Category Archives: WJTV
Attala County mother, 2 children drown in Louisiana
ATTALA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An Attala County mother and her two daughters died in an apparent drowning accident in Louisiana. Breezy News reported the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, M...
Mar 14, 2023
Opp pastor killed, friend noticed unusual thing day of murder
(WDHN) - Dustin White had just had a conversation with his best friend, who he considers more of a brother, Kelvin Burks, and sadly approximately 48 hours after that conversation, he got the news from...
Mar 14, 2023
Florida 8-year-old accused of cutting another child's throat
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - An 8-year-old boy accused of attacking another child at a Lake County home Saturday has been arrested. According to WESH, the 8-year-old is accused of choking a foster child...
Mar 14, 2023
Gov. Reeves signs 3 bills for military service members, their families
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed three bills to support military service members and their families on Monday, March 13. Reeves signed Senate Bill 2649, Senate Bill 2700...
Mar 13, 2023
Jackson mayor reacts to Supreme Court garbage decision
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says the Mississippi Supreme Court's decision to side with the city council over the Richard's Disposal contract changes nothing. According t...
Mar 13, 2023
City plans to clean up illegal dumping in Virden Addition
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is working to clean up illegal dumping on Hume Street and Bailey Avenue. People living in the Verdin Addition say hundreds of tires and other garbage have b...
Mar 13, 2023
Security officer, two others injured in Jackson club shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A security officer and two other people were injured in a shooting at a club in Jackson on Monday, March 13. Jackson Deputy Chief Tyrone Buckley said officers responded to the ...
Mar 13, 2023
Three injured in shooting at Jackson gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people were shot at a Texaco gas station in Jackson on Monday, March 13. Jackson Deputy Chief Tyrone Buckley said police responded to the shooting just before 1:00 a.m. a...
Mar 13, 2023
Ole Miss hires former Texas coach Chris Beard
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over two months after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest. The Rebels announced Beard's hirin...
Mar 13, 2023
Blight, illegal dumping continue in Jackson neighborhoods
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People in Jackson are pleading with city officials to help combat growing blight and illegal dumping. Mounting piles of trash and debris cover Hilda Drive. Broken furniture, ma...
Mar 13, 2023