Jessie Gibson
Digital Content Manager
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Jessie Gibson joined WTVM News Leader 9 in March of 2020. She is a Columbus native and a 2017 Auburn University graduate with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Before joining WTVM, Jessie worked as an on-air personality and program director for iHeartMedia stations South 106.1 in Columbus and B100 in Albany, Ga. She also served as a producer for the 6 p.m. broadcast for WLTZ in Columbus.
During her senior year of college, she worked as a social media intern for Late Night with Seth Meyers at NBC in New York. Jessie has a passion for television, comedy and sports.
In her spare time, she dabbles in photography and enjoys traveling. She loves spending time with her family and friends, her husband, Zach, and her two pups - Dallas and Bleu.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Jessie Gibson
Middle school students from Saint Luke School got a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put a newscast together.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Jessie Gibson
Pine Mountain’s Wild Animal Safari is set to hold a press conference Friday morning at 10:30 AM.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Jessie Gibson
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is to provide jail services for individuals under Fort Benning’s jurisdiction who are pending action by military authorities.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Jessie Gibson
Auburn Parks and Recreation will host its third annual ‘Eggcellent Easter Scavenger Hunt’.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 1:42 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office is holding a press conference Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Tim Hortons is opening its first Georgia location in Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 12:10 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Forrest Road Elementary School was placed under a temporary secured perimeter Thursday morning.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Buc-ee’s will hold a grand opening in Auburn on Monday, April 10.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 10:47 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson and Reagan Ranzer
The City of Lafayette is holding an emergency utility committee meeting Wednesday morning after announcing that residents could possibly be put on a water restriction.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The railroad crossing at Orchard Hill Road is currently closed to traffic for the next few days.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The LaGrange Animal Shelter is offering a free microchip event in April.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
West Point First United Methodist Church is holding a clothing drive for storm victims.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:22 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
An Auburn man was arrested on burglary and theft of property warrants.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:18 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man in his late 70s.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A suspect has been arrested on multiple charges including murder after a 63-year-old woman was found dead inside of a residence.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:21 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The suspect in a deadly hit and run pleaded not guilty in Recorder’s Court Monday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 9:47 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Piedmont Columbus Regional welcomed 39 new nurses to its residency program.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 9:17 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
One man is dead following single-vehicle crash on Manchester Expressway in Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:04 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Multiple roads in the WTVM viewing area are closed due to flooding.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Niffer’s Place in Opelika is closed until further notice due to damage from storms.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson and James Giles
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is holding a press conference Monday afternoon on storm damage in Troup County.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 1:39 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
An Asian hot-pot restaurant is coming to Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 1:02 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Parlor Doughnuts, a craft doughnut and coffee shop, is coming to Highside Market by late summer of 2023.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Woodruff Park and Dillingham Bridge in Uptown Columbus will transform into “Food Truck Mecca” on April 1.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
In honor of Cody’s birthday, Columbus State University is throwing a community-wide, softball-themed birthday bash for its beloved cougar mascot on Wednesday, April 12.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 11:20 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The GBI has arrested An Americus officer on multiple charges including criminal damage to property.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A new dessert place is landing is Columbus and it’s a southern favorite!
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 8:58 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A tiger is unaccounted for after a tornado moved through Pine Mountain Sunday morning, according to the Troup County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 8:22 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Troup County School System is cancelling school on Monday, March 27, due to more potential severe weather.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Paws Humane Society is hosting a free rabies vaccine drive-thru clinic this weekend.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 3:23 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A dog near River Road in Columbus tested positive for rabies, according to the Columbus Health Department.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 12:37 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Lanett police are investigating after a 6-year-old was shot in the New Jackson Heights Community.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 11:18 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The crash occurred on March 23, near Schomburg Road and JR Allen Parkway in Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The body of a drowning victim has been recovered from the Chattahoochee River in Troup County.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Piedmont Columbus Regional has announced plans to create the region’s only freestanding Children’s Hospital in the former Doctors Hospital building.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:49 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
14-year-old Nyla Muhammad was last seen March 3, near 2000 block of 6th Avenue in Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Meriwether Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was shot in Manchester.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 9:28 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Opelika Police Department will be hosting a memorial and candlelight vigil to honor Amore Wiggins (Opelika’s Baby Jane Doe).
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Azaleas have been blooming at Callaway for 65 years, and there are over 700 different varieties of Azaleas - totaling to over 4,000 Azaleas.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 12:34 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Phenix City Police Department is investigating a homicide and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
On March 17, Auburn police arrested 20-year-old Trevon Jamar Henderson and 22-year-old Mya Renea Patterson both from Auburn.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
WTVM News Leader 9 is hosting a regional job fair that is free and open to the public to help top area employers meet their urgent recruitment needs.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
According to Barbour County Coroner Chip Chapman, the victim has been identified as 64-year-old James Curtis Flemming, of Eufaula.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The police department conducted an underage alcohol purchase detail at 19 businesses around Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
According to a Facebook post, Luke’s Pub and Steakhouse is closing for an undetermined amount of time.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A small plane landed on I-185 in Troup County on Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:46 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
On March 18, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Opelika officers responded to a report of gun shots in the 100 Block of Brannon Avenue.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Columbus police are on scene at the Country Inn & Suites hotel on Fountain Court - across from the Welcome Center on Williams Road in north Columbus.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
On March 17, probable cause was established to arrest the manager, 21-year-old Christian Barajas and 27-year-old Caleb Summar for armed robbery of the Piggly Wiggly.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
There is currently a police presence near Hamilton Road in Columbus.
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