Author Archives: Syndicated Content

J. Cole Advised Dave East To Make One Change To Improve His Rap Voice
Getty Image Harlem rapper Dave East has been around for a minute, but absent the big-name co-signs or signature hits that drove some of his peers’ careers, mainstream success has eluded him. Wit...
Aaron Williams Aug 13, 2021
Tierra Whack Scores A Touchdown On ‘8’ From The ‘Madden 22’ Soundtrack
Tierra Whack‘s latest track, “8,” constitutes her contribution to the soundtrack of the upcoming 2022 edition of EA’s Madden NFL video game series and finds the Philly rapper g...
Aaron Williams Aug 13, 2021

Bright Lights Belhaven Nights cancelled due to COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Organizers announced on Friday that the 17th annual Bright Lights Belhaven Nights street festival has been cancelled due to a surge in coronavirus cases in Mississippi. The eve...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 13, 2021

Pearl police arrest woman for attempted murder
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was arrested in Pearl for the attempted murder of her boyfriend. According to Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl, police arrested Deanna Gentry. She has been charged with ...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 13, 2021

Morning 'Sip Aug 13: Fitness at the Flowood YMCA
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The morning team continues to travel across Central Mississippi to find some of the best local spots. This week, the Morning 'Sip geared up for an early morning workout as we f...
Jacob Lanier Aug 13, 2021

Child tax credit: IRS to issue 2nd round of advance payments Friday
(KTLA) - The IRS is distributing the second round of the advance child tax credits to tens of millions of families Friday. Payments are set to go out to more than 30 million qualifying households, acc...
Tracy Bloom Aug 13, 2021

5,023 new coronavirus cases, 31 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases on Friday, August 13. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 5,023 new cases of ...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 13, 2021

FDA authorizes extra COVID vaccine dose for those with weak immune systems
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect them as the delta varia...
Nexstar Media Wire Aug 13, 2021

A Botched Cher Tweet Led To Utter Chaos (From Herself And Others), And People Couldn’t Handle It
Getty Image Cher’s already thrown her support behind Britney Spears during her conservatorship fight, and she did so again on Thursday night over a report that Jamie Spears would be stepping dow...
Kimberly Ricci Aug 13, 2021

27 vaccinated people on Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
BELIZE CITY (AP) - Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The posit...
via Nexstar Media Wire Aug 13, 2021
