Jacklynn Lambert
Reporter, WTVY
Jacklynn Lambert was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is from Stockbridge, Georgia.
In January of 2023, Jacklynn joined the WTVY team as an intern. In April of 2023, she began her career as a multimedia journalist.
Jacklynn will graduate from Troy University in May of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Leadership Development.
During her time at Troy, Jacklynn was a reporter and sports anchor for Troy Trojanvision news. She also served as a reporter for the Mu Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, incorporated.
During her free time, Jacklynn enjoys singing, eating, watching sports and movies.
She is excited to serve the wiregrass area as a reporter and be a member of the WTVY team.
$400,000 will be allocated to Level Plains thanks to a round of Community Development Block Grants for small cities in Alabama.
SARCOA is giving back with their Santa for Seniors project. The project has served older adults and individuals with disabilities during the holidays for 18 years.
This time of year is busy for the Salvation Army.
These teens participate in career tech organizations like Future Business Leaders of America.
More people are opting to cut out the middleman and buy things like beef directly from farmers.
Organizations like the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association are working to gain interest by having a heavy presence at area schools.
National Meth Awareness Day is coming up on November 30th but area resources like Spectracare, work year-round to spread awareness.
Through Wiregrass Best, Students compete outside of the playing field and classroom in robotics.
Pastor Eric Fuller of Ozark Baptist Church worked with Dr. Phil Sims and over 18 other churches to plan the Dale County Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Dothan held a free Thanksgiving lunch for all veterans and their families.
The city is using a Community Development Block Grant to help tear down old buildings.
Inflation is causing people to really track their spending and cut out items they’d normally pick up.
Downtown Enterprise introduces new gift card for small businesses
It is named after Reverend Dr. C.S. Pope, who served as a pastor at the church for over 42 years.
Downtown Development Authority of Blakely Executive Director Susanne Reynolds knows firsthand the challenges facing rural areas like Blakely. Challenges like sparking economic growth.
Back in 2013, the Sheriff’s Office moved into the Creel Richardson Building in Ozark.
One of the special guests at the program was Circuit Court Judge Chris Richardson, who has served in the Alabama National Guard for the past 22 years.
Toyota of Dothan hosts Toys for Tots drive ahead of the holiday season.
The home of Army Aviation invited elected officials and veterans from the Wiregrass area to celebrate Veterans Day, which is this upcoming Saturday.
Former Green Beret and current mental health advocate Matt Tardio spoke at a resilience keynote event in Dothan on Thursday, and he is challenging veterans to take a proactive approach to their mental health in light of the large number of veterans who die by suicide.
Southeast Alabama Works held an industry cluster meeting in Dothan on Wednesday to target one of those issues, the generational gaps currently in the workplace.
DOTHAN NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE STREETS SAFER.
Despite last year’s event having an official announcement about its return in August 2022, the 2023 edition of Ice and Lights had yet to be announced by the city of Dothan and Dothan Leisure Services.
The Rosemary House will be a haven for memory loss caregivers.
Authority will cover most of the cost of adding two DC Fast electric vehicle charging stations at James Oates Park.
Daleville celebrated Native American Heritage with the annual Powwow.
The tournament features all martial arts and karate styles with different divisions including kids and adult special needs division.
After the excitement built for months, ALDI’s arrived, as did droves of exuberant shoppers, some arriving well before daylight to be among the first when the store opened at 9 a.m. despite the first cold snap of the season.
Founder Felisha Chambers said it was her own journey to sobriety that drove her to serve others battling addiction.
The Lady Wildcats will tip off their season against Saraland in an unlikely place, that being the Smoothie King Center, home of the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.
Dothan City Manager Randy Moore says the grant coming from the program will be used for projects in the works like the new Wiregrass Innovation Center, which will create a home for entrepreneurs and innovators to propel their businesses forward.
Every 4th Saturday in October, people gather in the city of Ozark to make a difference in the lives of others.
The Bright Key Academic Dream Room is an idea created by parents and local businesses to focus on tutoring help for students.
Among the improvements include new roof liners, LED lights, and other cosmetic upgrades.
The recipes were judged on peanut use, texture, flavor and creativity.
There are just two SAT college admissions test days left until the test changes as we know it.
If you participated in the groups’ annual pancake breakfast, you helped!
In 2021, Alabama was rated the third-worst at retaining its college graduates by Forbes. Alabama’s Commission on Higher Education has worked to change that.
The Dothan Learning Resources Centers System and the Alabama Humanities Alliance are responsible for the event, which drew the connection between folklore and academics.
The Foster Youth to Independence Initiative creates a pathway forward for those aging out of the system.
For 17 years, Anderson worked for the Alabama Attorney General’s office, fighting to uphold capital murder convictions.
Taylor, a conservative attorney and former legal counsel for Governor Ivey, has ties to the Wiregrass after serving Pike, Butler, and Crenshaw counties as a state senator.
The Health Sciences Simulation Clinic is a hands-on experience for all the students involved- both in elementary school and community college.
The event has spent recent years in downtown Enterprise, being moved there to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
All of Us aims to get a better look into the health of underrepresented areas like the Wiregrass.
The goal is to fill jobs in the agriculture industry through education.
Felicia Jackson, the executive director of the Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless (ARCH), says the need to tackle the homelessness issue is urgent right now.
The Enterprise State Community College volleyball team is ranked in the top 20 nationally among junior college teams.
43 soldiers with the gladiators lost their lives over the course of the war. This memorial honors their memory.
