Category Archives: WJTV
Lawmakers meet to discuss minimum wage in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The battle over fair minimum wage in Mississippi is ongoing. "Mississippi needs to encourage jobs that pay more than the average it is paying today, which is $39,000," said Mad...
Sep 30, 2021
Horne steps down as Alcorn State's athletic director
LORMAN, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Alcorn State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Derek J. Horne announced that he is stepping down from his role effective immediately. "I want t...
Sep 30, 2021
Former JPS band volunteer sentenced for production of child porn
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography involving minors he met through volunteering with various Jackson Public ...
Sep 30, 2021
Child airlifted to hospital after 'accidental' shooting at Newton Elementary School
NEWTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One child was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting at a school in Newton County. According to Newton Police Chief Randy Patrick, the shooting happened at Newton Ele...
Sep 30, 2021
Pike County deputies search for suspects who vandalized church
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies are working to identify the suspect(s) who vandalized the Bogue Chitto Woods Missionary Baptist Church. The church is located on Highway 570 East. Infa...
Sep 30, 2021
Infant killed in multi-car crash on Highway 18 in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a multi-car crash that killed an infant. The accident happened on Highway 18 near Pentecostal Drive in Hinds County j...
Sep 30, 2021
Vicksburg mayor won't extend mask mandate for city
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. announced on Thursday that he will not extend the COVID-19 mask mandate set to expire on Monday, October 4. Pregnant women who get COVID va...
Sep 30, 2021
Three Mississippi schools receive $1.7M in education grants
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.), announced the U.S. Department of Education awarded gran...
Sep 30, 2021
Mississippi reports two more child deaths from COVID
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi health officials say two more children have died of COVID-19, raising the state's pediatric death toll from the virus to nine. Both of the latest victims were between ...
Sep 30, 2021
COVID-19 booster shots available at Mississippi county health departments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) announced on Thursday that appointments for a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are now available at all coun...
Sep 30, 2021