Amber Spradley
News Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
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Amber Spradley is a reporter and weekend anchor for WLOX News Now. She is originally from Atlanta and graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University with degrees in journalism and film.
She previously worked as a bureau reporter for Tallahassee’s WCTV Eyewitness News and a general assignment reporter for Panama City Beach’s WMBB News13.
In her free time, she enjoys yoga, dining out with friends and family, and long walks on the beach with her dog, Blakely.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 9:21 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
One historic piece of equipment at NASA’s Stennis Space Center is taking off on a new chapter. Controls to the test stand that originally put a man on the moon are now being handed over to a 3D-printed rocket company.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Officials are investigating after one Biloxi church is vandalized for the second time in just three days.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 11:21 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
On Friday, researchers from Colorado and New Hampshire visited a Pascagoula neighborhood to address concerns of industry pollution.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Moss Point City Alderman Wayne Lennep says a resident named Bradley Turner immediately jumped into the river and pulled the woman out of her car to the bank.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 1:16 AM CDT
|By Amber Spradley and Gray News staff
A transgender high school student who took her fight against the graduation dress code to court wasn’t the only one who didn’t walk because of the policy.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 10:14 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Officer Exo, a K-9 unit killed in the line of duty last July, is to be honored during Police Week at our nation’s capital on Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2023 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Gov. Tate Reeves has signed off on more than $10 million for projects in Pascagoula.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Environmental attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of a Pascagoula community group for allowing Chevron to use pyrolysis oil, or pyoil.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Delo’s Heavenly House of Coffee is where much of the magic happened for 18-year-old Aviya Nettles. It’s also where she sat down with WLOX Tuesday to talk about her latest milestone.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST
|By Amber Spradley
Weckesser lives on Cherokee Drive nearby large industrial plants that have also called Pascagoula home for decades. She and her neighbors have complained about an irritating smell for many years.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Amber Spradley
The Fin whale that washed up in the Pass is an endangered species and the first of its kind ever seen in Mississippi.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 2:38 PM CST
|By Amber Spradley
IMMS, NOAA and other local, state and federal agencies worked to pull the whale to shore Saturday for testing. The discovery comes just three days after a dead dolphin washed up on the same beach.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released five Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in Biloxi across from Edgewater Mall.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley and WLOX Staff
Two teen girls who went missing after attending their homecoming dance at East Central High School were found dead along Highway 613 between Agricola and Hurley early Sunday morning.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Amber Spradley and Debra Worley
Ellouise Lewis dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and said she regretted that decision throughout her adult life.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
From campaign souvenirs and protest memorabilia to archival photos, videos and more, the collection showcases the nation’s voting history from the American Revolution until today.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
11-year-old Lillian Dorsett played Young Pearl in the movie, which is based on the best-selling novel.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 6:42 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
Early Sunday morning, 16-year-old Corion Evans was at the right place at the right time with the right skills.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 8:46 PM CDT
|By Amber Spradley
The Industry brig from Westport, Massachusetts was built in 1815. It was used to hunt whales across the seas for two decades before wrecking on May 26, 1836.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2022 at 3:21 PM CST
|By Amber Spradley
Orange Lake Elementary closed in 2011 as part of the Moss Point School District’s realignment plan.