Category Archives: WJTV
MEMA provides update on Hurricane Ida response
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) provided an update on the response to Hurricane Ida. The storm made landfall on Sunday, August 29 in Louisiana as ...
Aug 31, 2021
McComb students to return to class on Thursday
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the McComb School District announced schools will be closed on Wednesday, September 1, due to Hurricane Ida. McComb neighbors wake up to fallen trees on homes due t...
Aug 31, 2021
How are Mississippi’s public universities tracking COVID cases?
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - As COVID-19 continues to overwhelm Mississippi, classes are in full swing at colleges across the state. These first weeks of the semester, researchers say, are pri...
Aug 31, 2021
LIST: Boil water notices in Mississippi after Hurricane Ida
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced several boil water notices have been issued after Hurricane Ida. Amite County Coles Water AssociationWi...
Aug 31, 2021
Sen. Roger Wicker recovers from COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced on Tuesday that he as "recovered full" from COVID-19. Wicker announced he tested positive COVID-19 on August 19, 2021. Mississippi...
Aug 31, 2021
Canton police arrest two in connection to double homicide
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton Police Chief Otha Brown announced two suspects have been arrested in connection to a double homicide. According to Brown, Tomar Smith, 24, has been charged with accessory...
Aug 31, 2021
Mississippi Salvation Army volunteers head to Louisiana to help Hurricane Ida survivors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As people in Louisiana continue to recover from the damage left behind by Hurricane Ida, help is on the way from the Salvation Army in Mississippi. How you can help s...
Aug 31, 2021
Why you should expect delays on I-55 in McComb
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) said drivers should use caution on I-55 in McComb. McComb neighbors wake up to fallen trees on homes due to Ida ...
Aug 31, 2021
Monticello firefighters collect donations for Hurricane Ida survivors
MONTICELLO, Miss. (WJTV) - Donations are being accepted at the Monticello Fire Department to help Hurricane Ida survivors in Louisiana. The department will collect the following items until 1:30 p.m. ...
Aug 31, 2021
Person shot at Cash Cars of America in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after one person was shot at a business Tuesday, August 31. The shooting happened at Cash Cars of America on Bailey Avenue. According to witnes...
Aug 31, 2021