Category Archives: WJTV

City honors nightclub where Ray Charles sang during Jim Crow
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina city is putting up a historical marker to commemorate a nightclub renowned for hosting Black musicians and patrons in the segregated South. The city of Clemson pu...
WJTV Dec 08, 2021

IRS has tax info for stimulus checks, child tax credits
(KTLA) - The 2021 tax filing deadline is still months away, but the IRS on Tuesday encouraged taxpayers to get a head start on preparing their returns - especially those who may need to take action re...
Tracy Bloom Dec 08, 2021

Christmas tree set on fire outside Fox News; man arrested: NYPD
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN - A man was arrested overnight after allegedly setting a Christmas tree on fire outside the News Corp. building in Midtown Manhattan, according to the NYPD. Police said just after mi...
Mark Sundstrom Dec 08, 2021

More than $40M in unclaimed money returned to Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, State Treasurer David McRae announced more than $40 million in unclaimed property has been returned to Mississippi since January 2020. Mississippi Match 5 jackpot i...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 07, 2021

South Pike Superintendent Dr. Donna Scott resigns
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The South Pike School District superintendent resigned last week. New Vicksburg ordinance aims to protect meter readers, postal workers from dogs The Enterprise Journa...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 07, 2021

New Vicksburg ordinance aims to protect meter readers, postal workers from dogs
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A new ordinance in the City of Vicksburg aims to protect meter readers and postal workers from vicious dogs. Leaders said the ordinance, which was approved on Monday, will ho...
Thao Ta Dec 07, 2021

Jackson City Council considers youth curfew to curb crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council discussed ways to decrease crime at their meeting. The council voted unanimously on two orders. The first one focused on allowing Jackson p...
Jailen Leavell Dec 07, 2021

17-year-old charged with armed carjacking in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A 17-year-old was charged in connection to an armed carjacking in Vicksburg. Woman charged with arson in Pike County Police said Rashad Mobley, of Vicksburg, was arrested on ...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 07, 2021

How to safely decorate your home with Christmas lights
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Christmas displays bring joy to people, but putting the lights up can be dangerous. "Christmas lights, they're beautiful, and they're great to look at and they're very festive,...
Leah Williams Dec 07, 2021

Woman charged with arson in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a woman for arson. According to investigators, the fire happened on Sunday, December 5, around 4:45 a.m. on Gradyville Road. Madison daycare e...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 07, 2021
