Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi waterparks to visit for Summer 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Summers in Mississippi can be uncomfortable with the sweltering summer temperatures. With temperatures already reaching the high 80s in the Spring, Mississippi residents or tra...
May 05, 2022
Circuit court judge sends Jackson garbage case back to chancery court
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's request for the Jackson garbage case to remain in Hinds County Circuit Court was denied. The case was transferred back to Special Judge Jes...
May 05, 2022
Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association holds 1st convention
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association (3MA) held their first convention on May 5, 2022. The event took place at the Sheraton Refugee Hotel and Conference Center in Flow...
May 05, 2022
19-year-old injured in Kosciusko shooting
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - Kosciusko police are investigating after a 19-year-old man was injured in a shooting early Thursday morning. The shooting happened after 1:00 a.m. on Westwood Drive. Police s...
May 05, 2022
Bond denied for Clinton homicide suspect
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing of Better Men Society Founder Bobby Davis made his first appearance in court on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Clinton homicide suspect arrested in Louisiana...
May 05, 2022
Florida man drowns in Lamar County
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Florida man drowned in Lamar County on Wednesday, May 4. Lamar County deputies responded to a 911 call around 4:56 p.m. near the Main Lake at Lake Serene. The caller sai...
May 05, 2022
Aldi, Ross stores to open in Edgewater Mall
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - An Aldi grocery store and a Ross Dress for Less store are set to open in Uptown McComb, formerly known as Edgewater Mall. The Enterprise-Journal reported the two stores will spl...
May 05, 2022
Hattiesburg man faces drug trafficking, gun charges
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg man is facing drug trafficking and gun charges after law enforcement conducted a search warrant on Thursday, May 5. Hattiesburg police and other law enforceme...
May 05, 2022
Mississippi to receive $1M over ‘free’ TurboTax ads
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced $1,085,417.08 has been secured from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc., for deceiving customers into paying for tax services t...
May 05, 2022
Jackson State, Tougaloo College receive $4 million
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced Jackson State University (JSU) and Tougaloo College received $4 million to help fund education at the colleges. HBCU med...
May 05, 2022