Category Archives: WJTV
Neighbors react after USPS worker killed in police chase
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Conversations about police pursuits are continuing after United States Postal Service employee Brad Pennington was killed Thursday when a police pursuit that began in Pearl end...
Jul 24, 2022
College fund created for son of killed USPS employee
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A college fund has been created for the 3-year-old son of Brad Pennington, a United States Postal Service employee who was killed while working on Thursday, July 20. Pennington...
Jul 24, 2022
Families attend Jackson's Movies in the Park
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Parks and Recreation Department held their 5th annual Movies in the Park on Saturday, July 23 at Forest High School. Local vendors provided food and drinks for fami...
Jul 24, 2022
Groups hold community extravaganza in South Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - It was a fun time for many who gathered in South Jackson on Saturday, July 23 for Operation R.E.A.C.H. and Operation Good that teamed up for a community extravaganza. The event...
Jul 24, 2022
Three killed, two injured on I-59 in Heidelberg
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WHLT) - Three members of a Houston, Texas family were killed and two were injured in a crash that happened on Interstate 59 at Heidelberg on Saturday, July 23. Man shot on Pitts Fam...
Jul 24, 2022
Yazoo County inmate accused of stabbing guard in neck
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Yazoo County jail correctional officer was stabbed in the neck allegedly by a capital murder inmate. The Yazoo Herald reported an altercation broke out between inmate Al...
Jul 24, 2022
Masks required at Yazoo City Hall, board meetings
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Masks will be required again at Yazoo City Hall and during city council meetings. The Yazoo Herald reported Mayor David Starling made the announcement at a recent Board of M...
Jul 24, 2022
Students graduate from Jackson's Youth Build Program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The West Jackson Community Development Corporation held a graduation ceremony for its Youth Build Program, a program that stems from Jackson State University (JSU). It's a pre-...
Jul 23, 2022
Legal group holds free school supplies drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A school supply drive was held on Saturday, July 23 by the Stevenson Legal Group at Apostolic Ministries Church. The drive provided over 200 backpacks and supplies to students ...
Jul 23, 2022
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School gets new principal
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A new principal has been named for Shirley D. Simmons Middle School. Reservoir park renamed after Bobby Cleveland The Northside Sun reported Thomas Adams will serve as t...
Jul 23, 2022