Category Archives: WJTV
A Brandon child's heart grew, like the Grinch, just in time for Christmas
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - A nine-year-old child's heart was grown to normal size following his final heart procedure. Kingston Murriel, from Brandon, was born with a hyperplastic left heart that inhibit...
Dec 26, 2021
Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility gets new warden
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A new warden has been chosen for the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility. The Yazoo Herald reported Greg Riley will step into the role on January 3, 2022. He is a ...
Dec 25, 2021
Vicksburg home catches fire on Christmas morning
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Firefighters responded to a house fire at 2520 Washington Street in Vicksburg around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 25. Two homes catch fire on Hollywood Avenue in Jackson T...
Dec 25, 2021
Mississippi Moves hosts "Homeless Are Human Too"
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, Mississippi Moves hosted a Homeless Are Human Too press conference at Pitman Park in hopes of bringing awareness to some of the problems homeless people face every d...
Dec 24, 2021
M-Bar hosts Christmas giveaway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - To celebrate this season of giving, one local sports bar in Jackson opened their doors to give back to several families. The initiative is apart of M-Bar's charitable work that...
Dec 24, 2021
Councilman Stokes hosts toy giveaway for Jackson families
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Christmas came a day early for many in one Jackson neighborhood thanks to help from community members and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes. "There is a lot of children that nee...
Dec 24, 2021
JPD: Man shot, killed on Parkway Avenue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in the 4100 block of Parkway Avenue on Friday. An unknown male was shot multiple times at Grove Park and succum...
Dec 24, 2021
Travel expected to increase days before holiday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With just 48 hours until Christmas, millions of Americans have started their travel journey. Just like Thanksgiving, there is an anticipated surge of travel for Christmas and m...
Dec 23, 2021
Jackson fire chief donates bike to child ahead of Christmas
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the Jackson Fire Department distributed toys that were collected during their annual toy drive. Courtney Barnes brought her son Cameron to the event and he had on...
Dec 23, 2021
Two Mississippi ports receive $8M in infrastructure funding
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - More than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding will go toward rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville in Hancock County and ...
Dec 23, 2021