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Its been selected by the White House groundskeeper to be proudly displayed in the White House blue room this year.
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Deirnesa Jefferson joined the WCCB News Rising team in October 2022. She is a native Floridian and University of Central Florida alumna. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in legal studies. During her time at the University of Central Florida, Deirnesa worked as a multimedia journalist for Knightly News, the campus newscast for the University of Central Florida.
After graduation she started her journalism career in radio and landed her first job as a part time reporter for News 96.5 WDBO in Orlando, Fl. After her time there she transitioned to an on air role as a multimedia journalist at CBS 4 in Gainesville, FL. After two years there she continued her career in Augusta, GA at WJBF Channel 6. She’s covered a variety of stories including legislation, public safety, and community impact stories.
Deirnesa is excited to be a part of WCCB’s Rising morning team.
Its been selected by the White House groundskeeper to be proudly displayed in the White House blue room this year.
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AAA expects nearly 80 million people will travel at least 50 miles over the Thanksgiving holiday week.
The outbreak has caused one death and sickened dozens of other people in 18 states including North and South Carolina.
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Dickerson said NC Senate District 42 which covers southeast Mecklenburg County and newly redrawn House District 105 which covers parts of east and south Mecklenburg could end up in a recount.
If you've been inundated with political text messages this election season you're not alone, but the Better Business Bureau said some of those texts could be from scammers.
Just over a week into early voting and the state board of elections said more than two million voters have cast their ballots in North Carolina.
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