Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson water distributions for July 1
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson will distribute bottled water to neighbors in need on Friday, July 1. The giveaway will start at 10:00 a.m. at Battlefield Park off of Highway 80. There is ...
Jul 01, 2022
Hinds Co. leaders propose plan to eliminate gun violence
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson officials held a press conference at Grove Park Pavilion on Thursday, June 30 to urge the state lawmakers to put a plan in place to help eliminate gun viole...
Jun 30, 2022
Councilman Vernon Hartley hosts community town hall
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Ward 5 Councilman Vernon Hartley hosted a town hall with a panel of youth engagement specialists on Thursday, June 30. "This is our village and it's up to us to make sure that ...
Jun 30, 2022
Special judge appointed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a special judge appointment in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Honorable Debbra K. Halford, Judge of and for...
Jun 30, 2022
Suspect wanted for homicide on Robinson Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man is wanted for shooting another man in early June. According to Jackson police, 61-year-old Kenneth Weathers was shot outside of a local convenience store on Robin...
Jun 30, 2022
Leflore County circuit clerk on discovery of 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case
LEFLORE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A warrant connection to the Emmett Till case was found in a Leflore County courthouse. The circuit clerk of Leflore County, Elmus Stockstill, provided a copy of the 1955...
Jun 30, 2022
MSDH imposes boil water notice on Jackson due to high turbidity levels
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has imposed a separate boil water notice on the City of Jackson due to high turbidity levels in its sampling. Leaders said sam...
Jun 30, 2022
Professor: 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case may not be enough evidence for prosecution
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An incredible discovery has been made in connection with the murder of Emmett Till. An arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Dunham was discovered in the basement of a Leflore Coun...
Jun 30, 2022
Man sentenced for 2016 homicide at Terry Road gas station
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On June 30, a man pled guilty to second degree murder in connection to a 2016 homicide in Jackson. Alex Lee Dixon, 31, admitted to killing Deswaund Bell on November 9, 201...
Jun 30, 2022
Report: Jackson's boil water advisory caused by faulty valve at plant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson neighbors entered day six of a citywide boil water notice on Thursday. A member of the Jackson City Council said they're frustrated with the frequent boil water notices...
Jun 30, 2022