Category Archives: WJTV
New audit shows ‘a tragic amount’ misspent, but can’t find what happened to $40 million in welfare funds
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - A long-anticipated independent audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services meticulously describes some agency expenditures but provides little explanatio...
Oct 04, 2021
Facebook down: Instagram, WhatsApp also experiencing outages
(NEXSTAR/WTRF) -- Facebook is currently experiencing an outage impacting its family of sites including WhatsApp and Instagram. We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app. W...
Oct 04, 2021
Cool Schools: Mission First Early Learning Center teaches preschoolers about importance of community workers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mission First Early Learning Center is teaching students real-life skills while having fun. The school dedicated a whole week to teaching their preschoolers about different job...
Oct 04, 2021
McComb increases water and sewer rates more than 16%
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - People in a southwestern Mississippi city will be paying higher bills for water and sewer service. The McComb Board of Selectmen voted 4-2 Tuesday to increase the base rate for wa...
Oct 04, 2021
Ten names to be added to Mississippi Fallen Firefighter Memorial
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA), along with the Mississippi Firefighters Association (MSFFA), and Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association (MSFCA), will honor those who lo...
Oct 04, 2021
Boil water notice issued for almost 300 Jackson customers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson issued a boil water advisory until further notice for the following areas: [2500-3199] Robinson Road[800-899] Primos AvenuePecan Park CircleDua...
Oct 04, 2021
Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination event to be held at Vicksburg Mall
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination and testing event will take place on October 23 at the Vicksburg Mall. Vicksburg mayor won't extend mask mandate for city The event wil...
Oct 04, 2021
Auburn man arrested in 13-month-old’s shooting death
AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) - A 33-year-old Auburn man is facing a Manslaughter charge in the shooting death of an 13-month-old child over the weekend. Coroner Bill Harris says the child was a little girl. In...
Oct 04, 2021
1,561 new coronavirus cases, 42 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,561 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 42 additional deaths. The new cases were report...
Oct 04, 2021
Biden makes case for raising the debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden made his case Monday morning on the importance of raising the debt ceiling as political parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the governm...
Oct 04, 2021