Category Archives: WJTV

Edwards neighbors work to cleanup storm damage
EDWARDS, Miss. (WJTV) - Neighbors in Edwards are working to cleanup the damage from Tuesday's severe weather. Some homes were damaged, and homeowners said they don't know where to start. Mayor LeKentr...
Marie Mennefield Mar 23, 2022

Man accused of selling drugs near Jefferson Davis County school
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Agents arrested a man in Jefferson Davis County on drug charges. Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) agents, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and J...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 23, 2022

Arabi tornado near New Orleans rated EF-3, 11-mile path
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in New Orleans say the tornado that tore through the Arabi community Monday was an EF-3. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, an EF-3 torna...
Brantly Keiek Mar 23, 2022

Goodman neighbors work to recover from severe weather
GOODMAN, Miss. (WJTV) - Neighbors in Goodman are cleaning up the areas that were impacted by the severe weather on Tuesday, March 22. During the storm, Aaron Michael and his three friends locked thems...
Anna Farish Mar 23, 2022

Mississippi leaders spar over tax cuts as deadlines approach
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi House leaders offered a revised proposal Wednesday to phase out the state income tax, sending it to Senate leaders as legislators approach big deadlines to set taxes ...
The Associated Press Mar 23, 2022

'She was a wonderful person' — Victim's family speaks out after gruesome carjacking death
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A make-shift memorial now stands near Bienville and North Pierce streets in Mid-City, where the 73-year-old Linda Frickey took her last breath. "She was always happy, she was alwa...
Kylee Bond Mar 23, 2022

SNAP replacement benefits available for Mississippians affected by severe weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that experienced a loss of food due to ...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 23, 2022

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies at 84
(NEXSTAR) - The United States' first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, has died at the age of 84, her family said in a statement Wednesday. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson bac...
Michael Bartiromo Mar 23, 2022

US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, ...
MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Mar 23, 2022

Mississippi receives $8M for disaster recovery
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Mississippi $8,406,000. Cities, counties urge lawmakers to ap...
Biancca Ball Mar 23, 2022
