Category Archives: WJTV
Kosciusko school transitions to virtual learning temporarily
KOSCIUKSO, Miss. (WJTV) - The Kosciusko Middle Elementary in has transitioned to virtual learning due to rising cases of COVID-19 among students and staff. Superintendent Billy Ellzey said there were ...
Aug 19, 2021
Cause of Jackson manufacturing plant fire still under investigation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The cause of a massive fire at a Jackson manufacturing plant is still under investigation. Fire crews worked Thursday morning to put out hotspots at the Harrison Manufacturing ...
Aug 19, 2021
UMMC emergency department experiences logjam due COVID-19 hospitalizations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Emergency Department at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has experienced a backlog of patients who need to be placed in emergency beds. Field hospital to...
Aug 19, 2021
US to automatically wipe out over $5.8B in student loan debt
The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. T...
Aug 19, 2021
Mississippi Board of Education allows hybrid scheduling due to COVID-19 surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted to allow school districts to use hybrid scheduling if needed to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The state has...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from his office. Mississippi children's hospital sees highest number of pediatric patient...
Aug 19, 2021
Mississippi students encouraged to apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) encouraged high school juniors and seniors in Mississippi to apply to represent the state at the 60...
Aug 19, 2021
Masks are back: Stores revise COVID-19 policies
(WJW) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated guidance for preventing the spread of the coronavirus recommends all people wear masks in public indoor settings in highly transmissibl...
Aug 19, 2021
Mississippi children's hospital sees highest number of pediatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson reported a total of 135 hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of Thursday, August 19. Of the confi...
Aug 19, 2021
Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb outside Library of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday that prompted a massive police response and th...
Aug 19, 2021