Category Archives: WJTV

Countries brace for hit to tourism from Russia-Ukraine war
BELEK, Turkey (AP) - After losing two years to the COVID-19 pandemic, shopkeepers in the heart of the Turkish Riviera had hoped for a strong tourism season this year to help keep their businesses aflo...
SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING, Associated Press Mar 24, 2022

Thousands expected to attend Hal's St. Paddy's Parade on Saturday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - We're just days away from the first Hal's St. Paddy's Day parade and festival in three years. Parade goers said they're ready to get all dressed up in green this Saturday. "We ...
Leah Williams Mar 23, 2022

Councilmembers ask judge for removal from mayor's suit over garbage service
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three Jackson City Council members asked to be removed from the mayor's lawsuit regarding the capital city's next garbage collection contract. Judge issues 2nd order of contemp...
Leah Williams Mar 23, 2022

Silver Alert issued for Dorothy Burks of Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Dorothy D. Burks, of Gulfport. She is described as five feet tall, weighs 90 pounds, with b...
Cianna Reeves Mar 23, 2022

Springridge Road exit closed for sewer repairs
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, March 23, the Springridge Road Exit off I-20 in Clinton will be closed starting at 6:00 p.m. as crews work on sewer issues. Leaders with the City of Clinton advis...
Cianna Reeves Mar 23, 2022

Marshall's Music and Bookstore holds special memories for owner
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The oldest Black bookstore in the United States is located in Jackson, Mississippi. For Maati Primm, Marshall's Music and Bookstore on Farish Street is a source of family histo...
Kayla Thompson Mar 23, 2022

Judge issues 2nd order of contempt for Hinds County Jail
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Following over a month's long hearing of United States vs. Hinds County, Federal District Court Judge Carlton Reeves issued a decision that the Raymond Detention Center will re...
Cianna Reeves Mar 23, 2022

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
