Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson councilman wants abandoned tire lots cleaned up
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Abandoned tire lots are not hard to come across around Jackson. City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said state leaders need to step up to make sure state-owned properties a...
Oct 03, 2022
State employee pay trails neighboring states, private sector
The average state of Mississippi employee has worked for the state for almost 10 years and earns less than the average of all Mississippi workers and woefully less than their counterparts in the four ...
Oct 03, 2022
Family survives hurricanes Michael and Ian
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) - After Hurricane Ian battered Southwest Florida earlier this week, many here at home were reminded of the devastation of Hurricane Michael. For one man and his family, he has...
Oct 03, 2022
Woman's body found near Yazoo City boat ramp
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - A homicide investigation is underway after a 40-year-old woman's body was found near a boat ramp in Yazoo City. Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers said the woman was found o...
Oct 02, 2022
Police: Man died jumping from Mississippi bridge amid chase
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A Louisiana man being chased by police jumped from a coastal high-rise bridge in Mississippi and plunged to his death, authorities said. The man died from injuries suffered Fr...
Oct 02, 2022
These loans no longer qualify for Biden's student loan forgiveness program
(The Hill) - President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan was abruptly updated on Thursday to exclude borrowers with privately held federal student loans, according to Education Department guidance...
Oct 02, 2022
Death toll from Hurricane Ian continues to rise
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - As the remnants of Hurricane Ian continued to threaten flooding along the Virginia coastline Monday, recovery efforts continued further south. As the National Guard used helicopte...
Oct 02, 2022
What to do with your remaining student loan debt
(NerdWallet) - Twenty million people, or nearly 45% of federal student loan borrowers, will see their debt wiped away through President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation, according to an August pr...
Oct 02, 2022
Babalu in Fondren closes effective immediately
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A popular Fondren restaurant has closed its doors permanently. Babalu in Jackson announced the restaurant closed effective immediately. Restaurant leaders said there have been ...
Oct 01, 2022
Mississippi monkeypox weekly update
On August 4, 2022, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency. Since then, every state and Washington, D.C. has recorded cases of the virus, with the first death from monkey...
Oct 01, 2022