Category Archives: WJTV
George Floyd memorial statue in New York City defaced again
NEW YORK (AP) - A statue honoring George Floyd in New York City's Union Square Park was vandalized on Sunday, police said. According to police, a video showed an unidentified man on a skateboard throw...
Oct 03, 2021
Judge John Gargiulo passes away after battling pancreatic cancer
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - U. S. Magistrate Judge John C. Gargiulo passed away on Sunday, October 3 following complications from pancreatic cancer. Gargiulo has served as U. S. Magistrate of the Souther...
Oct 03, 2021
Jackson VA hosts COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru event
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - It's almost flu season and local doctors have launched a campaign to encourage more people to get vaccinated. They're calling it "mask up and sleeve up." Leaders at the VA Hosp...
Oct 02, 2021
City of Terry hosts meet and greet for District 5 sheriff, constable candidates
TERRY, Miss. (WJTV) - Election Day is November 2 and with so much at stake many of the candidates participated in a meet and greet with people who live in the community on Saturday. It was packed with...
Oct 02, 2021
California announces nation's 1st COVID vaccine mandate for students
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a first-in-the-nation mandate that will require all eligible students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to go to school in person...
Oct 01, 2021
Neighbors react after child shot at Newton Elementary School
NEWTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A community is still shaken one day after a six-year-old was shot at an elementary school. Newton Elementary School was closed on Friday, the day after the shooting. The ...
Oct 01, 2021
Jackson chef competes against Food Network's Bobby Flay
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson chef was featured on national television this week with an appearance on the Food Network. Chef Enrika Williams was born and raised in Mississippi. She said food has ...
Oct 01, 2021
Councilman Stokes says Jackson's garbage issues are far from over
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, Waste Management collected trash in the City of Jackson the day after a contract was extended for six months with the city. Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes ab...
Oct 01, 2021
Four cases of West Nile Virus reported in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) has reported four new human cases of West Nile Virus. In 2021, the new cases were reported in Hinds, Holmes, Pearl River and Yazoo c...
Oct 01, 2021
Hattiesburg mayor declares October Domestic Violence Awareness month
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - On Friday, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Municipal Court Judge Wes Curry, representatives from the Hattiesburg Police Department's Domestic Violence Unit, and...
Oct 01, 2021