Category Archives: WJTV
What to know about traffic for College Football Playoff game in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - No. 6 Ole Miss will face No. 20 Tulane in Oxford for the first round of the College Football Playoff (CFP). Oxford police said they will have an increased presence in and around...
Dec 19, 2025
Community rallies after Last Call fire leaves employees without jobs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A fire at Last Call Sports Grill in Jackson left dozens without jobs just days before Christmas. Just after midnight on Tuesday, flames tore through the Old Square Road busines...
Dec 19, 2025
MDOT halts some construction for safer holiday travel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is encouraging safe holiday driving ahead of Christmas. The agency will limit traffic delays due to highway construction. MD...
Dec 19, 2025
Blanche says DOJ won't release full Epstein files by Friday deadline
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files on Friday as required under new legislation, instead sending over a partial batc...
Dec 19, 2025
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: December 19-21
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (December 19-21) around Mississippi. C...
Dec 19, 2025
What we know about the 6 who died in plane crash alongside NASCAR's Greg Biffle: 'absence leaves an immeasurable void'
NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Greg Biffle died in a plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina on Thursday alongside his wife, son, daughter and three others, according to a statement released by NASCAR...
Dec 18, 2025
American Airlines adds weekly Jackson to Miami flights
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) announced new weekly nonstop flights from the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) to Miami International Airpo...
Dec 18, 2025
IHL vote allows interim Jackson State president to apply for position
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) voted on Thursday to approved the leadership profile for the presidential search at Jackson Sta...
Dec 18, 2025
Survey shows increase in Mississippi teacher vacancies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) presented results of the 2025-26 Educator Shortage Survey and the 2024-25 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey to the State Bo...
Dec 18, 2025
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, family, among 7 killed in crash at NC airport
Former race driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police confirmed.
Dec 18, 2025