Category Archives: WJTV
Burlington to close at Jackson Metrocenter
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Burlington Coat Factory is the last store left at the Jackson Metrocenter, and the business will close its doors next week. "I didn't know it, and I come here all the time. I d...
Feb 09, 2022
MHP patrol car catches fire during Hinds County chase
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) patrol car caught fire during a suspect chase on Wednesday, February 9. MHP officials said a trooper pulled a person over for making an ...
Feb 09, 2022
Brice Wiggins improperly used state campaign funds for congressional race
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - State Sen. Brice Wiggins, a candidate for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District seat, used money from his state office campaign account to pay for congressional...
Feb 09, 2022
Welfare check leads to drug bust in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man and a woman for allegedly trafficking drugs. Investigators said they conducted a welfare check on February 7, 2022. They said a Gray Hyu...
Feb 09, 2022
McComb women charged with felony identity theft
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies charged a woman with felony identity theft. On January 18, investigators said a report was filed with the sheriff's office. The report stated the victi...
Feb 09, 2022
Water main break affects 3,500 PRVWSD customers
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) have issued a boil water notice for all subdivisions on the Pelahatchie Bay water system. The notice affect...
Feb 09, 2022
Man in custody after chase through Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after a high speed chase through Vicksburg on Wednesday. 3 wanted for robbing Golden Star Beauty Supply in Jackson Vicksburg Daily News reported a man in a...
Feb 09, 2022
Schools encouraged to sign up for PROM program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) are encouraging Mississippi schools to sign up for the 2022 PROM campaign. During the PROM (Please Return On Monday) program, ...
Feb 09, 2022
Statue of racist Mississippi ex-Gov. Bilbo stashed in closet
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mystery solved: The top administrator in the Mississippi House says he unilaterally made the decision to take a statue of a racist former Gov. Theodore Bilbo off public display a...
Feb 09, 2022
Two men shot on Main Street in Canton
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men were shot during separate incidents in Canton on Tuesday, February 8. Madison County Sheriff's Office's spokesman Heath Hall said the first man was shot while he was dri...
Feb 09, 2022