Category Archives: WJTV
Lamar County residents to vote on alcohol sales
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Lamar County neighbors will vote whether to allow alcohol sales in the county during the November 8 general election. Hall Avenue Overpass project causes road closure in H...
Oct 18, 2022
USPS hosts job fair in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The United States Postal Service (USPS)will host a job fair in Vicksburg on Tuesday, October 25. Postal employment as a Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) and Assistant Rural Carr...
Oct 18, 2022
Pearl property owners, rental agent settle racial discrimination lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that SSM Properties LLC, and Steven and Sheila Maulding, the owners of several apartment complexes in Pearl, Mississippi, and their...
Oct 18, 2022
Oxford hit-and-run victim killed while celebrating 21st birthday
OXFORD, Miss. (WREG)-- A University of Mississippi student was killed while celebrating a major milestone. Family and friends of Walker Fielder told WREG he had just turned 21 years old the night his ...
Oct 18, 2022
Man dies after shooting on Greenwood Avenue in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was found shot and killed inside his SUV. Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said officers received a call about a shooting just after...
Oct 18, 2022
Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck
BATON ROUGE (AP) - A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet - threatening to reach record lows in some areas. The ship, which...
Oct 17, 2022
Mississippi Forestry Commission issues statewide Wildland Fire Alert
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) issued a statewide Wildland Fire Alert. The MFC encouraged the public to postpone unnecessary outdoor burning activities unti...
Oct 17, 2022
Canton man gets 14 years for Jackson armed carjacking
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Canton man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a 2019 Jackson armed carjacking. Court documents state that Cordelro DeSean Shoulders, 30, and another man pulled up to ano...
Oct 17, 2022
Brandon man accused of raping 15-year-old girl
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brandon man was arrested after being accused of rape. Rankin County deputies arrested 48-year-old Gino Giammarco on the charges of statutory rape and sexual battery on ...
Oct 17, 2022
Student loan forgiveness application is now open: Here's how to apply
(NEXSTAR) - The application for federal student loan forgiveness has officially opened, President Joe Biden announced Monday following a beta test that launched Friday. Roughly 8 million borrowers hav...
Oct 17, 2022