Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson's city engineer addresses increase in water, sewer rates
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Under the bipartisan infrastructure law, $15 billion will be used to replace lead pipes across the United States. Mississippi is expected to get $75 million in federal funding....
Dec 17, 2021
Madison County Schools increase security after TikTok school threat
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Law enforcement and schools nationwide are on high alert amid an apparent TikTok trend threatening violence nationwide on Friday. The Madison County School District heig...
Dec 17, 2021
Pelahatchie woman accused in murder-for-hire plot denied bond
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, bond was once again denied for a Pelahatchie woman accused in a murder-for-hire plot. Magistrate Judge Keith Ball said the court considered the motion to reconsider ...
Dec 17, 2021
Jim Hill High School moves to virtual learning due to COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced classes have been moved to virtual instruction at Jim Hill High School for the remainder of the semester. Pfizer...
Dec 17, 2021
MBI investigating deputy-involved shooting in Scott County
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Scott County Friday morning. Deputies with the Scot...
Dec 17, 2021
Hazlehurst woman arrested in connection to death of boyfriend
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was arrested in connection to the death of her boyfriend in Hazlehurst. Police said Tamara Thrasher, 41, killed Robert Jones, 54, at a home on Williams Street on Fri...
Dec 17, 2021
Mississippi State Parole Board Chairman Pickett announces retirement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, Mississippi State Parole Board Chairman Steven Pickett announced his retirement from public service, effective December 31, 2021. Pickett has spent 30 years in gover...
Dec 17, 2021
Saints head coach Sean Payton tests positive for COVID-19
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The Saints will be without head coach Sean Payton for Sunday nights game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints announced Friday, Payton has tested positive for COVID-19 and...
Dec 17, 2021
911 new coronavirus cases, 3 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 911 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with three additional deaths. This brings the s...
Dec 17, 2021
Bond revoked for Adams County woman accused of killing boyfriend
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman accused of killing her boyfriend in March 2019 is back in the Adams County Jail. Jessica Aldridge (Courtesy: Adams Co. Jail) The Natchez Democrat reported the Mississ...
Dec 17, 2021