Category Archives: WJTV
‘Coach Prime’ looks to add bowl win to conference title
Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State (6-5) vs. Jackson State (11-1), Dec. 18, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 12 noon EST (ABC). Line: Jackson State by 10.5, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Se...
Dec 17, 2021
$17 million awarded to Mississippi school meal programs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $17,161,128 to Mississippi to strengthen school meal progra...
Dec 17, 2021
Jones County mother, boyfriend charged with capital murder in 2019 death of infant
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a mother and her boyfriend for the 2019 death of a six-month-old girl. Investigators said Brooke Stringer, 22, and Brandon Gardner, 26, have...
Dec 17, 2021
TSA expects these 4 days to be the busiest travel dates of the holiday season
(NEXSTAR) - It's the most wonderful time of the year, at least for those of us who aren't stuck in line at a TSA checkpoint. With the holidays just around the corner, the Transportation Security Admin...
Dec 17, 2021
Repairs to Warren County Health Dept. estimated at $300K
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County leaders said repairs to the Warren County Health Department are estimated to be $300,000. The Vicksburg Post reported the building needs a new roof. The cur...
Dec 17, 2021
MDOT suspends work for 2021 Christmas, New Year's travel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the agency will suspend all interstate and four-lane highway construction during peak Christmas and N...
Dec 17, 2021
Five Mississippi universities receive grants to enroll more teachers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), through its Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program, awarded $9,886,468 in grants to five universities in the state. The fund...
Dec 17, 2021
Mississippi man pleads to pointing lasers at Memphis planes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to pointing a green laser at FedEx airplanes flying into Memphis International Airport in Tennessee, federal prosecutors said. Eugene Conrad ...
Dec 17, 2021
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic delays prostate cancer treatment for resentencing
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, is delaying his prostate cancer treatment for resentencing in early 2022. Maldonado-Passage, the controversial former big-cat zoo owner...
Dec 17, 2021
Jackson police arrest second suspect in connection to June homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a second man in connection to the shooting death of Kaylin Banyard. Jackson family hosts toy drive in honor of late daughter Investigators said Christen...
Dec 17, 2021