Category Archives: WJTV
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
USPS slowing some mail delivery starting Oct. 1. These states will see biggest delays
In an effort to cut costs and provide more reliable service, the United States Postal Service finalized a plan to slow down some of its mail delivery starting Oct. 1. The agency is changing its standa...
Aug 08, 2021
Jackson Free Clinic offers free vaccinations to community
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Free Clinic offered free vaccinations to the public on Saturday. This effort was done in collaboration with the Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health. Th...
Aug 07, 2021
Family of Joshua Archie calls for halt in trial due to COVID-19
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of Joshua Archie said new rulings from the Mississippi Supreme Court prompt for delays in court proceedings due to COVID-19, but Archie's family said that their da...
Aug 07, 2021
Hinds County deputies capture one escaped inmate, one still on the run
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities have 20-year-old Darren Point back in custody. He was captured in Jackson near Highway 80 and Gallatin Street. 50-year-old Jerry Rynes is still on the run. ...
Aug 07, 2021
Senate’s key vote advances Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package Saturday after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle....
Aug 07, 2021
Vicksburg Warren County School District returns to in-person learning
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - School is in session at the Vicksburg Warren County School District; like many other districts, it's welcoming students' first day back. "We spend a lot of time getting r...
Aug 06, 2021
Federal student loan payments paused until 2022
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - The pause on federal student loan payments has been extended until January 31, 2022. The freeze was put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as the fede...
Aug 06, 2021
Trailwood Drive closed to through traffic for weekend in Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton Public Works has closed Trailwood Drive starting at 211 Trailwood to Pebble Lane to through traffic. Road closure and detours will be in place throughout the weekend (A...
Aug 06, 2021