Category Archives: WJTV
Magnolia man arrested on attempted murder charge in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man on an attempted murder charge. Investigators said they received a call from the Southwest Regional Medical Center emergency room about a...
Aug 10, 2021
Former Mississippi Fair Commission director pleads guilty to promoting prostitution
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The former executive director of the Mississippi Fair Commission pled guilty on Monday, August 9, to promoting prostitution. Investigators arrested Stephen Hutton, of Ma...
Aug 10, 2021
McComb School District to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the McComb School District announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held at two schools this month. Nearly 1K Mississippi students test positive for COVID-19 ...
Aug 10, 2021
Nearly 1K Mississippi students test positive for COVID-19 after schools resume
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) released its weekly report on COVID-19 cases in K-12 schools in the state. The data showed nearly 1,000 students tested positi...
Aug 10, 2021
State-appointed superintendent still not in place following takeover of Holmes County schools
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Four days after Gov. Tate Reeves authorized a state takeover of the Holmes County Consolidated School District and removed the current superintendent and sch...
Aug 10, 2021
Adams County supervisor's motion for mask mandate fails again
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Adams County Board of Supervisors would not vote on a mask mandate for the inside of county buildings on Monday. According to the Natchez Democrat, Supervisor Ricky Gray ma...
Aug 10, 2021
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
NEW YORK --- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned Tuesday amid accusations of sexual harassment, inappropriate behavior and undercounting COVID-19 deaths connected to nursing homes. After an investigat...
Aug 10, 2021
LIVE: $1 trillion infrastructure bill passes Senate, moves to House
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - After weeks of fits, starts and delays, the Senate gave final approval to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, with a coalition of Democrats and Republicans li...
Aug 10, 2021
Is it safe to get a 3rd dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine?
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - The CDC reports about 1,000 people have received a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by falsifying information to health care providers. The U.S. government has not approved&nbs...
Aug 10, 2021
A New Orleans mom begged her son to get the COVID vaccine
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Tarsha Bradstreet takes a seat at Cafe Reconcile. It's where her son Josh was working, interning actually. Until he got sick and a few nights ago, died from COVID. WGNO's Bill Woo...
Aug 10, 2021