Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi reports first pediatric flu death of 2021-22 flu season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, December 13, leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the first confirmed pediatric influenza death in the state for the 2021-2022 flu...
Dec 13, 2021
Over a dozen children adopted in Hinds County right before Christmas
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi College School of Law hosted the "Home for the Holidays Mass Adoption Celebration" on Monday, December 13. More than a dozen children were adopted ahead of...
Dec 13, 2021
USPS employees crank out deliveries during busiest week of the year
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve is the peak season for holiday deliveries. Employees at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Jackson Distribution Center are...
Dec 13, 2021
Ex-welfare chief asks judge to muzzle new director and state auditor
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - At a status conference Friday morning, attorneys for former Mississippi Department of Human Services Director John Davis asked the judge to reinforce an existing g...
Dec 13, 2021
Coca-Cola, Sprite, Minute Maid recalled over potential presence of metal pieces
(WXIN) - Have Coke, Sprite or Minute Maid in your refrigerator? You may want to check the labels after a pair of recalls from Coca-Cola. The products were the subject of a voluntary recall because the...
Dec 13, 2021
Holiday Turkey, Ham Giveaway to be held in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Kitchen Bistro and Piano Bar and the Natchez Police Department are partnering to give away free turkeys and ham for Christmas. LIST: 2021 Holiday events in Mississippi Neig...
Dec 13, 2021
1 hurt in boiler explosion at Mississippi poultry feed mill
COLLINS, Miss. (AP) - One person has been injured after the explosion of a boiler at a feed mill for a Mississippi poultry company. Collins Fire Chief John Pope said his department received reports at...
Dec 13, 2021
Several businesses to open in new Gluckstadt construction
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) - The 30,000 square-foot Gluckstadt Park property on Dees Drive has its first tenants lined up to open for business. The Northside Sun reported almost all of the spaces availa...
Dec 13, 2021
Here's what has to happen for child tax credit payments to continue in 2022
(WJW) - The final child tax credit payment of 2021 hits accounts this week. As it stands right now, payments will not continue into 2022. However, if the Build Back Better act passes the Senate, it wo...
Dec 13, 2021
Jackson police chief addresses violent weekend during news conference
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two deadly back-to-back shootings this weekend in Jackson were the main talking points of the meeting. Three people were killed in a shooting on Bratton Street on Sunday, Decem...
Dec 13, 2021