Category Archives: WJTV
Schools wait on state education department to OK use of federal funds for COVID-19 vaccine incentives
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Several school districts in Mississippi have plans in place to use federal stimulus funds to offer up to $1,000 for teachers and staff members who get vaccinated a...
Sep 09, 2021
Pearl neighbors will see changes to water-sewer bill rates
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Pearl announced on Thursday that neighbors and businesses will see changes to their water-sewer bill rates starting in October 2021. Pearl joins other Ra...
Sep 09, 2021
Moderna working on hybrid COVID-19/Flu vaccine
NORWOOD, Mass. (NewsNation Now) - Moderna announced it's developing a hybrid vaccine that would provide protection against COVID-19 and influenza. "Today we are announcing the first step in our novel ...
Sep 09, 2021
Navy Chief arrested, accused of killing husband in Gulf Breeze
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (WKRG) - A 34-year-old Navy Chief at Naval Air Station Pensacola has been arrested and accused of killing her husband. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson announced the arres...
Sep 09, 2021
4,000 Jackson customers under precautionary boil water notice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced on Thursday that a precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for 4,000 customers due to the loss in water pressure. WellsFest...
Sep 09, 2021
Big Game Bound: NFL season kicks off Thursday night
INDIANAPOLIS - After a long offseason of player movement and development, the NFL's week one schedule is ready to kick off. The new season begins right where the last one ended, in Tampa as the defend...
Sep 09, 2021
Watch live: Biden admin will use OSHA rule to impose vaccine mandates on businesses
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden plans to outline a six-pronged federal effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant of the coronavirus that is killing tho...
Sep 09, 2021
New Orleans teacher murdered in North Carolina after evacuating for Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A New Orleans artist who evacuated for Hurricane Ida was murdered Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gabryelle Allnut was also a teacher at the NOLA Academy of Fine Arts. Malek ...
Sep 09, 2021
WHO urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) - Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the h...
Sep 09, 2021
Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta varia...
Sep 09, 2021