Category Archives: WJTV
State Route 587 to close in Lawrence County for culvert replacement
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced State Route 587 will close in both directions on Monday, August 23 in Lawrence County. The ro...
Aug 17, 2021
Adams County supervisors vote in favor of mask requirement for indoor spaces
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Adams County leaders voted unanimously for a mask requirement for all indoor spaces where adequate social distancing is not possible. According to the Natchez Democr...
Aug 17, 2021
Man found dead after fire at Hattiesburg apartment complex
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg authorities are investigating after a man died during an apartment fire. The incident happened Monday, August 16, just after 7:30 p.m. at Campus Village Apartme...
Aug 17, 2021
Gunn: Getting COVID vaccine is adhering to Jesus’ command to ‘love thy neighbor’
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, who often equates his public policy decisions with his religious beliefs, has turned to the Bible to urge Mississippians to take ...
Aug 17, 2021
3,323 new coronavirus cases, 67 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 3,323 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 67 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Aug 17, 2021
Jones County Sheriff's Office main office, training center closed due to COVID-19 outbreak
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Department (JCSD) main office and training center have been closed effective immediately due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the staff. According t...
Aug 17, 2021
Hundreds of Afghans crammed into Air Force plane in desperate flight from Kabul, photo shows
KABUL (NEXSTAR) - A new photo shows hundreds of desperate Afghans crammed aboard a U.S. C-17 cargo plane as it left Kabul's airport on Sunday. JUST IN: "The Crew made the decision to go" - I...
Aug 17, 2021
The Quarter House opens for tenants in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, local developer, StateStreet Group, announced the opening of The Quarter House, which is a four-story apartment community on Lakeland Drive in Jackson. The apartmen...
Aug 17, 2021
What is the lambda variant and how contagious is the strain of COVID-19?
DALLAS (NewsNation Now) - Although delta remains the most prevalent variant, the lambda strain of COVID-19 is starting to emerge and there's little known about it. "We do not know whether this is goin...
Aug 16, 2021
Smith County teen dies from COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Smith County teenager passed away from coronavirus complications on Saturday, August 14. Makayla Robinson, 13, was an eighth grade student in Raleigh. "Last week this time, s...
Aug 16, 2021