Category Archives: WJTV

No injuries after storms cause damage in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Storms swept through Monroe County Thursday morning causing significant damage in parts of the county. Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) twe...
Biancca Ball Jan 12, 2023

Silver Alert issued for 65-year-old Meridian woman
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has issued a Silver Alert for 65-year-old Myra Darcina Lewis of Meridian. MBI officials said she's five feet and two inches tall,...
Rachel Hernandez Jan 12, 2023

Few Mississippi child care facilities show elevated lead in drinking water
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - A water sampling program conducted by the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service showed encouraging initial data about lead levels in drinking water collected ...
Malaysia McCoy Jan 12, 2023

Vicksburg mayor talks crime, water infrastructure
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Vicksburg's mayor hosted what he called the first of many town hall meetings this year. Crime and infrastructure were the main topics discussed by not only Mayo...
Leah Williams Jan 12, 2023

Trial for former Madison County engineer moved to April
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - The federal trial against former Madison County Engineer Rudy Warnock was pushed back to April 3, 2023. The Madison County Journal reported Warnock's attorneys filed a motion t...
Biancca Ball Jan 12, 2023

Amid Mississippi water woes, proposal could unseat mayors
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As Mississippi's capital city of Jackson struggles with water problems and its Democratic mayor clashes with the Republican governor, lawmakers debated a proposal Wedne...
The Associated Press Jan 12, 2023

Mississippi company to pay $1.87M to settle false claims
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - An orthopedic clinic in north Mississippi and its owner have agreed to pay more than $1.8 million to resolve allegations that the health care provider knowingly submitted false cl...
The Associated Press Jan 12, 2023

Brandon Presley joins race for Mississippi governor
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Public Service Commissioner and former Mayor of Nettleton Brandon Presley announced his campaign for governor of Mississippi on Thursday, January 12. Presley, a Democrat, was b...
Rachel Hernandez Jan 12, 2023

Over 1,600 Rankin County residents under boil water notice
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced the Taylorsville Water Association issued a boil water notice for 1,692 customers in the Rankin County area. W...
Malaysia McCoy Jan 12, 2023

Son accused of stabbing father with kitchen knife in Baton Rouge home
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A son is in custody after a stabbing involving his father around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. Christopher Meadows, 24, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on...
Michael Scheidt Jan 12, 2023
