Lindsey Hall, WTOK-TV (Meridian, MS) Journalist Profile

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MCC Offers College 4 Kids

3 days ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The annual College 4 Kids program is in full swing at Meridian Community College and the kids are partaking in a variety of classes. Local kids, ranging from ages six through twelve, can spend two weeks at MCC with a variation of activities to choose from, including cosmetology, sports, cooking, fishing, and animal care.
Sideline View with Dale McKee

4 days ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The college baseball season ended for all our teams this past week. Mississippi State fell on Sunday night while on Monday night Ole Miss and USM both dropped one run decisions. Ole Miss fell to Murray State, 12-11, in the championship game of the Oxford Regional. The Rebels defeated Western Kentucky, Georgia Tech and Murray State but fell twice to Murray State. The Rebels finishes the season with a 43-21 record.
Marion Police Department Honor Local Students

1 week ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Communities often discuss what their local law enforcement is doing about crime. How are they fighting it, and how are they being proactive? One area of law enforcement that is commonly overlooked is how they encourage their citizens. The Marion Police Foundation is doing that by handing out 17 scholarships to support area students and recognize their academic achievement and anticipated success.
Sideline View by Dale McKee

1 week ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -We knew that all our state colleges could play baseball with the best of them. The NCAA also recognized this as they awarded regional hosting spots to both Ole Miss and Southern Mississippi. The NCAA also saw that although Mississippi State (34-21) might not be a host this weekend, they are still one of the best 64 teams in the country. Ole Miss will host Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky and Murray State in the Oxford Regionals.
Additions Made to Veterans Memorial Park

2 weeks ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -New statues and memorials were added on to the East Mississippi Veterans Park on Wednesday, to continue to honor veterans just ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Today, six granite monuments, one for each branch of the armed forces, were installed at the Veterans Park, along with a KC-135 tanker tail. These were some of several additions made at the park, with hopes to add a military tank for display and a quarter mile long walking trail around the park in the future.
MCC Nursing Students Honored

2 weeks ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -For thirty-seven years, Baptist Anderson Hospital has provided a helping hand to area nursing students. Outstanding MCC students were honored for their hard work based on academic performance and nursing excellence. Makayla Feasel, Tatiyana Jennings, Tausha Bianchi, Kambrianna Bailey, Matesha Johnson, Hannah Burkhalter, and Shannon Russell were all recognized.
Sideline View with Dale McKee

2 weeks ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The SEC baseball tournament will be played this week in Hoover, Alabama. Ole Miss is the seventh seed while Mississippi State is the 11th seed. State will play 14th seed Texas A&M on Tuesday night. The winner will meet No. 6 Auburn on Wednesday night. Ole Miss will have a first-round bye and will play on Wednesday against the winner of No. 10 Florida and No. 15 South Carolina. Mississippi State’s first ten games of the SEC schedule were a miserable 1-9.
Sumter County Welcome Center Celebrates Tourism Week

3 weeks ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -This week is National Travel and Tourism Week, and a special celebration was held at the Sumter County Welcome Center to raise awareness about the economic value of travel. The welcome center hosted a variety of different groups to showcase what the county and the state of Alabama has to offer tourist, with the goal being people wanting to come back to visit Alabama.
Lunch & Learn Event Deals with End of Life Planning

3 weeks ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Discussing end of life care for yourself, or a loved one, can be a hard, yet necessary conversation. That’s why the Community Health Improvement Network, also known as CHIN, held a Lunch & Learn to inform the community on end-of-life care. Topics covered included living wills, medical power of attorney, designating a healthcare agent, and hospice care resources. “Well, here’s the fact, matters of biology and theology aside,” said DeVon A.
Sideline View by Dale McKee

3 weeks ago | wtok.com | Lindsey Hall

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The Laurel based Howard Industries has provided the lead naming gift for Mississippi State University’s new $60 million indoor football facility. The facility is expected to be named in honor of Billy W. Howard Sr., a 1946 MSU graduate. Mr. Howard nicknamed “Iron Man,” lettered in football, basketball and track at MSU. His son Michael and son-in-law Kyle McCoy along with his late brothers Lidell, A.B. and Jimmy all played football at State.