Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After failure to place the Raymond Detention Center in better conditions while under a jail consent decree, federal Judge Carlton Reeves has put Hinds County in civil contempt....

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University (JSU) is offering a new program that helps local women grow their business and apply for federal funding. The United States Small Business Administrati...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The pay for travel nurses has increased, but Mississippi hospitals are still facing staffing shortages. A recent survey by the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) indicated ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former deputy municipal clerk in Monticello was found guilty of embezzlement on Monday, February 7. Former Covington County Emergency Manager arrested for fraud, embe...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pelahatchie woman pled guilty to using interstate commerce facilities in a murder-for-hire plot. On Monday, February 7, Jessica Leann Sledge, 40, admitted to using interstate...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week will take place February 14-19, 2022. What is wind chill tempera...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Visit Jackson leaders announced a new strategy to increase tourism. They provided an update on the organization's 52-week plan. They announced the launch of a new website, tour...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a new initiative on Monday, February 7. Operation Overdrive is aimed at combatting the rising rates of drug-related violent ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 16,595 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 35 additional deaths. The cases were re...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman in Bay St. Louis won $10,000 from the Friday, February 4 Mega Millions drawing. According to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC), the woman purchased her ticket f...