Category Archives: WJTV
Part of Capri Theatre Complex opens in Fondren
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There's a new place to bowl, watch movies and eat in Fondren. Highball Lanes, The Pearl and The Capri Theatre have been a 14-year project in the making. The bowling alley offic...
Jan 18, 2022
Hinds County supervisors speak out after sheriff issues orderly conduct proposal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting held their first meeting since Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones sent them a letter asking them to cut the chaos. "It appears that ...
Jan 18, 2022
Jackson homeless shelter plans to reopen after COVID outbreak
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Gateway Rescue Mission in Jackson announced the shelter will continue its lunch program on Wednesday, January 19. A COVID-19 outbreak recently caused operation...
Jan 18, 2022
Lincoln County deputies investigate multiple auto burglaries
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Lincoln County deputies are working to find the suspect(s) responsible for multiple auto burglaries. Investigators said the burglaries happened in the eastern part of th...
Jan 18, 2022
Hinds County School District to hold job fair
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County School District will hold a job fair on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Petal School District to host Teacher Job Fair According to organizers, principals will be ...
Jan 18, 2022
Are night sweats an omicron symptom?
(NEXSTAR) -- Waking up with soaked sheets as you nurse your COVID-19 infection? You're not alone -- some people are reporting night sweats, which appear to be signature to the now-dominant omicron var...
Jan 18, 2022
Mississippi Lottery makes December 2021 transfer to state
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In December 2021, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) transferred $9,744,465.12 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. Two Missis...
Jan 18, 2022
Mississippi man chased by police found dead days later
MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - Friends and family of a Mississippi man found dead in a marsh nearly a week after police chased him there want to know how he died and why officers did not locate his body ear...
Jan 18, 2022
How to order your free at-home COVID tests from the federal government
(NEXSTAR) - Americans are now able to request free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government as the country faces widespread shortages. Those shortages will also impact how many free tests yo...
Jan 18, 2022
22,456 new coronavirus cases, 17 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 22,456 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 17 additional deaths. The new cases wer...
Jan 18, 2022