Category Archives: WJTV
Laurel woman arrested after one-year-old tests positive for multiple drugs
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a woman after they said her one-year-old child tested positive for multiple drugs. Deputies arrested Victoria Bolan, 28, for felony child ab...
Jan 11, 2022
Tax refunds could be delayed in 2022. Here's why
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) -- Tax season is almost here, but issues related to the pandemic could delay your refund. The IRS announced Monday that it will begin accepting and processing 2021 tax year returns on...
Jan 11, 2022
5,737 new coronavirus cases, 20 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 5,737 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 20 additional deaths. The new COVID case...
Jan 11, 2022
Licensed Mississippi hospitals required to participate in state COVID System of Care Plan
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) issued a statewide order making participation in Mississippi COVID System of Care Plan mandatory for all licensed hospitals. T...
Jan 11, 2022
COVID testing clinic in Laurel shuts down
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - The South Central COVID-19 Testing Clinic will be closed indefinitely due to a national shortage of COVID-19 testing supplies. COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic to be held in Hatt...
Jan 11, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic to be held in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The City of Hattiesburg will partner with Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest General Hospital to hold a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic on Saturday, January 22. The Clinic will...
Jan 11, 2022
Taco Bell employee in LA shot dead by customer trying to pay with counterfeit money: police
(KTLA) - A Taco Bell employee was shot and killed late Saturday night after someone opened fire in the drive-thru lane of a restaurant in South Los Angeles, authorities said. The incident unfolded aro...
Jan 11, 2022
UMMC leaders provide update on COVID-19 response amid surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson said the hospital is facing a major staffing shortage. During the surge of delta cases in 2021, staf...
Jan 11, 2022
Vicksburg Board makes progress in new animal shelter project
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen secured an architect to design and construct a new animal shelter. The Vicksburg Post reported the Board agreed to a $117,300 contra...
Jan 11, 2022
COVID-19 testing offered at Adams County Safe Room
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Adams County Safe Room on Liberty Road will host free drive-thru COVID-19 testing. The Natchez Democrat reported the testing will take place on Tuesday's and Thursday's fro...
Jan 11, 2022