday also includes a 5K race and a car show. Open this link to view the festival schedule. The Amory Police Department reminds visitors that only service animals are allowed at the festival.

1 month ago | wtva.com | Alvin Ivy

WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) - The West Point Police Department encourages residents to clearly display their address numbers. The police department shared the request on social media on Feb. 17. This will help first responders in the event of an emergency. "It could mean life or death on getting that ambulance, getting an officer to get that first responder there to help that loved one in an emergency," Police Sgt. John Michael Lay said.

1 month ago | wtva.com | Alvin Ivy

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - A Tupelo student won big at a national show choir competition. Tupelo Middle School Splash and student Mary Liddy Wyatt recently competed at the Franklin Central Hoosier Show Choir Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wyatt took home the solo grand champion award. Her latest win followed a similar victory at a competition in Jackson. "I was sitting with my friends," she explained.

2 months ago | wtva.com | Alvin Ivy |Craig Ford

OKOLONA, Miss. (WTVA) - A local educator will get a special award in the nation's capital this week. Jacqueline Brown, a teacher at Okolona High School, will receive the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence. It will happen Friday during this year's National Education Association Foundation's "Salute to Excellence in Education" in Washington. The annual event recognizes the crucial role educators play in shaping society and honors excellence in the teaching profession.

2 months ago | wtva.com | Alvin Ivy |Craig Ford

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Students at the Early Childhood Education Center in Tupelo are organizing a school supply drive to help students at D.T. Cox Elementary School. The school in Pontotoc was damaged after a recent fire, forcing teachers and students to hold classes at a church. Students in Tupelo are collecting essential school supplies such as pencils, notebooks, backpacks and art supplies.