Category Archives: WJTV
Forest Hill returns to in-person learning Thursday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced water pressure has been restored at Forest Hill High School. According to officials, the high school building wi...
Sep 07, 2022
EPA administrator meets with Jackson neighbors affected by water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan met with neighbors in Jackson to talk to them about the ongoing water crisis. Regan was joined b...
Sep 07, 2022
Jackson restaurants frustrated with ongoing boil water notice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Despite some improvements, Jackson's water crisis is continuing to take a hit on local restaurants. Jackson restaurants are paying the price for the city's failing water system...
Sep 07, 2022
Keep Jackson Beautiful concerned about plastic pollution from water bottles
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Keep Jackson Beautiful is partnering with Replenysh to host sites across Jackson to help collect plastic water bottles from water distribution sites. The city has received many...
Sep 07, 2022
How to apply for MHP's 67th recruit class
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is now accepting applications for Cadet Class 67. The class is schedule to begin in late January 2023 and will last 18 weeks. Training will...
Sep 07, 2022
Man charged with sexual battery in Flowood
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police arrested a man on a sexual battery charge. Two face prison time for 2021 kidnapping in Yazoo City On Wednesday, September 7, police said Brandon Lejoshua William...
Sep 07, 2022
Man sentenced for fatal 2019 stabbing in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter after being convicted in a Forrest County trial. Police said Jeremy Underwood stabbed Marcus Steele on January 13...
Sep 07, 2022
EPA administrator meets with leaders on Jackson water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba met with United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to dis...
Sep 07, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: Earl forecast to become first major hurricane of 2022
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Just in time for the statistical peak of hurricane season, activity in the tropics is really starting to heat up, with two hurricanes and two disturbances being monitored in the ...
Sep 07, 2022
Man charged with killing Memphis jogger held without bond
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge revoked bond Wednesday for a man charged with killing a Memphis woman who was abducted during a pre-dawn run near a university campus. Cleotha Abston, who told ...
Sep 07, 2022