Category Archives: WJTV
Lincoln County man uses daughter's jersey number to win $95K jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, a Lincoln County man claimed the $95,000 jackpot from the August 12 Mississippi Match 5 drawing. According to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC), the man chos...
Aug 13, 2021
JSU to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center will be offering Moderna and Pfizer vaccinations at Jackson State University's Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on Tuesday, August 17. Mis...
Aug 13, 2021
Kosciusko High to transition to virtual learning temporarily
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to rising COVID-19 cases at Kosciusko High School, students and staff will be virtual only for the next week. According to Breezy News, Superintendent Billy Ellzey said m...
Aug 13, 2021
Hosemann urges Mississippians to get vaccine, floats idea of COVID-related special session
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said he was moved to post on social media urging Mississippians to get vaccinated for COVID-19 after talking with hospital administrators...
Aug 13, 2021
Mississippi governor won't issue statewide mask mandate as COVID-19 cases surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's governor held a news conference on Friday, one day after he announced the extension of Mississippi's State of Emergency for 30 days. During the news conference, G...
Aug 13, 2021
Community, law enforcement show respect for Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People from across Mississippi made their way to Jackson on Friday to show respect for Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance. Law enforcement and other community members traveled to W...
Aug 13, 2021
COVID hits hard in rural Mississippi after big county fair
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A community in rural east central Mississippi is overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, two weeks after it hosted the Neshoba County Fair that brought thousands of people who lived in ...
Aug 13, 2021
Vicksburg mayor receives vaccination following COVID-19 recovery
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., announced he received the COVID-19 vaccination on Friday, August 13. "I still believe in leading by example," said Flaggs. "I took the vac...
Aug 13, 2021
UMMC still at "critical capacity" as field hospital opens
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson said it remains at critical capacity as of Friday, August 13. This comes as Mississippi reports its ...
Aug 13, 2021
Clinton officer fires shots during shootout between two vehicles
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police said an officer fired his weapon during a shooting between two vehicles Friday morning. According to investigators, the shootout happened on Springridge Road ove...
Aug 13, 2021