Category Archives: WJTV
Natchez-Adams School District approves $5K incentive for teachers
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders announced the Natchez-Adams School District (NASD) will pay some teachers in areas of "critical need" a $5,000 sign-on bonus. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously du...
May 18, 2022
Midway Road in Hinds County closed
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County leaders announced an emergency closure for Midway Road. Petition: Name lake for outdoorsman, not segregationist Midway Road will be closed south of Parsons Ro...
May 18, 2022
Henley-Young Youth Detention Center escapee captured
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the juvenile escapee from the Henley-Young Youth Detention Center was captured. 1 killed in crash on Highway 18 in Claiborne Cou...
May 18, 2022
Local pastor hosting Men Who Care Conference
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local Jackson pastor is calling on all men who care about the City of Jackson to come together and develop positive solutions. Pastor Joseph White with the Restoration Commun...
May 18, 2022
1 killed in crash on Highway 18 in Claiborne County
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a deadly crash that happened on Wednesday, May 18. The crash happened on Highway 18 in Claiborne County just befo...
May 18, 2022
Wiggins again misused state campaign funds for congressional race, complaint alleges
State Sen. Brice Wiggins used his state campaign funds to fund a Super PAC that is aiding his campaign for the 4th Congressional District seat - which appears to be prohibited by federal election law....
May 18, 2022
Ridgeland names new police chief
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Mayor Gene McGee and the Ridgeland Board of Alderman announced the appointment of Lieutenant Brian Myers as Chief of the Ridgeland Police Department. The announcement was mad...
May 18, 2022
Man who allegedly checked Casey and Vicky White into motel arrested
VANDERBUGH CO., Ind. (WEHT) - Our media partner The Courier & Press reported that the man who has been accused of providing fugitives Casey and Vicky White with a motel room has been arrested. She...
May 18, 2022
Petition: Name lake for outdoorsman, not segregationist
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - A petition calls for rebranding a manmade lake in central Mississippi by removing the name of a racist former governor and replacing it with the name of a longtime journalist who...
May 18, 2022
Hattiesburg police warn neighbors about phone scam
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police warned neighbors about an ongoing scam that's attempting to solicit funds. The scammers tell the victims that they have unpaid fines or a failure to appe...
May 18, 2022