Category Archives: WJTV
Man wanted for deadly shooting on I-55 in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County deputies are working to find the 24-year-old man who is wanted in connection to a deadly shooting that happened on I-55. Jakavilus Willis is wanted for murd...
Dec 03, 2021
1 in 10 Mississippians had illegal contaminants in drinking water since 2018
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Since 2018, more than one in ten Mississippians received drinking water from their public utility that had an illegal level of contaminants in it, according to sta...
Dec 03, 2021
Three arrested on drug charges in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Agents with the 12th Circuit Court Narcotics Enforcement Team (12NET) in Forrest County arrested three men on drug charges. The arrests were made in Hattiesburg on Thursday...
Dec 03, 2021
Mississippi timber haulers to receive $15.7M in PATHH payments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $15.7 million to Mississippi timber haulers in the form of Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haul...
Dec 03, 2021
296 new coronavirus cases, 7 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 296 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with seven additional deaths. This brings the s...
Dec 03, 2021
Tyree Jones sworn-in as Hinds County Sheriff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Tyree Jones was sworn-in as Hinds County sheriff on Friday, December 3, 2021. Jones defeated interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler in the runoff election on Tuesda...
Dec 03, 2021
UMMC to host job fair on Dec. 9
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is partnering with Jobs for Jacksonians to host a job fair on Thursday, December 9. More than 70 full-time and part-time pos...
Dec 03, 2021
Oxford shooting suspect's parents missing, police say
PONTIAC, Mich. (NewsNation Now) - Michigan police issued an alert asking for help locating the parents of the suspected Oxford High School shooter. It comes on the same day Jennifer and James Crumbley...
Dec 03, 2021
Honda recalls 724K SUVs, pickups over hood issue
(The Hill) -- Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) say that thousands of SUVs and pickup trucks are being recalled over a safety issue with the vehicles' hood...
Dec 03, 2021
MHSAA Football Championship information on tickets, parking
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The Mississippi High School Activities Association (MSHAA) Football Championship football games will be held at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) on Friday, Dece...
Dec 03, 2021