Category Archives: WJTV
Alabama man wins $160K Mississippi Match 5 jackpot
IUKA, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, an Alabama man claimed a Mississippi Match 5 ticket that was worth $160,000. According to the winner, he recently started playing Mississippi Match 5 due to better odd...
Sep 07, 2021
MEMA requests Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments from FEMA following Hurricane Ida
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) requested Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for individual ...
Sep 07, 2021
UMMC to host job fair in Jackson on Wednesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) will partner with the Jobs for Jacksonians program to host a job fair on Wednesday, September 8. The event will be from 9:00...
Sep 07, 2021
More than $3.2M awarded to Mississippi's Second Congressional District
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded funds through the Rural Business Development Grants Program to th...
Sep 07, 2021
Wilkinson County Correctional Facility inmate's death under investigation
WILKINSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) are investigating the death of a Wilkinson County Correctional Facility inmate. According to leaders wi...
Sep 07, 2021
Vicksburg Police Department accepting applications for new officers
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Police Department is now accepting applications for new police officers to join the force. Currently, there are openings for the Patrol Division. Leaders hope t...
Sep 07, 2021
Mississippi Highway Patrol releases numbers from 2021 Labor Day Travel Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) ended the 2021 Labor Day Enforcement Period with more than 6,600 citations issued and almost 200 DUI arrests. Throughout the period, MHP is...
Sep 07, 2021
Jones County deputies seek information on deadly shooting at JR's
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies said they need information on a deadly shooting that happened Saturday night. The shooting happened at JR's in the Hebron community. One man was kill...
Sep 07, 2021
Warren County supervisors vote to extend mask mandate
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, September 7 to extend the county mask mandate through October 4 at noon. According to the Vicksburg Post, the man...
Sep 07, 2021
How to enter Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Just after midnight on January 1, 2021, the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year will be announced live during "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" hosted by Ryan Seacrest....
Sep 07, 2021