Category Archives: WJTV
Entergy celebrates completion of 100-megawatt solar power station
RULEVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - The largest solar power project in Mississippi will be located in Sunflower County. Entergy Mississippi's power station will provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity...
May 26, 2022
Mississippi childcare centers get stabilization grants
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A total of 1,114 childcare centers in Mississippi received a combined $354 million in Child Care Strong Stabilization grants from the Mississippi Department of Human Services (...
May 26, 2022
Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies, family reports
UVALDE, Texas (NEXSTAR) - Just two days after his wife was killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Joe Garcia, the husband of teacher Irma Garcia, has died, Garcia's re...
May 26, 2022
Dr. Kim Benton appointed interim State Superintendent
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed Dr. Kim Benton to become interim state superintendent of education on July 1. She will succeed Dr. Carey W...
May 26, 2022
Rep. Guest launches website to help find baby formula
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After a nationwide shortage of baby formula, Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) announced he launched a crowdsourced website to pinpoint businesses that currently have ba...
May 26, 2022
What to expect for 2022 Memorial Day travel in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Millions of travelers will be on the roads or at airports for the Memorial Day weekend, despite the high cost of gas and flights. "We are going to have troopers starting midnig...
May 26, 2022
Passing rate for 2021-22 3rd grade reading assessment announced
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 73.9% of 3rd graders in Mississippi passed the 3rd-grade reading assessment for the 2021-2022 school year. A total ...
May 26, 2022
Abortion rights graffiti on tiny, rural Mississippi church
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in a rural Mississippi county are stunned and perplexed after finding a tiny, isolated church vandalized with abortion rights slogans. "It's mystifying, you know?" s...
May 26, 2022
Jackson man in custody for Ridgeland car theft
UPDATE: RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police said Timothy McHuley turned himself in on Thursday, May 26. RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police are searching for a Jackson man who is wanted ...
May 26, 2022
Ray Liotta dies at 67: reports
(NEXSTAR) - Ray Liotta, the actor best known for his roles in "Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams," has died, multiple outlets reported Thursday. He was 67 years old. The actor died in his sleep in the ...
May 26, 2022