Category Archives: WJTV
Dixie National Rodeo held in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Dixie National Rodeo was held at the Jackson Convention Center on Saturday, January 22. Hinds CC dance group to perform "Hidden Figures: The Movement of Mathematics" The Ro...
Jan 23, 2022
"Circus on Ice" performs in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - "Circus on Ice" performed in Jackson on Saturday, January 22 at the Jackson Convention Center. The venue was transformed into a winter wonderland for children and families to e...
Jan 23, 2022
Canton vaccine clinic offered $50 gift cards to patients
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center in Canton hosted a vaccine clinic on Saturday, January 22. Patients five and older received a $50 gift card for receiving their first, s...
Jan 23, 2022
Hinds County Constable hosts vaccine clinic for his birthday
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Constable Jerry Moore wanted to focus on others for his birthday. "We decided let's just do a birthday bash where instead of you giving me a gift, we are goin...
Jan 23, 2022
Anti-abortion supporters hold vigil at Mississippi Capitol
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Anti-abortion supporters held a vigil at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The group wants the Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v. Wa...
Jan 23, 2022
Some South Jackson neighbors facing little to no water pressure
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - South Jackson neighbors are facing little to no water pressure as crews work to fix system issues. Crews working to repair water capacity at O.B. Curtis Water Plant City leader...
Jan 23, 2022
Jackson's first Black police officer dies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The first Black police officer in Jackson died on Tuesday, January 11. First ever MLK Day parade held in Brandon Joe Lewis Land, born in 1939, worked for the Jackson Police Dep...
Jan 22, 2022
Former Natchez school bus driver sentenced for sexual battery
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A former school bus driver in Natchez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sexual battery charges. The Natchez Democrat reported Albert Lee Hickombottom, 58, was charg...
Jan 22, 2022
Four-wheeler accident in Yazoo County leaves man hospitalized
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was injured after a four-wheeler accident in Yazoo County on Friday, January 21. Louisiana teen dead after four-wheeler accident in Adams County The Yazoo Herald rep...
Jan 22, 2022
Tree giveaway to be held by Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will host a tree giveaway during Tree Week from February 2 to February 5. The Northside Sun reported bundles o...
Jan 22, 2022