Category Archives: WJTV
MDOT provides update on Highway 489 repairs
NEWTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Highway 489 in Newton County near Marrow Road will be closed until at least next week, according to leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). The ...
Aug 25, 2022
The South Delta airs its frustration as feds work to solve flooding
ROLLING FORK - Patience wore thin in the South Delta Wednesday night. Several hundred business owners, farmers, families and other Mississippians filled into a high school auditorium, summoned to give...
Aug 25, 2022
'Be prepared': Leaders warn neighbors about flooding in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and other city leaders held a news conference on Thursday to provide updates on flooding in the city. On Wednesday, the mayor declared a local e...
Aug 25, 2022
Suspected drug dealer in Louisiana charged with possessing enough fentanyl to kill around 80,000 people, police say
COVINGTON, La. (BRPROUD) - A large police presence was seen in two areas of Covington on Tuesday, August 23. Law enforcement coalesced in the Ozone and Covington Point communities while looking for 34...
Aug 25, 2022
Honeymooner who left wife to see prostitute among 176 busted in sting, Florida sheriff says
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A couple's honeymoon was cut short this summer after the husband left his new wife to solicit a prostitute, authorities said. Paul Turovsky, 34, was among the 176 people arrested ...
Aug 25, 2022
CDC confirms 23 monkeypox cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 23 cases of monkeypox in Mississippi as of Wednesday, August 24. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of...
Aug 25, 2022
State Farm subsidiary to pay $100M for false Katrina claims
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., a subsidiary of State Farm Insurance, has agreed to pay the federal government $100 million in restitution over its alleged mishandling of floo...
Aug 25, 2022
Ridgeland Library to return to normal operating hours in September
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - The Ridgeland Library will return to normal operating hours on September 7, 2022. The Madison County Journal reported a contract resolution happened between the city and the ...
Aug 25, 2022
Barnett Reservoir discharge increased, could cause flooding
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) announced an increase in discharge from the Barnett Reservoir. After a conference call with the National We...
Aug 25, 2022
Marshalls store moving from Jackson to Madison
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Marshalls store will soon open on Grandview Boulevard in Madison. The Madison County Journal reported the Marshalls store off of County Line Road will move to the old Stein M...
Aug 25, 2022