Category Archives: WJTV
More improvements seen at plant as Jackson water crisis continues
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders said the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant made significant gains again. On Friday, the total plant output increased to 80 PSI. The ideal pressure level is 87 P...
Sep 02, 2022
Jackson's new worry: More water pressure could break pipes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Water pressure continued to improve in Mississippi's capital city Friday as repairs continued at a long-troubled water plant, but some in the city of 150,000 still had little or ...
Sep 02, 2022
Man shot during armed carjacking at Jackson car wash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man is in critical condition after he was shot during an armed carjacking in Jackson on Thursday, September 1. Jackson man pleads guilty to 2021 armed carjacking Deputy Chief...
Sep 01, 2022
AIDS Healthcare Foundation delivers water to Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple water distributions are happening across the city of Jackson in an effort to serve the community. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) delivered thousands of cases of ...
Sep 01, 2022
Water, flooding issues may force neighbors out of homes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Many people around the city are still without running water. A longtime Jackson neighbor said the recent heavy rain, flooding and not having water may soon force her out of her...
Sep 01, 2022
How the Jackson water crisis is affecting students, parents
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the City of Jackson dealing with a major water crisis, homes, schools and businesses have been affected. This week, the Jackson Public School District (JPS) and some local...
Sep 01, 2022
Mississippi capital's water disaster developed over decades
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - For at least the third time in a dozen years, portable toilets are parked outside the ornate Mississippi Capitol because Jackson's water system is in crisis. The big "Gotta Go" t...
Sep 01, 2022
JSU seeking federal funding to study water system, but state says it’s ‘not a guarantee’
Jackson State University wants to use federal pandemic relief funds to study overhauling the campus water and sewer system, an investment that officials say is necessary to maintain health and safety ...
Sep 01, 2022
YMCA helps students amid Jackson water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Amid the current water crisis in Jackson, surrounding cities and major organizations are helping out. The YMCA of Flowood, Clinton and at the Reservoir are providing students a...
Sep 01, 2022
Seven water supersites open in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.), along with Jackson and other state leaders, announced seven water supersites will open on Thursday throughout the capital city to help those imp...
Sep 01, 2022