Profile for Chris Williams

Reporter at WJTV

Chris joined the WHLT news team in June 2007 and has covered everything from explosions of the Shubuta pipeline and the Chevron Plant Explosion in Pascagoula, to Hillary Clinton's visit to Hattiesburg during the Democratic primaries. His piece on the illegal dumping of tires in a Hattiesburg neighborhood earned him a Mississippi Associated Press Award for Best Investigative Reporting. Chris got started in the television news business when he interned at WTTG in Washington, D.C., his hometown. He also interned at the Washington news desk for the CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer in 2005. From there, he was a reporter for Maryland Newsline, a news stations operated by the University of Maryland-College Park, his alma mater. Chris says living in the Hub City has been an experience, but he enjoys the southern cooking, the southern hospitality, and the comfortable southern living. If you have a news story for Chris Williams, please e-mail him at cwilliams@whlt.com or call his desk at 601-545-4487.

Recent Content

JPD Investigate Walmart Shooting

Jackson Police say Thomas Wansley is behind bars charged with aggravated assault. He's accused of shooting Jeremiah Wilson multiple times.

02/21/2011 5:29 PM
JPD Searching For Suspect In An Afternoon Carjacking and Murder

Police have issued arrest warrants for Charles Johnson, 32, for murder and armed carjacking. .

02/15/2011 3:35 PM
Jailed Scott Sisters Ask Governor Haley Barbour for Clemency

Gladys and Jamie Scott are currently serving life sentences for their roles in a 1993 armed robbery.

12/15/2010 4:40 PM
Laurent Trial Begins in Forrest County

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Testimony entered its second dayTuesday in the trial of a Gulf Coast man charged with murder in thedeath of his wife.

06/29/2010 2:21 PM
Ovett Man Wanted for Probation Violation; Charged for Methamphetamine

An Ovett man face charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and probation violation after Jones County Narcotic Deputies received information that the suspect, 23 year old Jason Holmes had reportedly escaped from Walnut Grove Restitution Center in Leake County several weeks ago.

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3 Arrested in Meth Arrest, Jones County couple

William Kelly, Tammy Kelley, and Mabel Pittman

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USM Announces Its Midsummer Musical Theatre Experience for Youth

The University of Southern Mississippi College of Arts and Letters is proud to present its Midsummer Musical Theatre Experience.

05/25/2010 8:35 PM
Jones County Sheriff's Dept: Alleged Rapist Miguel A. Oros in Custody

Jones County- According to Major Robbie Suber of the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, “Miguel A Oros of Tabasco, Mexico was arrested on May 19th in Mexico.

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HPD Searching for Armed Bank Robber

Authorities says a man entered The First bank on Lincoln Road Tuesday afternoon.

05/19/2010 7:56 PM
Laurel Man Jailed for Receiving Stolen Property

Willie Millsap of the 3300 block of University Avenue in Laurel was jailed Tuesday shortly after 2pm and charged with 3 counts of Receiving Stolen Property.

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Perry County Authorites Look for Missing Mentally Handicapped Woman

Authorities say 23- year old Nikki Hiatt was last seen Sunday walking across the Tallahala Bridge in Perry County.

05/18/2010 5:16 PM
USM Experts Test for Possible Oil Contamination

Southern Miss researchers spent Wednesday morning collecting samples of different marine species in case the oil does hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

05/05/2010 7:28 PM
Marine Wildlife Expert Says Miss. Dolphins Are at Risk

Dr. Stan Kuczaj says the Gulf Coast is home to a thriving dolphin population. But the dolphins are at ask as the oil looms just miles away at sea.

05/04/2010 9:12 PM
Dixieland Old Engine Club's Spring Show Coming to Laurel

Dixieland old engine club’s spring show is at Laurel, MS Fairgrounds Friday april 16 and Saturday the 17th with setup on thurs the 15th.

04/13/2010 8:34 PM
Marion Co. Deputies Search for Suspect in Deadly Shooting

Marion County deputies say Kenrodrick Rondell Jefferson, 29, was shot and killed Monday night.

03/30/2010 5:33 PM
Wildlife Officials Raid Collins Zoo

Officials from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks executed a search warrant at the Collins Zoo Wednesday morning.

03/24/2010 8:18 PM
Bond Denied for Triple Murder Suspect

A Forrest County judge has denied bond for 21 year old Gregory Mootye. Mootye is charged with murdering Alesia and Anjelica Twillie and Anjeclica's unborn son.

02/26/2010 7:07 PM
HPD Investigates Armed Robbery

Police say a man entered the LoanMax on Broadway Wednesday night and held a clerk at gunpoint.

02/25/2010 12:12 AM
HPD Continues Search for Suspect in Double Murder

Hattiesburg police say they are searching for the person who killed mother and daughter, Alesia and Anjelica Twillie. The women were 49 and 26 years old, respectively.

02/23/2010 7:17 PM
Officials Identify Victims in Hattiesburg Double, Possible Triple, Murder

Officials say 49 year old Alesia Twillie and her pregnant 26 year old daughter, Anjelica Twillie, were found dead Monday morning inside a home on Dabbs Street.

02/22/2010 4:42 PM