Category Archives: WJTV
Coast Guard urges public to prepare for hurricane threat along Gulf Coast
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Coast Guard is urging boaters to prepare for the arrival of a hurricane threat along the Gulf Coast. "As we collectively prepare for this potential hurricane threat, we wou...
Aug 26, 2021
Man wanted in connection to Natchez homicide arrested
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man wanted in connection to a Natchez homicide has been arrested almost three weeks after the deadly shooting. Jadarrius Reed, 23, turned himself in was on Wednesday in conne...
Aug 26, 2021
2021 Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday starts Friday in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday will be on Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28, 2021. Alligator hunting season opens Friday in Mississippi Sales tax will...
Aug 26, 2021
CenterPoint Energy urges customers to prepare for storm in Gulf
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the threat of a tropical depression, CenterPoint Energy is encouraging customers to prepare for the storm. The storm is predicted to make landfall on Monday, August 30 any...
Aug 26, 2021
C-17 cargo jet leaving Afghanistan was carrying more evacuees — a lot more — than initially thought, USAF confirms
(NEXSTAR) - A C-17 cargo plane that left from Afghanistan on Aug. 15 was not actually carrying 640 evacuees, despite a previous report by the Department of Defense. It was carrying 823. The U.S. Air F...
Aug 26, 2021
Mississippi Braves' games postponed through Sunday
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Braves announced the games against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos have been postponed through Sunday. They are continuing COVID-19 testing and contact tra...
Aug 26, 2021
Man arrested after more than 17 pounds of cocaine found in Perry County
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Perry County deputies arrested a man after finding more than 17 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop. Petal man wanted for multiple burglaries in Hattiesburg Deputies c...
Aug 26, 2021
Man, woman injured after shots fired into Hattiesburg home
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are investigating after a man and a woman were injured in a shooting. The shooting happened in the 600 block of Malcolm Street around 10:45 p.m. on Wedne...
Aug 26, 2021
Natchez-Adams school district adopts vaccine incentive program, requires twice-weekly testing for unvaccinated employees
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - The Natchez-Adams School District is incentivizing employees to get vaccinated by Nov. 1 and requiring those that don't to submit to twice-weekly testing. Emp...
Aug 26, 2021
At least 22 Mississippi hospitals were out of ICU beds last week, according to the latest federal data
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - At least 22 hospitals in Mississippi had no open intensive care unit beds last week as a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations due to the delta variant pressing the s...
Aug 26, 2021