Category Archives: WJTV
Blight continues to plague Jackson neighborhood
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People living in Jackson's Virden addition are demanding answers from city leaders about growing blight and safety concerns in the area. "It's a disaster. You just walk down th...
Feb 13, 2023
Raines Elementary student advances to state spelling bee
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 5th grader has reason to celebrate after winning the Hinds County spelling bee. For Raines Elementary student Ashlynn McClinton, winning the spelling bee was a surreal e...
Feb 13, 2023
Milwaukee Tool to close operations in Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A manufacturing company in Clinton will close its doors this year. Milwaukee Tool, a manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools and other items, will close their Clinton location a...
Feb 13, 2023
Charges dropped against former Natchez city employees
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Embezzlement charges against the former Natchez city clerk and her deputy clerk have been dropped after the bonding company paid back what the two allegedly stole from the city...
Feb 13, 2023
Canton man sentenced to life for sexual battery of child
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Canton man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of sexual battery against a child. Keith Montrago Jackson, 46, was found guilty of sexual battery against a...
Feb 13, 2023
Jackson mayor asks neighbors to reach out about run-ins with police
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba asked residents to reach out to the city if they had a run-in with law enforcement, and they believe it warrants further investigatio...
Feb 13, 2023
Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent Chad Shealy to retire
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) superintendent Chad Shealy has announced plans to retire this year. Shealy has led the district for ten years. In a letter to the ...
Feb 13, 2023
Mississippi grocery shooting leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) - One person has died and five people are injured following a shooting Sunday afternoon in front of a grocery store in Louisville, Mississippi. Winston County Deputy Coroner Bla...
Feb 13, 2023
New Chick-fil-A to open at Hinds Community College
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new Chick-fil-A restaurant will open on the Raymond campus of Hinds Community College. A grand opening of the restaurant will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 16. ...
Feb 13, 2023
Poll: Reeves trails Presley in 2023 governor’s race, welfare scandal a top issue
Editor's note: Mississippi Today will publish stories about all public polls released during the 2023 governor's race. We will always clearly report on a poll's methodology and note any concerns with ...
Feb 13, 2023