Category Archives: WJTV
Two wanted for shooting Hebron Fast Stop owner
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Two people are wanted after the owner of Fast Stop in the Hebron area was shot during an armed robbery on Thursday, July 28. Officials with the Jones County Sheriff's Depa...
Jul 28, 2022
Leaders talk welfare scandal at Neshoba County Fair
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The final day of political speeches was held on Thursday, July 28 at the Neshoba County Fair. It was a very busy morning at Founders Square as the crowd heard from State...
Jul 28, 2022
Flying car could be weeks away from takeoff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - The Switchblade, an aircraft that doubles as a car, could be just weeks away from getting its wheels off the ground after a Federal Aviation Administration inspection on July 1...
Jul 28, 2022
Singer Amy Grant, wife of Vince Gill, injured in a bicycle accident
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Contemporary Christian artist Amy Grant was injured in a biking accident in Nashville on Wednesday. It happened around 3 p.m. near the Harpeth Hills Golf Course on the south ...
Jul 27, 2022
Endangered/Missing Child Alert issued for 5-year-old Jackson girl
Editor's note: This story has been updated with the correct date Skylar Brent disappeared. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert ...
Jul 27, 2022
Jackson State faces housing shortage for Fall 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University (JSU) is facing another housing shortage for the Fall 2022 semester as students from across the nation begins to make way to the campus. This is the ti...
Jul 27, 2022
National Wildlife Federation report shows ways to fix Jackson's infrastructure issues
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new report showed the issues that plague Jackson through infrastructure. The report also provided solutions that can solve the problem through the Infrastructure Investment a...
Jul 27, 2022
Political speeches kickoff at 2022 Neshoba County Fair
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, an epicenter of Mississippi politics kicked off as the first round of political speeches were held at the Neshoba County Fair. The political speeches featu...
Jul 27, 2022
Bacteria that causes rare tropical disease found in US soil
NEW YORK (AP) - A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease - long thought to be confined to tropical climates - has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, U.S. heal...
Jul 27, 2022
Man charged with murder of missing University of Mississippi student appears in court
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - The man who was arrested in connection to the disappearance of a University of Mississippi (UM) student, Jimmie "Jay" Lee, was charged with first degree murder. Sheldon Timothy ...
Jul 27, 2022