Category Archives: WJTV
Inmate reverses request for execution, says he wants appeal
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi death row inmate has told a judge under oath that he wants to continue appealing his case, months after saying he wanted to give up his appeals and request an execu...
Apr 11, 2022
Jackson mayor wants opportunities for those entering medical marijuana market
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With Mississippi a couple of months away from the sale of medical marijuana, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba emphasized the importance of making sure there are legitimate busin...
Apr 11, 2022
Federal judge sides with Fitch against ARPA tax mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, April 8, 2022, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk agreed with Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas that the tax mandate in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) exceed...
Apr 11, 2022
Ohio manufacturing firm to add jobs at its Mississippi plant
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) - An Ohio-based manufacturing firm is adding employees to its facility in Mississippi. Ice Industries Inc. recently announced that employment will be increased at its Grenada, Miss...
Apr 11, 2022
Rez Life Crawfish Festival set for May 7
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Rez Life Crawfish Festival will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The event will be from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Lakeshore Park in Rankin County. Organizers announ...
Apr 11, 2022
Meadowbrook Road project underway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Fondren Renaissance Foundation (FRF) announced the Meadowbrook Road project began on Monday, April 11, 2022. Crews will dig out and repair failed sections of t...
Apr 11, 2022
See the most extreme temperatures in Mississippi history
On July 9, 2021, California's Death Valley reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to an automated measuring system there, representing one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on the planet. T...
Apr 11, 2022
3-year-old dies after going over falls in North Carolina
JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) -- A 3-year-old child died after falling into the water at Whitewater Falls in North Carolina on Sunday. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said Nevaeh Jade Newswanger was...
Apr 11, 2022
"Tough to find the words… you will be missed," Joe Burrow remembers former Ohio State teammate
CINCINNATI, Ohio (BRPROUD) - Quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed over the weekend in a collision involving a dump truck. Haskins was on the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers at the time of his death...
Apr 11, 2022
Louisiana Lt. Governor picks up restaurant tab for 10 high school prom-goers: ‘Much success in this next chapter’
COVINGTON, La. (KLFY) -- Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser made some teens night at DiCristina's Italian and Seafood Restaurant in Covington, this weekend. Nungesser, was also dining at the resta...
Apr 11, 2022