The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, honored Tanya Carter, a news anchor/reporter for WTVA 9 News In Tupelo, with Senate Concurrent Resolution 653 for excellence in her career field. Carter anchors the noon show, 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscasts and also hosted a public affairs show, "Chasing The News," which featured conversations with people and organizations looking to make a difference in the community. Prior to her arrival in North Mississippi in 2016, Tanya served as Assistant News Director and Main Anchor for WABG-TV6 in Greenville. She came to the Mississippi Delta from New York City with a reputation as a solid, straight-forward, "no-nonsense" Reporter, and joined the ABC 6 News Team as a General Assignment Reporter in July 2003.

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