Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson mayor to lift mask mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that he will be lifting the mask mandate for the city soon. Lumumba said he consulted with the COVID Task Force and believes a mask...
Mar 02, 2022
All 4 Mississippi US reps face party primary challengers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - All of Mississippi's U.S. House members are being challenged in party primaries this year, and Rep. Steven Palazzo has the largest number of opponents. Six candidates are trying ...
Mar 02, 2022
Boil water notice issued for 144 Jones County customers
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A boil water notice has been issued for 144 Hatten Water Association (HWA) customers on March 1. SCRMC to hold free skin cancer screenings Affected areas include: Mt. Will...
Mar 02, 2022
Natchez man arrested on rape charge
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A tip to the Adams County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of a rape suspect. Hattiesburg man in custody for September 2021 shooting The Natchez Democrat reported the sheriff...
Mar 02, 2022
Mississippi tourism generated $7B in 2021
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) announced that statewide tourism had a $7 billion impact on the state economy in 2021. MTA leaders announced the following details on ...
Mar 02, 2022
FDA issues 'do not use' warning for some at-home COVID tests
(WKBN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety warning against using some brands of home COVID-19 tests. The FDA said there is a risk of false results -- either positive or nega...
Mar 02, 2022
Silver Alert issued for Charles Lampley Sr.
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 65-year-old Charles Lester Lampley Sr., of Louisville, MS. He is described as six feet one inch t...
Mar 02, 2022
Woman hit, killed on U.S. 84 in Lawrence County
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed in Lawrence County on Tuesday, March 1. The incident happened just before 8:...
Mar 02, 2022
Mississippi Senate passes $230M teacher pay raise plan
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the Mississippi Senate passed a $230 million teacher pay raise plan. "The future of Mississippi is in our children and those who educate them," Lt. Governor...
Mar 02, 2022
Canton Manor to be renovated with $750K
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton Manor will be renovated with a $750,000 subsidy. Mississippi teacher pay survives legislators' political spat The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas approved the Affordable...
Mar 02, 2022