Category Archives: WJTV
Warren County leaders announce county-wide mask mandate
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - According to the Vicksburg Post, the Warren County Board of Supervisors announced a county-wide mask mandate during its August 16 meeting. The order went into effect at 1...
Aug 16, 2021
UMMC to start monoclonal antibody clinic on Tuesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson is now accepting appointments for monoclonal antibody (MAB) infusion clinic for COVID-19 patients. The clinic wil...
Aug 16, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred makes Florida landfall, Grace drenches earthquake-ravaged Haiti, TD8 to become Henri
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Three active systems are brewing in the tropics and being monitored by the National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Fred, Tropical Depression Grace and Tropical Depression 8, wh...
Aug 16, 2021
Boil water notice issued for Pearl River Valley Water Supply District
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Customers who get their water from the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District in Rankin County are currently under a boil water notice. The notice affects 181 customers...
Aug 16, 2021
Man turns himself in after woman shot, killed in Adams County
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies arrested a man for allegedly killing the mother of his child. Deputies said they received a call just after 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, from a neigh...
Aug 16, 2021
Two men accused of stealing items from Claiborne County construction site
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Claiborne County deputies arrested two men for allegedly stealing from a construction site at the Grand Gulf Port. Deputies received a call about the incident just aft...
Aug 16, 2021
Traffic stop in Perry County leads to drug bust
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - On Saturday, Perry County deputies arrested a man after a traffic stop in Richton. Investigators said a deputy, who was assisted by Richton police, resulted in the seizure...
Aug 16, 2021
As COVID surges, Mississippi sets up second field hospital
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's only Level 1 trauma center is setting up a second emergency field hospital in a parking garage that will handle some of the sickest COVID-19 patients as the virus c...
Aug 16, 2021
Taliban takes Afghanistan: What we know and what's next
The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war. The insurgents stormed across the country, capturing...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden addressing nation on chaos in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden will return to the White House Monday to address the nation on the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, a day after the Taliban took control of the count...
Aug 16, 2021