Category Archives: WJTV
Ole Miss Giving Day 2022 receives record breaking contributions
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Loyal donors united to set unprecedented fundraising records for academics for University of Mississippi's Giving Day 2022. This year, 1,491 Ole Miss students, parents, alumni, ...
Apr 07, 2022
Clinton opts out of medical marijuana program
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Clinton Board of Aldermen opted out of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act during a meeting on Tuesday, April 5. The board chose to opt out of all aspects of the p...
Apr 07, 2022
Hurricane forecast: Meteorologists predict busy 2022 season, strong storms
(NEXSTAR) - In their outlook for the 2022 hurricane season, meteorologists at Colorado State University predict a busier-than-average storm season with more named hurricanes than usual. The university...
Apr 07, 2022
Pearl City Park project to be completed by Fall 2022
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl Mayor Jake Windham and the Pearl Board of Aldermen were given an update on the status of the Pearl City Park Project during a meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Mendenhall ...
Apr 07, 2022
MS Trucker Named Highway Angel of the Year
LAS VEGAS (WJTV) - Christopher Lloyd, an Airline Transportation Specialists, Inc. truck driver fromMeridian was named the 2021 Highway Angel of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He...
Apr 07, 2022
205 new coronavirus cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 205 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi. No additional deaths have been reported. The new case...
Apr 07, 2022
Entergy okays Belhaven security cameras on company poles
BELHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy officials will allow the Belhaven Improvement Association (BIA) to put security cameras on the company's poles. The Northside Sun reported two cameras were removed ear...
Apr 07, 2022
Retrial date set for woman accused of killing stepdaughter in 2017
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A retrial date was set for a Claiborne County woman accused of killing her 14-month-old stepdaughter in 2017. Vicksburg Daily News reported the retrial for T'Kia Bevil...
Apr 07, 2022
UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldi...
Apr 07, 2022
UPDATE: 12 arrested in murder of Lake Charles 6-year-old
UPDATE, 3:42 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect the arrest of Michael Carter, who was reported as wanted earlier today. Carter turned himself in at around 1 p.m. ORIGINAL POST: LAKE CHARLES,...
Apr 07, 2022