Category Archives: WJTV
3,138 new coronavirus cases, 83 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 3,138 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 83 additional deaths in Mississippi. Thi...
Sep 09, 2021
The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi receives funds from national anti-hunger organization
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - As the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi is one of 52 organizations to receive funding through a critical $2.5 ...
Sep 09, 2021
Execution delayed over request for pastor's touch
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas death row inmate won a reprieve Wednesday evening from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.25 after claiming the st...
Sep 09, 2021
Jackson elementary teacher dies from COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Theodora Bridges, who was a Jackson Public Schools teacher, died from complications of COVID-19 on Thursday, September 2. She taught at North Jackson Elementary School, and thi...
Sep 08, 2021
New trial set for stepmother convicted in child's death, family speaks
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Questions about a stepmother's conviction and new information has led to a judge issuing a new trial. The toddler, 14-month-old Jurayah Smith, died from blunt force trauma,...
Sep 08, 2021
20 years after 9/11: How VA Hospital works to help veterans with PTSD
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - September 11, 2021, changed the lives of Americans forever. For many servicemen and women, reliving the trauma from the attack on U.S. soil can trigger mental disorders. Throug...
Sep 08, 2021
Samaritan’s Purse demobilizes field hospital at UMMC
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The mobile field hospital set up by Samaritan's Purse at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has been demobilized after nearly a month in use. As the number of ...
Sep 08, 2021
Jackson Public Schools, William Carey continue partnership to help teachers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) and William Carey University celebrated a three-year partnership on Wednesday. William Carey University, JPS create partne...
Sep 08, 2021
USM professor creates PPE for hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A University of Southern Mississippi (USM) professor created personal protective equipment (PPE) for hospitals during a shortage in the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Anna Wan i...
Sep 08, 2021
Additional Mississippi National Guard soldiers deployed to Louisiana
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi National Guard will send additional military personnel for emergency response missions in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. After a Presidential Majo...
Sep 08, 2021