Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi School of the Arts senior receives nearly $3 million in scholarships
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) senior has received nearly $3 million in college scholarship offers from 38 colleges across the country. Leaders with the school said ...
May 15, 2023
Pike County deputies arrest two after $360,000 worth of marijuana seized
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man and a woman after seizing $360,000 worth of marijuana. 77-year-old man killed in Simpson County crash Investigators said deputies, along...
May 15, 2023
Hinds County judge rules against lawsuit challenging House Bill 1020
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled against three Jackson residents who filed a lawsuit challenging House Bill 1020. The lawsuit was filed by Ann Saunders,...
May 15, 2023
Focused on Mississippi: Stained glass repaired at Port Gibson church
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The damaged stained glass windows at a Port Gibson church were reinstalled last week. There has been a hand at Port Gibson Presbyterian Church since the building was built ...
May 15, 2023
Vicksburg Public Works director dies at 70
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Public Works director for the City of Vicksburg died just weeks before he was set to retire. Vicksburg Daily News reported Garnet Van Norman died on Saturday, May 13 at h...
May 15, 2023
Mississippi removes hurdle to child care for low-income single parents
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials announced the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) removed the child support cooperation requirement for parents and guardians receiving child care tuition...
May 15, 2023
77-year-old man killed in Simpson County crash
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 77-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Simpson County this weekend. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash happened just a...
May 15, 2023
Family wants Gov. Reeves to overturn convicted murderer's parole
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The son of Cindy Lassiter Mangum pled for Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) to revoke to possible parole for the man convicted of killing his mother and step-father. The family pr...
May 14, 2023
Man charged in fatal shooting at Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man on a murder charge. Captain Abraham Thompson said William Marshall was arrested just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10. He was charged with mu...
May 14, 2023
Dog, two birds killed in Jones County house fire
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County firefighters responded to a house fire that killed a dog and two birds. The fire happened at a home on Church Loop in Moselle around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tw...
May 13, 2023