Category Archives: WJTV
Teen charged in Northpark Mall shooting
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A 16-year-old girl was shot and is behind bars after an incident at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland on Saturday, September 17. Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers said the shootin...
Sep 17, 2022
Welfare defendant alleges Gov. Phil Bryant used federal funds to hurt political rival
Within Mississippi's ever-unfolding welfare scandal, government officials didn't just use federal funds to lavish their friends and family. They also allegedly leveraged the money to quell their polit...
Sep 17, 2022
Homes of Hope for Children executive director arrested
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WHLT) - Homes of Hope for Children Executive Director Michael Garrett was arrested by Columbia police on drug and prostitution charges on Thursday, September 15. Laurel caretaker accu...
Sep 17, 2022
City of Jackson to host job fair Oct. 5
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson will host a job fair for multiple city positions on Wednesday, October 5. Jackson City Council wants chance to fix issues at water plant The Department of H...
Sep 17, 2022
Jackson City Council wants chance to fix issues at water plant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With Jackson's citywide boil water notice lifted, city leaders met for a special council meeting to make sure proper measures are being put in place to fix the ongoing needs of...
Sep 16, 2022
Mississippi man charged with murdering mother
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A Mississippi man has been charged with murdering his mother, according to the Tippah County Sheriff's Department. According to the sheriff's department, a woman named Tracy Lynn Ro...
Sep 16, 2022
Hinds County homes can receive utility relief after water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announced that it is issuing supplemental Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) payments to Hinds Co...
Sep 16, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 36-year-old Jackson woman
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has issued a Silver Alert for 36-year-old Thomasina Donerson, of Jackson. MBI officials said she is five feet and five inches tall...
Sep 16, 2022
2 children in custody for threats against Brookhaven schools
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A 12-year-old and an 11-year-old are in custody after threats were made against Brookhaven School District campuses on Thursday, September 15. The Daily Leader reported the ...
Sep 16, 2022
'Sweetie Pie' star found guilty in nephew's shooting death
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" of arranging the shooting death of his nephew. The jury deliberated ...
Sep 16, 2022