Category Archives: WJTV
27 arrested after drug round-up in Covington County
COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Twenty-seven people were arrested after Covington County deputies and officers with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) executed a round-up on Tuesday, August 9....
Aug 10, 2022
‘A whitewash’: Emails show MDHS pushed to hamstring probe into welfare misspending
The Mississippi Department of Human Services hired an accounting firm, using welfare dollars, to ostensibly get to the bottom of who stole or misspent millions in federal grant funds and try to recoup...
Aug 10, 2022
Former Sumrall deputy municipal clerk pleads guilty to embezzlement
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The former deputy municipal clerk for the Town of Sumrall pled guilty to embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White announced Juanyana Holloway was ordered to pay $25,000 to h...
Aug 10, 2022
Jackson State holds faculty-staff summit to prepare for new school year
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Jackson State University (JSU) leaders kicked off a facility and staff summit to prepare for the return of college students to its campus for the 2022-23 school y...
Aug 10, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: Wave off coast of Africa has small chance of formation
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa earlier this week but, as of Wednesday, the wave does not appear to have a very good ...
Aug 10, 2022
In Mississippi, a trespasser, a killing and DEA meddling
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Harold Duane Poole was waiting with his semiautomatic service rifle - and an explanation - when deputies arrived at his sprawli...
Aug 10, 2022
Man charged with murder after fight at Canton campgrounds
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are investigating after a fight ended in the death of a man. Police Chief Otha Brown said a fight between Charles Hull, 26, and Christopher Pendergrass, 57, happen...
Aug 10, 2022
CDC confirms 8 monkeypox cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed eight cases of monkeypox in Mississippi as of Tuesday, August 9. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of...
Aug 10, 2022
2 Mississippi Lottery players win big in Tuesday's drawings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Mississippi Lottery players won big on Tuesday night. One player won the Mississippi Match 5 jackpot of $60,000, and a second player won $10,000 from the Mega Millions draw...
Aug 10, 2022
Jackson to hold water distributions on Aug. 10
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to neighbors on Wednesday, August 10. This comes after a citywide boil water notice was issued for Jackson ...
Aug 10, 2022