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Have you heard about our benefits? Gray Media employees and their eligible family members receive a comprehensive benefits package that helps them stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a healthy work/life balance. ➡️ We want you to join our team! bit.ly/4fKTFpJ
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Thank you everyone for tuning in at home! You've all been the biggest part of our story over the past 70 years. Thanks for celebrating with us this past week!
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SpaceX jumped 11% as the rocket maker’s stock opened for trading. That price gives the company a market value of $1.96 trillion and is enough to make CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire. --> wdam.com/2026/06/12/elon-mus…
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Today's your last day to vote! Help choose the local champion who advances in the Star-Spangled Sing-Off! Watch the entries and vote at wdam.com/contests?utm_source…
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Another spotted hyena cub has arrived at the Hattiesburg Zoo. The cub was born on June 7. See more photos here: wdam.com/2026/06/12/hattiesb…
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What risks come with tick bites? Well, it depends on where the tick came from. Find out more here: wdam.com/2026/06/12/tick-ris…
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Day 1 and 2 of the Miss Mississippi 2026 preliminary competitions are over, leaving only one more day before the state crowns a new Miss Mississippi. Here's who has been recognized so far: wdam.com/2026/06/12/miss-mis…
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Ole Miss will open the College World Series by playing their first game against North Carolina since 1969. Will you be watching their reunion match? -->wdam.com/2026/06/12/ole-miss…
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A suspect was killed early Friday morning in an officer-involved shooting involving an Ocean Springs police officer near a hotel on Bienville Boulevard, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. wdam.com/2026/06/12/suspect-…
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Congratulations to the Top of Class 2026 for Prentiss Christian School! wdam.com/topofclass?utm_sour…
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Check out these awesome events happening across the Pine Belt this weekend! Know about one that we missed? Drop it in the comments below 👇 --> wdam.com/2026/06/11/weekend-…
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Ola Oladeinde and Megan Oladeinde with Jamba Jollof join WDAM 7’s Trey Howard to talk about bringing a new cuisine to the Pine Belt! See the full in-studio interview here: wdam.com/page/business/local…
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Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and with shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. Details from the courtroom: wdam.com/2026/06/11/man-plea…
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Lucas Russell, a Sumrall man wanted by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office on multiple child sex crimes, has turned himself in. wdam.com/2026/06/11/man-want…
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Recent violence involving young suspects has prompted questions about prevention and renewed pressure on Mississippi lawmakers. --> wdam.com/2026/06/11/lawmaker…
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After 70 years of WDAM 7, Mitch Williams reflects on the long history of sports! Watch it live Tonight at 6pm.
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Trump said in a social media post that the U.S. would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and would “assume total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, including the key Kharg Island oil terminal, in the “not too distant future.” wdam.com/2026/06/11/us-milit…
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