Category Archives: WJTV
Woman arrested in connection to Clark Avenue homicide in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced a 24-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to a homicide that happened on Clark Avenue in July 2021. Investigators said Amber Edwards has been...
Aug 09, 2021
Forrest County Agricultural High School moves to virtual learning
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) leaders announced the school has moved to a virtual learning schedule due to the number of identified COVID-19 outbreaks ...
Aug 09, 2021
With chicken prices soaring, Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B
Sanderson Farms, the nation's third-largest poultry producer, is being acquired for $4.53 billion as the price of chicken soars. Cargill and privately held Continental Grain formed a joint venture to ...
Aug 09, 2021
East Central Community College to temporarily require face masks on campus
DECATUR, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with East Central Community College (ECCC) in Decatur announced they will temporarily require face coverings inside all buildings and classrooms on its campuses. The lo...
Aug 09, 2021
Woman dies after being shot on Woodrow Wilson Ave. in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed Sunday night. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on Woodrow Wilson Avenue near Martin Luther King Jr. Dr...
Aug 09, 2021
Inmate sentenced to nearly 25 years for killing cellmate who raped his sister
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A Washington state prison inmate was sentenced to another 24 years in prison on top of his current sentence after he killed his cellmate, the man who raped his younger sister. KHQ...
Aug 09, 2021
COVID breakthrough cases: Is one vaccine better than others?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - COVID-19 breakthrough cases are rising, and now people want to know which vaccine offers the best protection from the coronavirus. A breakthrough case is when a fully vaccinated p...
Aug 09, 2021
6,912 new coronavirus cases, 28 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 6,912 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 28 additional deaths. The cases were reported b...
Aug 09, 2021
City leaders want to rename JPD headquarters after Sheriff Lee Vance
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Former Jackson mayor Tony Yarber is calling for the City of Jackson to rename JPD Headquarters after the late Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance. The Hinds County Coroner said Vanc...
Aug 08, 2021
Community members call for water sewer repairs in Jackson neighborhoods
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Michael Thompson is a Jackson neighbor who hopes the drainage and water sewer problems he's been dealing with come to an end. "There's a manhole that shoots up like a geyser I'...
Aug 08, 2021