Category Archives: WJTV

What are early symptoms of monkeypox?
(NEXSTAR) - As the monkeypox virus continues to spread throughout the United States, health officials are asking people at high risk of contracting the virus to stay vigilant and get tested. The virus...
Alix Martichoux, Nexstar Media Wire Aug 09, 2022

Brookhaven man catches new State Trophy Record Blue Catfish
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brookhaven man captured the new State Trophy Record Blue Catfish. Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) said the 104 pound fish was...
Biancca Ball Aug 09, 2022

MDOT to close I-20 W., I-55 S. to repair roadway dip
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close all lanes of Interstate 20 westbound/Interstate 55 southbound at State Street in Jackson on Saturday, August 13. ...
Jaylan Wright Aug 09, 2022
2 arrested by Capitol police for possessing drugs, guns
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested two men after investigators said they found drugs, guns and other paraphernalia in Jackson. On August 7, police said they found two men in a parked vehi...
Biancca Ball Aug 09, 2022

Mechanical issues at Jackson's water treatment plant causes low water pressure
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced on Tuesday that mechanical issues at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant have caused some areas in the city to experience low water...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 09, 2022

Pearl police warn neighbors about phone scam
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police, along with other surrounding cities, have received reports of people getting phone calls asking for money because of outstanding tickets or warrants. Viral video of...
Biancca Ball Aug 09, 2022

CDC confirms 7 monkeypox cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed seven cases of monkeypox in Mississippi as of Monday, August 8. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of ...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 09, 2022

Moving company owner wanted for embezzlement in Oxford
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)-- A man is facing an embezzlement charge and another man is on the run after an investigation into a moving company in Oxford, Mississippi. After a lengthy Oxford Police investig...
Autumn Scott Aug 09, 2022

Firefighters respond to house fire in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County firefighters responded to a house fire on Highway 529 in the Hebron community Monday afternoon. When they arrived after 2:00 p.m., firefighters found heavy sm...
Erika Bibbs Aug 09, 2022

Silver Alert issued for missing Stone County woman
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 53-year-old Marcia Marshell Taylor, of Wiggins. She is described as five feet three inches tall, we...
Erika Bibbs Aug 09, 2022
