Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson, EPA leaders discuss city's water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the Jackson City Council met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leaders to discuss the capital city's water crisis and issues at the O.B. Curtis...
Aug 18, 2022
Pike County man accused of selling alcohol without permit
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Alcohol Beverage Commission (ABC) and Pike County deputies arrested a man for allegedly selling alcoholic beverages without a permit. On August 12, the agen...
Aug 18, 2022
One arrested after multi-county chase ends in Terry
TERRY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities arrested an adult after a multi-county chase ended in Terry overnight. Justin Hall with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said the chase began in Lincoln County whe...
Aug 18, 2022
CDC confirms 17 monkeypox cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 17 cases of monkeypox in Mississippi as of Wednesday, August 17. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of...
Aug 18, 2022
Prosecutors: Clarksdale woman admits to RAMP program fraud
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (WJTV) - A judgement was entered against a Clarksdale woman who prosecutors said admitted to trying to defraud the United States of more than $81,505 in Rental Assistance for Mississ...
Aug 18, 2022
Smith County man out on bond arrested for drug trafficking
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Smith County deputies arrested a man on multiple charges, including trafficking methamphetamine. After an investigation, deputies ran a search warrant at a home on SCR 86....
Aug 18, 2022
MAAP results show student achievement rebounding
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the statewide results from the 2021-22 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP). According to educatio...
Aug 18, 2022
MDHS hires firm to move forward in case to recover TANF funds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received approval from the Mississippi State Personnel Board to proceed with hiring the Jones Walker law firm t...
Aug 18, 2022
'I felt the scales, then I felt the teeth': Florida firefighter tells how he survived gator attack
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- There are 16 alligator attacks, including some fatalities, that are under investigation by Florida Fish and Wildlife. JC Defeats, of Oldsmar, Florida, is one of the...
Aug 18, 2022
Deputy shoots armed suspect during traffic stop in Horn Lake, MS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An officer-involved shooting in Horn Lake, Mississippi left one man injured on Wednesday. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the DeSoto County Sheriff's Departme...
Aug 18, 2022