Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UMMC prepares to open field hospital Friday as COVID-19 cases increase
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson will reopen its field hospital inside a parking garage. With the help of 36 healthcare workers from th...
Aug 12, 2021
Remains of baby found in Natchez storage unit
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police and Adams County deputies are investigating after what appeared to be remains of a human fetus were found in a storage unit in Natchez. According to the Natchez ...
Aug 12, 2021
City of Jackson to receive federal assistance from $1 trillion infrastructure plan
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - It's a plan and hope that President Joe Biden said will revitalize Jackson's infrastructure, including roads and water. The president delivered that message director to Mayor C...
Aug 12, 2021
Five-year-old Hattiesburg girl on the road to recovery after battling COVID-19
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Shelby Davion was hospitalized last week after suffering COVID complications. Her father, Jamey Davion, explained their journey. "Talk about seconds minutes what they did a...
Aug 12, 2021
Boil water notice issued for Town of Port Gibson
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Town of Port Gibson is under a boil water notice. The alert affects 3,414 customers who are served by the town in Claiborne County. According to water system officials,...
Aug 12, 2021
We Sampled Travis Scott’s Cactus Farms Cannabis — Here’s Our Review
Getty/Dane Rivera At this point, what doesn’t Travis Scott do? Aside from being one of the world’s biggest rappers right now, he regularly produces site-crashing sneaker collaborations wit...
Aug 12, 2021
Vaccination drive held for Jackson students, parents
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Nearly 32,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccinations so far in Mississippi, and leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) are looking to boost vaccinations amon...
Aug 12, 2021
Jackson mayor discusses COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba signed a COVID-19 executive order that requires city employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The new COVID Executive O...
Aug 12, 2021
Louisiana man pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud, pay illegal kickbacks
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - A Monroe, Louisiana man pleaded guilty on Thursday to engaging in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to pay illegal health care kickbacks and conspiracy to defraud the United S...
Aug 12, 2021
Five arrested for shooting into Jackson home
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested five men for shooting into a home on Wednesday morning. Investigators said the incident happened in the 3200 block of Woodview Drive. One man suffered n...
Aug 12, 2021