[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF MR. ALVIN IVY

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2024

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 
retirement of Mr. Alvin Ivy of Trebloc, Mississippi. Ivy graduated from 
Houston High School in 1991. He attended Mississippi State University 
in 1995, where he enrolled in ``Introduction to Broadcast.''
  For over two decades, Alvin Ivy has been an integral part of WTVA, 
skillfully capturing the essence of local life through his camera lens. 
From documenting school events and community festivals, to bravely 
facing severe weather, his commitment to visual storytelling is 
unparalleled.
  Mr. Ivy has received many awards, including three Emmys, two of which 
he won this year for weather-related coverage. The first Emmy Ivy won 
was for the weathercast category in 2022 for the coverage of a 2021 
tornado in Tupelo. The latest honors came during the 2024 Southeast 
Emmy Awards in the weathercast category, for the EF-3 tornado that hit 
Wren, Amory and Smithville in March 2023, and another for Weather News, 
for an interview series titled ``Out of the Darkness,'' featuring 
interviews with a Wren woman who survived the tornado, but lost her 
husband and youngest daughter.
  Beyond his professional achievements, Alvin Ivy remains deeply 
connected to his roots in Houston and Chickasaw County, using his 
platform to spotlight local events and issues that might otherwise go 
unnoticed.
  In recognition of his exceptional career and steadfast dedication to 
our community, let us celebrate Alvin Ivy's achievements and 
contributions to the state of Mississippi.

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