Category Archives: WJTV
Teen powerlifter forced to remove beads from hair
BRUCE, Miss. (WJTV) - In early April 2022, a Bruce High School powerlifter was in danger of being disqualified from the state championship because of her hair. MHSAA Head Director Rickey Neaves told a...
Apr 20, 2022
Retrial location moved for case against T'Kia Bevily
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Circuit Court Judge Tomika H. Irving approved a motion to change the venue in the T'Kia Bevily retrial. According to court documents, the retrial will be moved to the ...
Apr 20, 2022
Gallatin Street at McDowell Road to close for repairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced crews will close the curve where Gallatin Street turns into McDowell Road for repairs. The closure started Wednesday, April 20 and will continue Thurs...
Apr 20, 2022
2 women transferred to federal custody for aggravated drug trafficking
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Two women, who were arrested for aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance in Jones County, were transferred into federal custody. Hattiesburg man arrested on drug ...
Apr 20, 2022
USDA secretary in Mississippi to discuss rural initiative
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Mississippi on Wednesday to announce a program meant to help rural communities get federal funding to create jobs, bu...
Apr 20, 2022
Teen chef leads lunch at Jim Hill High School
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - While the world was shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Jim Hill High School student used her free time to create a platform that reaches more than 16,000 people per da...
Apr 20, 2022
STEM charter school to open in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy (SR1 CPSA) will open for the 2022-2023 school year in Canton, Mississippi. The facility will be the state's first and only public ST...
Apr 20, 2022
Boy's body found in suitcase in Indiana: What we know
SELLERSBURG, Ind. (WXIN) -- The death of a little boy in southern Indiana garnered national attention after police revealed his body was found inside a suitcase. The weekend discovery in Washington Co...
Apr 20, 2022
99 new coronavirus cases, 3 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 99 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with three additional deaths. The new cases were report...
Apr 20, 2022
Canton Flea Market returns May 12
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The bi-annual Canton Flea Market will return on May 12, 2022. The event attracts more than 1,100 artists and craftsmen within walking distance of the downtown area, who display ...
Apr 20, 2022