Category Archives: WJTV
High winds overturn mobile home near Indianola
INDIANOLA, Miss. (WJTV) - Members of the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) in Greenwood reported a mobile home in Sunflower County overturned due to high winds on Wednesday, March 30. According to MHP'...
Mar 30, 2022
Thousands without power in Mississippi due to strong winds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Thousands of power outages have been reported in Mississippi on Wednesday, March 30 due to strong wind gusts. According to PowerOutage.US, more than 42,000 outages have been re...
Mar 30, 2022
Sandbags available in Jackson ahead of severe weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced sandbags will be available for neighbors on Wednesday, March 30, ahead of possible severe weather. MEMA encourages neighbors to prepare for severe wea...
Mar 30, 2022
Mississippi challenges CDC transit mask rule
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) joined 20 other attorneys general in a multistate lawsuit against President Joe Biden's mask mandate on public transportation and in trans...
Mar 30, 2022
What should you do while driving during a tornado?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - When there is a possibility of severe weather, drivers are encouraged to stay off the roads if possible. Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said th...
Mar 30, 2022
MEMA encourages neighbors to prepare for severe weather on March 30
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With more severe weather expected on Wednesday, March 30, officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) are encouraging neighbors across the state to be pre...
Mar 30, 2022
Mississippi legislators extend their time to finish work
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators are giving themselves more time to finish their work. The three-month session was scheduled to end April 3, but negotiators missed deadlines to file final...
Mar 30, 2022
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi as of March 29
U.S. crude futures fell on Tuesday, March 29, extending losses of nearly 7% on Monday. Fears of a drop in fuel demand after Shanghai's COVID-19-related lockdown of roughly 26 million people have contr...
Mar 30, 2022
Best counties to retire to in Mississippi
Buyers and sellers of real estate alike-when asked what are the three most essential considerations about a property-will nearly always reply "location, location, location." While this answer is somet...
Mar 30, 2022
135 new coronavirus cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 135 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi. No additional deaths were reported. The new cases wer...
Mar 30, 2022