Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson State to provide COVID-19 vaccines on Sept. 21
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to Jackson State University, free COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to students, faculty, staff, and community members on Tuesday, September 21. Natchez Adams S...
Sep 17, 2021
Youth Vaccination Day to be held Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Warren School District partnered with the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Warren County Emergency Management, and the NAACP Vicksburg Branch to host a Youth...
Sep 17, 2021
FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) - An influential federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 16-2, was a blow to the Biden adm...
Sep 17, 2021
Jackson mayor declares local emergency after contract discussions with Waste Management break down
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared a local emergency, saying negotiations for an upcoming garbage collection contract have broken down. According to the mayor,...
Sep 17, 2021
Temple Grandin speaks at Mississippi Science Fest
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, you might want to check out the Mississippi Science Fest. The event combines the importance of science, technology, engi...
Sep 17, 2021
Holiday Market vendor loses inventory after trailer fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A vendor at the Holiday Market at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson lost her entire inventory during a trailer fire Friday morning. Brenda Termin, the owner of "Eclectic Si...
Sep 17, 2021
Warren County teen indicted for shooting death of 11-year-old cousin
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A teen has been indicted by a Warren County Grand Jury for the death of his 11-year-old cousin. According to Vicksburg Daily News, Thomas Hardmon, 14, has been charged wi...
Sep 17, 2021
Ex-deputy charged with manslaughter in white teen's death
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A former Arkansas sheriff's deputy was charged Friday with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a white teenager whose death has drawn the attention of national civil rights...
Sep 17, 2021
Balloon release held for late JPD Sgt. Bryan Pippin
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People remembered the life of Jackson Police Sgt. Bryan Pippin with a balloon release on Thursday, September 16. He died from complications due to COVID-19 in early September. ...
Sep 17, 2021
Surveillance video shows officer hitting murder suspect during arrest in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A U.S. Marshal was caught on camera punching a minor during an arrest in Jackson on Thursday, September 16. Authorities arrested two minors, 17-year-old Kevin Harris and 16-yea...
Sep 17, 2021