Category Archives: WJTV
Yazoo County correctional officer charged with having sex with inmate
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility correctional officer has been arrested for allegedly having sex with an inmate. Tommy White (Courtesy: Yazoo County Correctio...
Dec 15, 2021
Lawmakers disagree on Jackson split in new congressional map
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A group of Mississippi lawmakers introduced a proposal on Wednesday for how the state's four congressional districts could look in the next decade, one that will largely preserve...
Dec 15, 2021
Health worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for health care workers, instead blocking the requirement in only ce...
Dec 15, 2021
Hang out with a penguin at the Mississippi Aquarium
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Guests can now hang out one-on-one with a penguin at the Mississippi Aquarium. During the aquarium's Penguin Encounter, guests can interact with an African Penguin while learn...
Dec 15, 2021
Jackson State fans help send off football team ahead of Celebration Bowl
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson State football team left Jackson on Wednesday to head to Atlanta, Georgia, where they will play in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, December 18. Fans packed the pa...
Dec 15, 2021
Four Mississippi airports receive total $108K in grants
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Four airports in Mississippi were awarded a total of $108,000 in grants from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. Four Mississippi ai...
Dec 15, 2021
Yazoo Pumps decision withdrawn by Army Corps of Engineers
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced on Wednesday, December 15 that they are withdrawing their decision on the 2020 Yazoo Pumps plan. The basis for th...
Dec 15, 2021
575 new coronavirus cases, 7 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 575 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with seven additional deaths. This brings the s...
Dec 15, 2021
Travis Hunter, nation's No. 1-ranked recruit, signs with Jackson State
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Travis Hunter, the nation's No. 1-ranked recruit in the 2022 class, signed with Jackson State University (JSU) on Wednesday, December 15. Hunter, who is a cornerback in Georgia...
Dec 15, 2021
Texas woman gets probation, jail time for killing two girls in distracted driving crash
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - An Abilene woman who killed two young sisters because she was using a fast food app while driving has been sentenced to a combination of probation and jail time. Shelby Bu...
Dec 15, 2021