Category Archives: WJTV

COVID-19 becomes a new threat for law enforcement officers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Being a law enforcement officer has always been a dangerous job, but now there's a new deadly threat out there. "It's very frightening because you know we, usually you know, of...
Melanie Christopher Sep 16, 2021

72 unborn babies, 15 pregnant women have died due to COVID-19 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly one of every 320 Mississippians having succumbed to the cor...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Mississippi AG calls on President Biden to reverse course on vaccine mandates
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and 23 other state attorneys general wrote President Joe Biden a letter, opposing his announced plans to institute vaccine ...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Mississippi Lottery transfers $13M to state in August 2021
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) completed the August 2021 transfer of $13,057,478.52 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. C...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Vicksburg man killed in three-vehicle accident
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg man was killed in a three-vehicle accident on Wednesday, September 15. Yazoo police searching for bank robbery suspect The crash happened at the intersection of U...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Yazoo police searching for bank robbery suspect
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo City police are looking for the man who robbed Regions Bank on Main Street Wednesday afternoon, according to The Yazoo Herald. Detective Nolan Warrington said a male s...
Cianna Reeves Sep 16, 2021

Body found near Cathedral School's football stadium in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police are investigating a death that happened near Cathedral School's football stadium. According to the Natchez Democrat, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said it appeare...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Pearl River Valley Water Supply District raises water, sewer rates
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) Board of Directors approved a rate increase for its water and sewer customers, which will be effective ...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Northwest Rankin High School unveils new complex
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Rankin County Schools officially unveiled a new expansion of Northwest Rankin High School. The high school is an expansion to the campus that covers more than 200,...
Cianna Reeves Sep 16, 2021

Mississippi governor announces launch of dedicated anti-human trafficking website
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced the launch of a dedicated anti-human trafficking website. The goal of the new website, which was funding by the Mississippi Legislatu...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021
