Category Archives: WJTV
Mother, son killed in Holmes County shooting
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A shooting in Holmes County claimed the lives of a mother and her 16-year-old son on Friday, January 20. Another son was also injured in the shooting. Sheriff Willie Marc...
Jan 21, 2023
Hinds County Superintendent Delesicia Martin to retire
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The superintendent for the Hinds County School District is retiring after working for 50 years in the education field. Modified calendar announced for Clinton schools Dr. ...
Jan 20, 2023
Wayne County attorney arrested in Laurel kidnapping case
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A Wayne County attorney is the third person to be arrested in connection to a kidnapping case involving a former Ole Miss football player. Ridgeland police responded to Chase...
Jan 20, 2023
Father accused of shooting son in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A father has been accused of shooting his son in Jones County on Friday, January 19. Officials with the Jones County Sheriff's Department (JCSD) said deputies responded to...
Jan 20, 2023
Focused on Mississippi: The Mississippi Opal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - James Starnes is my go-to mineral guy for Mississippi. He is with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Now and again, James stumbles upon things that even surpr...
Jan 20, 2023
Attorneys drop hints that feds are eyeing former Gov. Phil Bryant in welfare investigation
Perpetrators in the Mississippi welfare scandal lawsuit are cooperating with federal prosecutors. High-profile officials confirm that a federal investigation into the misspending continues. Top ...
Jan 20, 2023
Family of Jaylen Lewis wants answers after his shooting death
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of Jaylen Lewis held a protest outside the Mississippi State Capitol demanding answers from Capitol police over the death of the 25-year-old. Lewis died after a shoo...
Jan 20, 2023
Freeman appointed first director of Mississippi Cyber Unit
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) created a new Cyber Unit within the department. Commissioner Sean Tindell announced the unit will be lead by Bobby Freeman, wh...
Jan 20, 2023
Biggest snowfalls recorded in Mississippi history
Almost everyone who lives in areas prone to snow seems to have a legendary snowstorm story: the blizzard of '78, the Storm of the Century, any of the blizzards or bomb cyclones that have happened sinc...
Jan 20, 2023
Mississippi House OKs ban on minors’ gender-confirming care
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Mississippi House voted Thursday to ban gender-confirming care for minors, joining about a dozen other conservative states in trying to restrict he...
Jan 20, 2023