Christen Hyde
Multimedia Journalist/Anchor
Meridian, MS
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Christen Hyde is a native of Thomasville, which is located in southwest Alabama. She is an Alabamian at heart but grew up traveling to Meridian with family on the weekends. She began her career with WTOK in June 2022.
Christen comes to WTOK with several years of experience. She previously worked in news markets in Jackson, TN and Tallahassee, FL. She graduated with her Master of Arts Degree in Professional Communication from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She also has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL.
She has a true passion for journalism and reporting on stories that mean the most to the community.
Christen enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, going to the movies, and spending time with her family. She is so excited to be a member of the WTOK news team!
If you see Christen out exploring the city, please say hello and if you have a story idea please send it to christen.hyde@wtok.com.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Christen Hyde
The Reed family is left picking up the pieces but thankful no one was hurt during the storm.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 10:00 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Reed has been picked as a Star Teacher twice now by students and she says throughout her 30 plus years of teaching it is a rewarding and humbling experience.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Brown is a sixth grade inclusion teacher at N.H. Pilate Middle School in Newton.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:38 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Those symptoms may include nasal congestion, irritated eyes, sneezing, and runny nose.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 5:58 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Legislators, business leaders, educators and others were invited to the Ellis Theater to discuss the workforce development in the area.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Mathis Peaches currently has strawberries and peaches planted in their fields and Randy Mathis spend most of the night protecting those crops from the below freezing temperatures.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:18 AM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
The store is true to its name by selling customizable home décor, jewelry, hair accessories, seasonal gift baskets and more.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
The East Mississippi Business Development Corporation organized the ‘Ale Trail’ event where several restaurants and bars came together to offer special deals on food and drinks for the holiday.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 4:55 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Attendees were able to get health assessments, goody bags, and snacks at the event.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 9:06 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
ScaleTrains is currently on a road trip where they are traveling state to state talking how the company got started and showing different kinds of model trains.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Americans for Prosperity Mississippi hosted its Torchbearer Tuesday at Harvest Grill to discuss the rise in crime and policies that could help curb that violence.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 4:56 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Thomas Adams, the Parks and Recreation Director, said the city has two pools, one at Highland Park and one at the Velma Young Park but need lifeguards to open both.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By Christen Hyde
Each day of the steam-focused week-long event will feature science, technology, engineering, art, and math presentations.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Southeast Lauderdale Middle School was selected as a National Blue Ribbon School and is being awarded the program’s highest honor, the Lighthouse Award.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
At the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Amy Carter gave a presentation about a reconfiguration plan for the district for the 2023 – 2024 school year.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 4:12 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
24 students participated in the white coat ceremony and will now get to test out their skills in a workplace setting.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:31 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
This year the theme was Embrace Equity so the speakers at the program talked about the differences between equality, equity and how they are both used to support women.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The citywide clean up will be going on the entire week starting this Saturday, March 11 through March 18.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:14 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Students will be able to learn academic, social and life-skills at the center.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 5:52 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
CenterWell Home Health wanted to lend a helping hand by having Mississippi Blood Services mobile unit come collect blood from donors.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:47 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The lecture was titled ‘Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater: Teaching Historical Truth in the Age of Wokeness’.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Hasselle said her faith motivates her to lend a helping hand and to make someone smile.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Students from Lamar Elementary School read to the seniors at Aldersgate Retirement Community to celebrate the importance of literacy.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:28 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Altman said it’s important to showcase this history so it will not be forgotten, or repeated, and to inspire change in the future.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:37 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Shoppers are wondering why the price rose and is there any relief in sight?
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:25 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The special needs basketball camp is free to the public and open to anyone interested in basketball.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The medical facility offers urgent and primary care services.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Felicia is thankful to be able to continue her mother’s legacy by keeping Feed by Faith’s mission going strong.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 5:35 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Rogers made his announcement on the City Hall lawn where the public was invited to attend to speak with Rogers.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 5:19 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The history walk tour route looped around the Meridian City Hall to Lauderdale County Courthouse with historical reenactors dressed in period costumes.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:10 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Madison Cronin, an electronics technician on base has been selected to become a member of the newest military branch the U.S. Space Force.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:14 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The class Tuesday featured a mobile audio recording studio from Delta State University equipped with all the technology from a recording studio.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The Pancake Jubilee is the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, where all the proceeds go to several different organizations in the area to help youth.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 4:34 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Educators and students at Ross Collins Career and Technical Center in Meridian hosted their first CTE Day to celebrate the awareness month.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 3:59 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Kasey Mosley, the Youth Educator at the museum and parents love the free event because it gives the children a chance to learn but also be social with other kids their age.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:40 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Hope Village has been around for over 20 years and the buildings that they use are in need of some updating.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Allyn Sisson, the guest speaker was excited about teaching and attendees were eager to learn about prevention, signs and symptoms of heart disease.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The activity book titled, Mississippi’s Fred the Turtle, tells the story of a sea turtle as he travels throughout Mississippi visiting some special sites in the state.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
At the luncheon, several different groups ranging from municipalities, state political leaders, law enforcement agencies, and many more organizations spoke about the current and future projects.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 11:06 AM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Dr. Quince Gibson is a General Surgeon at Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The Meridian Tree Commission and Meridian High School partnered together Friday morning to celebrate Arbor Aay.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Frederick Liddell, the Director of Special Education with the school district, said this therapy will be a great benefit.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:24 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
This grant will be used for roof replacement on the house.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:12 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Fire Chief Jason Collier said he and the department are very grateful for this unexpected donation.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 5:37 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Thomas Adams, the Parks and Recreation Director, said they will be repairing the actual building the carousel sits in with state funds.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
SGT Keith Moody was appointed in December.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
Starbucks has opened a new location on North Frontage road near Bonita Drive between U-Haul and Ihop.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 3:34 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The Meridian Rails Historical Society has been working towards the opening of the museum since 2020.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:51 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
In Clarke County, Court Justice Judge Toby Bartee was the first African American elected as a judge in the county and talks about how important black history is to him.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:29 PM CST
|By Christen Hyde
The company said the facility will bring at least 60 new jobs to the area and Philadelphia Mayor James Young said this will really benefit the residents.
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