Category Archives: WJTV
U.S. senators address plan for Yazoo Backwater pumps
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Army Corps of Engineers announced details of a new Yazoo Backwater pump plan to community members in Vicksburg on Friday, May 5. This is the latest effort to mitigate the...
May 05, 2023
PHOTOS: New Hebron Attendance Center damaged in storm
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Strong storms moved through parts of Central Mississippi on Friday, May 5, leaving behind damage in some counties. Sharkey County citizen, hospitalized due to tornado, ...
May 05, 2023
Documents point to pastor's alleged sex acts with children
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - A Mississippi minister and educator is accused of sex acts with several underage boys he knew from his position as their pastor, tutor, or employer, according to affidavits from ...
May 05, 2023
Gov. Bryant promised to release ‘all’ his welfare scandal-related texts. But some key ones are missing.
Former Gov. Phil Bryant opted Thursday to release hundreds of pages of text messages with figures in the Mississippi welfare scandal after initially fighting a subpoena against him. But several key me...
May 05, 2023
Chase from Pearl to Jackson ends in two-vehicle crash
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating a chase from the City of Pearl into the City of Jackson that ended in a two-vehicle crash. Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl said an officer attempt...
May 05, 2023
Morgan Wallen plans to reschedule Oxford concert
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Country music singer Morgan Wallen plans to reschedule his failed Oxford concert. The Clarion Ledger reported Wallen apologized on Twitter Friday after canceling the concert on ...
May 05, 2023
King Charles III coronation in London: Watch live
LONDON (NewsNation) - Coronation festivities have begun in Great Britain as the royal family turns the page of a new chapter with the crowning of King Charles III, the first event of its kind in 70 ye...
May 05, 2023
Entergy Mississippi commits $1.5 million to help customers with high bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As summer temperatures approach, Entergy Mississippi made a $1.5 million commitment to help customers manage their energy bills. Officials said the effort is an extension of th...
May 05, 2023
Hinds County School District names new superintendent
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There is a new superintendent for the Hinds County School District (HCSD). Officials announced Robert L. Sanders, Ph.D., who is the assistant superintendent of the distric...
May 05, 2023
Howard Industries shooting suspect arrested in Stone County
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - A man was arrested after a person was shot at Howard Industries in Laurel on Friday, May 5. Laurel Police Chief Tommy Cox said his department received a call about an active sho...
May 05, 2023