Category Archives: WJTV

Jackson councilman questions water bill program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One Jackson City Councilman said he has not received full disclosure on the People's Relief Campaign, the water bill relief program that rolled out on Thursday. The program is ...
Biancca Ball Mar 03, 2023

Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
WASHINGTON (AP) - A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma - a common form of skin cancer - his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment...
ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press Mar 03, 2023

MEMA reports injury, damage due to strong winds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has reported an injury and preliminary damage due to strong winds across the state on Friday, March 3. MEMA officials said on...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 03, 2023

Chick-fil-A confirms customer info stolen in 'automated attack'
(NEXSTAR) - Fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A confirmed Thursday that someone successfully launched an "automated attack" against the company's website and app over the course of more than two months, ...
Jeremy Tanner Mar 03, 2023

Person killed after tree falls on vehicle in Yazoo County
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person died Friday morning as severe weather crossed Mississippi. Malary White, Chief Communications Officer for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), sa...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 03, 2023

MBI investigating death of Yazoo County inmate
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating the death of an inmate at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility. The Clarion Ledger reported the inc...
Biancca Ball Mar 03, 2023

Movie starring John Schneider filming in Canton
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The historic Canton Square is being used as a set for a faith-based movie starring John Schneider. The Madison County Journal reported the film is called "Sunday Kinda Love," an...
Biancca Ball Mar 03, 2023

Another Mississippi hospital will stop delivering babies
A hospital on the Mississippi Gulf Coast will suspend labor and delivery services April 1 because of a shortage of obstetricians, further decreasing health care access in a state that has se...
The Associated Press Mar 03, 2023

Two charged in shooting at McComb apartment complex
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting at an apartment complex on Tuesday, February 28. The shooting happened just before 10:00 a.m. at the Southgate Ap...
Malaysia McCoy Mar 03, 2023

Crews work to remove downed tree at Governor's Mansion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A downed tree at the Governor's Mansion caused some damage in Jackson on Friday, March 3. Nearly 20,000 Mississippians without power due to strong winds The tree fell on Congre...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 03, 2023
