Category Archives: WJTV
What's open on Memorial Day?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Memorial Day will be observed across the country on Monday, May 30 this year. Americans will be remembering those who lost their lives while serving the country. These restaura...
May 23, 2022
Feds expect baby formula product from Abbott facility in 'next couple of weeks'
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- The Biden administration is using special government powers to deal with the baby formula shortage. On Sunday evening, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Sec...
May 23, 2022
VWSD announces 2022 graduation ceremonies schedule
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV)- The Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) graduations will be held at the Vicksburg Convention Center located at 1600 Dr. Briggs Hopson Boulevard. Graduations will begin at ...
May 23, 2022
Man shot in back on Cromwell Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot in the back. The shooting happened on Sunday, May 23 while the man was walking near the 3800 block of Cromwell Street. Dep...
May 23, 2022
California men arrested in Hattiesburg for drug trafficking
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Two men from California were arrested in Hattiesburg after officers found 45 pounds of meth in a hotel room. Law enforcement conducted a search warrant at a hotel on Highwa...
May 23, 2022
Neighbors faced with sewage back up, stench in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some homeowners in a Jackson community said when it rains, sewage pours into their yards and overflows into a nearby creek. Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes said this is ...
May 23, 2022
Church buys championship rings for Raymond basketball team
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) - The Raymond Rangers were the preseason number one in the state and finished as the number one team in the state for the first time in school history. Their designated fan base ...
May 23, 2022
Biggest cities in Mississippi 150 years ago
After the completion of the 1860 census and the election of President Abraham Lincoln, America imploded. Eleven southern states seceded from the Union in 1861, instigating four bloody years of the Civ...
May 23, 2022
Laurel police arrest man after finding meth in car
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police arrested a man after finding meth during a traffic stop on Saturday, May 21. Officers said they stopped David Hutchinson, 42, near the intersection of 16th Avenue ...
May 23, 2022
Louisiana toddler drowns at Biloxi's Margaritaville
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - A two-year-old boy from Louisiana drowned in a swimming pool at Margaritaville Resort Biloxi on Sunday, May 22. One person injured during shooting at Mississippi music festival ...
May 23, 2022