Category Archives: WJTV
Lawmakers aim for more emergency rooms in rural Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at bolstering health care in rural Mississippi. The bill recently approved by both chambers of the state Legislature would permit...
Apr 03, 2022
Louisiana suspects arrested in Pearl after chase
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people from Louisiana were arrested in Pearl after a chase on Saturday, April 2. City of Pearl Public Information Officer Greg Flynn said police attempted to make a traffic...
Apr 02, 2022
Attache Show Choir to celebrate 42 years
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local high school is celebrating a monumental anniversary event with some big names returning to the stage. Clinton High School is celebrating 42 years of the Attache Show Ch...
Apr 02, 2022
JSU hosts 5K to bring awareness to obesity
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University (JSU) hosted the 14th Annual 5K Run and Walk to fight obesity. Leaders said the purpose of the run is to increase obesity awareness in Mississippi and ...
Apr 02, 2022
Rally, march held in Jackson in honor of MLK
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson City Councilman is working to keep Dr. Martin Luther King's dream alive while combating crime in the Capital City. Councilman Kenneth Stokes hosted a rally and march ...
Apr 02, 2022
Man suffers fatal fall from Natchez church roof
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man died after falling from a church roof in Natchez on Friday, April 1. Family, friends hold vigil to honor life of homicide victim The Natchez Democrat reported George Bate...
Apr 02, 2022
Yazoo City police chief suspended by city council
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo City Police Chief Joey Head was suspended by the city council on Monday, March 21. Three charged with capital murder in Jackson The Yazoo Herald reported he was suspen...
Apr 02, 2022
Men's, women's soccer to be offered at Tougaloo College
TOUGALOO, Miss. (WJTV) - Tougaloo College will offer men's and women's soccer teams for the first time since the 1980s. Officials with the Department of Athletics announced the additions will start in...
Apr 02, 2022
Police investigating fatal shooting on Englewood Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead on Englewood Street. Family, friends hold vigil to honor life of homicide victim Wendell Knowles, 40, was sho...
Apr 02, 2022
Free tornado relief giveaway to be held in Edwards
EDWARDS, Miss. (WJTV) - State Representative Stephanie Foster will host a free tornado relief giveaway in Edwards on Sunday, April 3. Two arrested in Summit after chase Neighbors can pick up cases of ...
Apr 02, 2022