Category Archives: WJTV
Ford Edge linked to Lauderdale County escape returned to Florence
FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) - A vehicle connected to the disappearance of a Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office employee and an inmate was returned to Florence Monday afternoon. The 2007 rust-colored Ford Ed...
May 09, 2022
Body found under tires at Hancock County buffer zone
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hancock County deputies are investigating after a body was found on Saturday, May 7 by workers who were monitoring a controlled burn in NASA's Stennis Space Center buffe...
May 09, 2022
'Herping' on TikTok makes Georgia teens famous
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) - Two Augusta teens are making headlines by doing something kids used to do all the time: going outside. The boys spend most of their free time doing what they call "herping" and ar...
May 09, 2022
Possible connection to Alabama jail escape being investigated in Evansville
UPDATE: Vicky and Casey White in custody after pursuit near airport. EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) - Authorities have confirmed U.S. Marshals are investigating a vehicle caught in Evansville that may be conn...
May 09, 2022
Campbell's Bakery owner moving out of state
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The future of Campbell's Bakery is unclear after the owner announced his upcoming move. The owner, Mitchell Moore, announced on Facebook that his wife accepted a job in Baton R...
May 09, 2022
Mississippi Lottery to hold Summer of Fun promotion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery's Summer of Fun promotion is set to begin on Monday, May 23. Participants can win prizes like cash, gift cards, RecTeq pellet grills, Yeti coolers and m...
May 09, 2022
Smalls Sliders to open in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Baton Rouge based restaurant Smalls Sliders is set to open a location in Hattiesburg. The restaurant serves cheeseburger sliders via drive-thru. The first location opened i...
May 09, 2022
Voter registration deadline for June 7 primary, general elections
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippians must be registered to vote by Monday, May 9 in order to vote in the primary and general elections. USDA: Farmers in 4 states can apply for drought loans Voters c...
May 09, 2022
Most popular boy names in the 70s in Mississippi
Names can tell the story of a generation. To learn more about the culture of the 1970s, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular baby names for boys in the 70s in Mississippi using data from the So...
May 09, 2022
Man arrested in connection to North Hills Apartments fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in connection to a fire that happened at North Hills Apartments on Friday, May 6. Man tasered, charged with felony in Kosciusko Jackson fire authorities said...
May 09, 2022