Category Archives: WJTV
Forest Service closes recreation areas as Tropical Storm Ida approaches
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service announced the closure of recreation areas Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28 at ranger districts in south ...
Aug 27, 2021
What you need in a disaster kit ahead of a hurricane
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Ahead of Hurricane Ida, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) advised neighbors to prepare now for dangerous storm conditions including heavy rain, possible flash f...
Aug 27, 2021
Biloxi, Gulfport issue mandatory evacuations for harbors, marinas
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Ahead of Hurricane Ida, leaders in Biloxi and Gulfport announced mandatory evacuation orders for harbors and marinas. In Biloxi, there is a mandatory evacuation for the city's p...
Aug 27, 2021
No injuries after truck, Vicksburg school bus collide
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A school bus and pickup truck collided on Friday morning on Fisher Ferry Road in Warren County. According to the Vicksburg Post, the incident happened just before 6:00 a.m. A...
Aug 27, 2021
Mississippi College Board votes against system-wide COVID-19 vaccine mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) in Mississippi voted against mandating students and employees to show proof of vaccination as a condition o...
Aug 27, 2021
Ag Commissioner Gipson wants no part in medical marijuana program
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - As lawmakers haggle over a medical marijuana program to replace one passed by voters but shot down by the Mississippi Supreme Court, state Agriculture Commissioner...
Aug 27, 2021
‘Feels like I’ve been put in danger’: Inside a Mississippi mask-optional school district
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - So many students and teachers are contracting COVID-19 in the Lincoln County School District in the first weeks of fall classes that leaders transitioned two of th...
Aug 27, 2021
Ida landfall map: See where and when the storm is projected to hit
Tropical Storm Ida swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday as a rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, the N...
Aug 27, 2021
LIVE at 3:30 PM: Gov. Edwards discusses Louisiana's response to Hurricane Ida
BATON ROUGE, La. - On Friday afternoon, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a press conference to update residents about storm preparations and response, as Ida nears. The press conference w...
Aug 27, 2021
Mississippians encouraged to check insurance coverage ahead of Ida
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) are encouraging neighbors to prepare for Hurricane Ida. The storm is expected to bring high winds, heavy rainfall, possi...
Aug 27, 2021