Category Archives: WJTV
7,249 new coronavirus cases, 56 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 7,249 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 56 additional deaths. The cases were reported b...
Aug 23, 2021
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots a...
Aug 23, 2021
Man shot & killed while standing in Jackson driveway
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed while standing in a driveway. The shooting happened around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 22, in the 1800 block of...
Aug 23, 2021
JPD investigating homicide of two brothers, suspects now in custody
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police are investigating a double homicide that happened on Sunday, August 22. Police said the two men, who were brothers, were shot and killed around 9:30 p.m. at a ca...
Aug 23, 2021
Family holds balloon release for 15-year-old Shamar Griffin
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - It's been eight months since 15-year-old Shamar Griffin was killed in Jackson. On Sunday, the family celebrated what would have been his sixteenth birthday. Griffin was shot at...
Aug 22, 2021
City of Jackson opens cooling stations due to hot temperatures
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is opening cooling stations in the city due to the rise in temperatures. Community centers on John Hart Street and Vine Street opened this weekend to the pu...
Aug 22, 2021
22 dead, dozens missing after deadliest flood event in Middle Tennessee history
WAVERLY, Tenn. (WKRN) - On Saturday, heavy rains and storms severely impacted Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys counties in Middle Tennessee. The death toll in Humphreys County has now rea...
Aug 22, 2021
Developers plan to revive historic hotel in Mississippi
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Developers say they plan to revive and reopen a Mississippi hotel that was built in 1927 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Groundbreaking for the renovat...
Aug 22, 2021
Victims identified in early morning house fire in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were found dead inside of a house that burned in Natchez on Sunday morning, according to the Natchez Democrat. Natchez Fire Chief Robert Arrington said the fire depa...
Aug 22, 2021
Free COVID-19 testing clinic to open in DeSoto County; Mississippi to start administering booster shots
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Officials say a free COVID-19 testing clinic will open in DeSoto County on Monday. The testing site will open at 8:30 a.m. Monday, August 23, at 3212 Highway 51 South in Hernando. Off...
Aug 22, 2021