Category Archives: WJTV
EPA joins crews at Jackson water treatment plant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility made significant gains overnight and into Thursday morning. However, there are still some ch...
Sep 01, 2022
Lowe's, Salvation Army to distribute free water in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with Lowe's announced the company, along with Salvation Army volunteers, will host a water distribution event in West Jackson on Thursday, September 1. The distribution...
Sep 01, 2022
JPS schools move to virtual learning for remainder of week
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced students will continue virtual learning for the remainder of the week (Thursday, Sept. 1 and Friday, Sept. 2) du...
Aug 31, 2022
Jackson homeowner frustrated with daily water disruptions
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson's growing water crisis is becoming a daily disruption for those living in the city. Frustration is mounting as people said they do not know when they will have water ag...
Aug 31, 2022
Jackson water crisis forces residents to find alternatives
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The water pressure at James Brown's home in Jackson was so low the faucets barely dripped. He couldn't cook. He couldn't bathe. But he still had to work. The 73-year-old tree-cut...
Aug 31, 2022
National Guard to distribute water in Jackson starting Thursday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the super sites for water distribution in Jackson will be up and running on Thursday, August 31. The Mississippi National...
Aug 31, 2022
Emergency pump installed at Jackson water treatment plant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced on Wednesday that an emergency rental pump was installed at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility. He said there have been challeng...
Aug 31, 2022
Feds flagged dire Jackson water problems a month before the system failed
One month before the city of Jackson water system began failing, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assessment team flagged numerous system problems in a July 2022 report. The report, obtained by ...
Aug 31, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: Development expected this week after nearly 2 months of no storms
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Activity is ramping up in the Atlantic as we head into September and get closer to the statistical peak of hurricane season, and the National Hurricane Center says it's likely at...
Aug 31, 2022
Man charged with DUI after crashing into school bus
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after troopers said he crashed into a school bus in Lawrence County. The crash happened on Highway 84 just before 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31. ...
Aug 31, 2022