Category Archives: WJTV

Bright Lights Belhaven Nights cancelled due to COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Organizers announced on Friday that the 17th annual Bright Lights Belhaven Nights street festival has been cancelled due to a surge in coronavirus cases in Mississippi. The eve...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 13, 2021

Pearl police arrest woman for attempted murder
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was arrested in Pearl for the attempted murder of her boyfriend. According to Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl, police arrested Deanna Gentry. She has been charged with ...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 13, 2021

Morning 'Sip Aug 13: Fitness at the Flowood YMCA
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The morning team continues to travel across Central Mississippi to find some of the best local spots. This week, the Morning 'Sip geared up for an early morning workout as we f...
Jacob Lanier Aug 13, 2021

Child tax credit: IRS to issue 2nd round of advance payments Friday
(KTLA) - The IRS is distributing the second round of the advance child tax credits to tens of millions of families Friday. Payments are set to go out to more than 30 million qualifying households, acc...
Tracy Bloom Aug 13, 2021

5,023 new coronavirus cases, 31 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases on Friday, August 13. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 5,023 new cases of ...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 13, 2021

FDA authorizes extra COVID vaccine dose for those with weak immune systems
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect them as the delta varia...
Nexstar Media Wire Aug 13, 2021

27 vaccinated people on Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
BELIZE CITY (AP) - Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The posit...
via Nexstar Media Wire Aug 13, 2021

Man shot and killed while trying to steal car in Jackson, police say
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times while attempting to steal a car. Remains of baby found in Natchez storage unit The incident happened 10:45 ...
Erika Bibbs Aug 13, 2021

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED 8 A.M. UPDATE: System enters 'blind spot' south of Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -Fred, still a tropical depression, has continued moving along the northern coast of Cuba, dumping heavy rain over portions of the island country. Without the ability to fly into Cu...
WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff Aug 13, 2021

UMMC prepares to open field hospital Friday as COVID-19 cases increase
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson will reopen its field hospital inside a parking garage. With the help of 36 healthcare workers from th...
Anna Farish Aug 12, 2021
