Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson town hall addresses M-Bar expansion plans
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Councilman Ashby Foote and the Ridgewood Park Homeowners' Association feel there is still a lot more discussion needed when it comes to the expansion of M-Bar. The communities ...
Feb 10, 2022
Cannabis production facility under construction in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - With the passing of the medical marijuana bill, a cannabis production facility is currently under construction in Hinds County. Mockingbird Cannabis LLC leaders said the f...
Feb 10, 2022
Man injured after shooting on Shiloh Drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police responded to a shooting on Shiloh Drive Thursday afternoon. Investigators discovered the shooting was part of a setup. The male victim met a woman on Facebook Ma...
Feb 10, 2022
Garbage contract removed from Jackson City Council agenda again
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Time is running out on the garbage collection contract, and the people of Jackson want leaders to make a decision. "We think that this city has to work for everybody and that t...
Feb 10, 2022
Broadband, voter access bills pass deadline day
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers faced another deadline day for bills on Thursday, February 10. The bill authored by Rep. C. Scott Bounds aims to use federal money to provide internet acc...
Feb 10, 2022
Congressman Palazzo files for re-election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) filed official paperwork to run for re-election on Thursday at the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters in Jackson. Palazzo is seeking...
Feb 10, 2022
Fire chief dies from COVID after court win over treatment
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi fire chief has died from COVID-19, just hours after a court hearing about his treatment for the virus. Wayne Doyle, who headed the Lowndes County District 3 Volunt...
Feb 10, 2022
Boil water notice for Pelahatchie Bay area extended
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, leaders with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) said they're not expecting results on water tests from the Mississippi State Department of...
Feb 10, 2022
2nd CWD case confirmed in Warren County deer
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A second case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed in a Warren County deer. The Natchez Democrat reported the case was confirmed by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnosti...
Feb 10, 2022
Black FedEx driver, attorneys want justice after Brookhaven shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Black FedEx driver and his attorneys want justice after they said he was chased and shot at by two white men in Brookhaven. Gregory Charles Case and his son, Brandon Case,&nb...
Feb 10, 2022