Category Archives: WJTV
Passengers evacuated at Jackson Airport after "verbal security threat"
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some flights have been delayed or canceled at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Monday, January 17 after a threat. The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority...
Jan 17, 2022
Annual Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society show set for February
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society will host its 63rd Annual Show on February 26 and 27. The show will take place at the Mississippi Trade Mart on the Mississippi State Fa...
Jan 17, 2022
Hattiesburg mayor provides COVID-19 update amid surge in cases
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker provided a COVID-19 update for the city amid a surge in new cases. Free, at-home COVID-19 tests to be available for order on Wednesday Barker ...
Jan 17, 2022
Natchez mayor won't attend MLK events while waiting on COVID results
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson announced on Monday that he would miss out on the city's events celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Natchez Democrat reported the mayor believes...
Jan 17, 2022
Off-duty Memphis officer shot outside home in MS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- An off-duty Memphis Police Lieutenant was shot outside of his home in Olive Branch, Mississippi on Monday morning. The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened arou...
Jan 17, 2022
Free COVID tests available in downtown Kosciusko
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Poor People Campaign will offer free COVID-19 testing in downtown Kosciusko. COVID-19 vaccine drive to be held in Canton on Saturday Breezy News reported the ...
Jan 17, 2022
Cheaper car tags help garner Democratic support for Gunn tax cut
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - A day after the massive tax cut bill championed by Republican Speaker Philip Gunn passed the House, a member of his leadership team took bold action. Normally the ...
Jan 17, 2022
Omicron slamming S. American hospitals as workers fall ill
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The coronavirus' omicron variant starting to barrel across South America is pressuring hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to cope ...
Jan 17, 2022
South Frontage Road extension connected, open to traffic in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The east and west sections of South Frontage Road are connected and open to traffic in Vicksburg. The Vicksburg Post reported the bridge opened at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Janua...
Jan 17, 2022
Mississippi alcohol distribution could become privatized
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers are trying to get the state out of the alcohol distribution business with House Bill 512. What's on the agenda for 2022 Legislative Session Pine Belt News...
Jan 17, 2022