Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Boosie Uses Headlines About DC Comics’ Robin Coming Out To Spread Gay Agenda Paranoia
Getty Image Noted longtime comic book fan Boosie (he wrote as sarcastically as humanly possible) apparently has thoughts about the recent DC Comics news that has been circulating the blogosphere this ...
Aug 12, 2021
Vicksburg Warren School District requiring students, teachers to wear face masks
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Vicksburg Warren School District voted on Thursday, August 12, to amend the district's COVID-19 policy to include a universal mask mandate for students, staf...
Aug 12, 2021