Category Archives: WJTV

UPS workers follow their noses to $1.5 mil pot bust
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) - During a news conference on Friday, police said they found $1.5 million dollars of marijuana and it's all thanks to some very observant employees. In January, employees at t...
Emma Riley Mar 14, 2022

Zelensky to make virtual address to US Congress
(The Hill) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak virtually to members of Congress on Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) annou...
Jordain Carney Mar 14, 2022

Congo freight train derailment kills 75 in south
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - At least 75 people have died after a train derailed in Congo's southern Lualaba province in Kinteta village. The toll from the freight train derailment last week rose from 60 to...
JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Associated Press Mar 14, 2022

Madison County to widen Yandell Road
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County received $2,432,333 to widen Yandell Road. The Northside Sun reported the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) awarded the county...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 13, 2022

Roll-Off Dumpster Day held for Jackson neighbors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson hosted another monthly Roll-Off Dumpster Day on Saturday, March 12. The event was held at the old Pepsi building on Medgar Evers Boulevard. The program allo...
Marie Mennefield Mar 13, 2022

Hot meals, groceries provided to Jackson neighbors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi gave away 200 hot lunches and 300 bags of groceries to the community on Saturday, March 12. Neighbors were able to take home fres...
Kayla Thompson Mar 13, 2022

Church, health providers partner to host health fair
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Several health organizations and New Horizon Church International partnered to provide a free health fair. Participants were able to get COVID vaccines, vision, oral and blood ...
Kayla Thompson Mar 13, 2022

Signatures added to Ridgeland medical marijuana drive
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Cannabis Trade Association (MSCTA) held a signature drive on Saturday, March 12 in hopes of bringing medical marijuana to Ridgeland. The City of Ridgeland is ...
Leah Williams Mar 13, 2022

Emmett Till's family wants Bryant charged as accomplice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Emmett Till's family and advocates are demanding justice 67 years after he was lynched. Supporters gathered at Smith Park in downtown Jackson to demand justice for the murder o...
Marie Mennefield Mar 13, 2022

Jackson, Ridgeland agree on County Line Road project
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Cities of Jackson and Ridgeland have agreed to split the cost of a project to resurface East County Line Road. Neighborhood services manager position approved The Northside...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 13, 2022
