Category Archives: WJTV
Silver Alert canceled for Tate County teen
UPDATE: TATE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Silver Alert issued Cayden Schappach has been canceled. He has located and is safe. TATE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is...
Oct 12, 2022
Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has declared October 17-22, 2022, Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. "When it comes to a severe storm, preparation could...
Oct 12, 2022
Jackson Public Schools to host Thursday job fair
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced a job fair will take place on Thursday, October 13. The job fair will be held at Kirksey Middle School, located ...
Oct 12, 2022
Mermaids return to Mississippi Aquarium
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Mermaids are making a trip to Mississippi for the next two weeks. Lily Rose and her sisters have been all over the world and meet up at aquariums to swim. Rose also says it al...
Oct 12, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: Will Atlantic stay quiet after Karl?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- After a very busy stretch in the Atlantic, tropical activity appears to be slowing down for now. The exception is Karl, a tropical storm that's moving toward the coast of Mexico....
Oct 12, 2022
Flowood man accused of domestic violence
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police arrested a 53-year-old man for domestic violence-aggravated assault. Officer killed, suspect in custody after Greenville shooting Jason Todd Mardis, of Flowood, ...
Oct 12, 2022
Former Lincoln County teacher charged with embezzlement
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A retired school teacher was arrested for embezzlement in Lincoln County. The Daily Leader reported Nancy Butler, of Bogue Chitto, was arrested on October 7 and charged ...
Oct 12, 2022
Will Merit Health Central’s plans to downsize violate its lease with Hinds County?
Merit Health Central, facing a litany of recent struggles, will become a primarily psychiatric facility if the Mississippi Department of Health approves its request to move 50 beds from its Vicksburg ...
Oct 12, 2022
Former 'American Idol' contestant Willie Spence dies at 23
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Willie Spence, a talented singer who finished second on last year's season of "American Idol," died Tuesday after a crash near Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was 23 years old. A ...
Oct 12, 2022
What to expect at Mississippi State Fair on Oct. 12
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - There will be more events for people to take part in during the 163rd Mississippi State Fair on Wednesday, October 12. All of the events take place on the Mississippi ...
Oct 12, 2022