Rhema Thompson
Reporter/ProducerRhema Thompson began her post at WJCT on a very cold day in January 2014 and left WJCT to join the team at The Florida Times Union in December 2014.
She has been in the news industry for more than six years, working in both broadcast and print. She received her master's degree in broadcast from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut and is a Husky for life.
Before joining the WJCT team, she served as education reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. Over the course of her career, she has produced for CBS News and covered crime, courts, arts and entertainment for several publications including The Newport Daily News, The Hartford Courant and The New York Daily News.
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In Katherine Stallings’ room, the lights are dim. A large blue table with four small chairs takes up most of the little space, along with several book… -
An Eastside man has been charged with the Christmas Day murder of his girlfriend.The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Breon Leondre… -
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man shot in the leg by an officer during a burglary early Wednesday morning.Twenty-seven-year old… -
Teaching is a journey, but it hasn't been a pleasant one for everyone.Recently, the inaugural class of the Jacksonville Teacher Residency (JTR) program… -
There’s something universally jarring about the sound of shackles. It’s slow and, while high-pitched, carries a timbre of gloom.It’s especially unnerving… -
A plan by the Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti to change magnet designations for five schools has been met with mixed reactions… -
More high school students graduated in Duval County in 2014 than ever before, newly released state data shows.The Florida Department of Education released… -
The Florida Department of Health in Duval County is currently investigating a local high school after a student at the school was hospitalized for… -
Controversial data on Florida’s school teachers are now public after a legal battle last year. The Florida Times-Union released the so-called… -
The inaugural class of Jacksonville’s teacher residency program had its final meeting of the year Thursday.The group is part of the privately funded…
