Category Archives: WJTV
89-year-old woman dies, husband injured in Vicksburg house fire
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities said a fire at a Vicksburg home killed an 89-year-old woman and injured her husband. The Vicksburg Daily News reported the Vicksburg Fire Department responded to ...
Jan 12, 2022
Two Mississippi players win $5K prizes from Cash 4 game
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi Lottery player from Natchez became the first to win the $5,000 top prize of Cash 4. The player hit the correct number combination in the debut drawing on Monday, ...
Jan 12, 2022
'How long after contracting COVID-19 can I get it again?' and other reinfection questions answered
(WHTM) - As we approach the third year with COVID-19 circulating in the U.S., questions about the virus still abound. It might feel like everyone you know is catching the coronavirus lately, so we ask...
Jan 12, 2022
Construction worker dies in accident on Livingston Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson emergency crews responded to a report on Tuesday night that someone was buried in dirt at the intersection of Stonewall and Livingston Road. The Jackson Fire Department...
Jan 11, 2022
Jackson City Council asks mayor to negotiate new proposal for garbage service
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, members of the Jackson City Council discussed garbage collection. Many of them said they want to continue garbage collections twice a week. They were asked to vote ...
Jan 11, 2022
Urgent Care Facility opens in Ridgeland
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - This is Mississippi's first American Care Facility in the state located in front of Costco on Highland Colony Parkway. The urgent care facility will begin seeing patients on ...
Jan 11, 2022
Family still searching for missing Holmes County woman
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Jacqueline Epps, of Lexington, disappeared nine days ago. Authorities believe she was involved in an accident near the Shell on I-55. She was last seen asking to use a ph...
Jan 11, 2022
Separate plans propose raises for Mississippi teachers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate plans to give pay raises to teachers. The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday passed House Bill 530, and ...
Jan 11, 2022
Is business booming or bombing as COVID-19 pandemic continues?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Many businesses are having to change the way they operate to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the pandemic is causing business at Herbal Blessings on Faris...
Jan 11, 2022
Blood providers ask Mississippians to donate amid national shortage
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A nationwide blood supply shortage is affecting Mississippi hospitals. Leaders with Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) said blood donors are increasingly harder to come by now. T...
Jan 11, 2022