"If ever I need you I know exactly where to find you…in my Bible that now sits by [my] bed," Marlon Wayans wrote in honor of his late father Howell Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Alexis Jones joined the Bay News 9 team in September 2024. While originally from New York, Alexis now proudly calls Lakeland home. She attended Polk State College and went on to earn her bachelor ...

Alexis Jones has worked as a writer for over three years, covering everything from celebrity news to human interest and crime stories. She joined PEOPLE as a writer-reporter in 2023 and previously ...