Category Archives: WJTV
Woman injured in two-vehicle crash in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that happened in Jones County Monday morning. The crash happened on Eastview Drive near the intersection of Eastview Circle. Tee...
Aug 16, 2021
Duling Hall to require proof of vaccination, proof of negative COVID test for upcoming shows
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The COVID-19 guidelines for Duling Hall in Jackson have been updated and will require patrons, staff and artists to show either proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVI...
Aug 16, 2021
September's Fondren Live canceled due to COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Organizers announced September's Fondren Live has been canceled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi. Record shop to open in Fondren in October According to leaders ...
Aug 16, 2021
Simple blood test can tell whether patients will suffer from ‘long COVID,’ study finds
(StudyFinds.org) - A simple blood test for long COVID is on the horizon. Biological "fingerprints" can identify individuals with the debilitating syndrome, according to new research. This opens the do...
Aug 16, 2021
Pregnant Texas mom on oxygen months after getting COVID: 'Had I gotten vaccinated, I wouldn't be in this position'
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Carolina Martinez remembers being rushed to the hospital. Carolina Martinez was hospitalized April-July after being diagnosed with COVID-19 (Courtesy of Carolina Martinez) It was...
Aug 16, 2021
7,839 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths reported in Mississippi over 3-day period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 7,839 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 52 additional deaths. The cases were rep...
Aug 16, 2021
Nexstar stations to collect donations for Feeding America
DALLAS (NEXSTAR) - Nexstar Media Group's television stations across the country will mark Hunger Action Month by creating local stories, generating awareness through a promotional campaign, and raisin...
Aug 16, 2021
Mississippi school districts see COVID cases rise as students, staff return in person
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - COVID cases are still surging in Mississippi and school districts are starting to see outbreaks among students, faculty and staff. The COVID outbreaks in schools are leaving fa...
Aug 15, 2021
MEMA urges Mississippians to prepare for severe weather ahead of tropical storm
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tropical Storm Fred is expected to make landfall this week as the peak of hurricane season is approaching. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is urging all Mississippi...
Aug 15, 2021
Did the delta variant make COVID-19 herd immunity impossible?
(NEXSTAR) - A leading British immunologist told U.K. lawmakers Tuesday that the idea of reaching herd immunity in a world with the delta variant of COVID-19 was "mythical." Sir Andrew Pollard, a profe...
Aug 15, 2021