Category Archives: WJTV
Man, grandson die in Oktibbeha County plane crash
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi businessman and his grandson died in the crash of a vintage single-engine airplane Wednesday in a wooded area northeast of Starkville. Oktibbeha County Coroner M...
Aug 05, 2021
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace tests positive for COVID-19
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Vicksburg Daily News. Sheriff Pace said he received news on July 27 that someone he was in co...
Aug 05, 2021
Rolling Fork man arrested for another arson case in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rolling Fork man was arrested in connection to another arson case in the City of Vicksburg. The Vicksburg Post reported a Warren County deputy was driving by the Warren Cou...
Aug 05, 2021
Two Hattiesburg men arrested for allegedly stealing school bus
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police, along with Forrest County deputies, arrested two men for allegedly stealing a Forrest County School District bus. Investigators said the bus was stolen ...
Aug 05, 2021
Mississippi Senate Minority Leader supports State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Senator Derrick T. Simmons, Mississippi Senate Minority Leader, announced his support of how Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs has been handling th...
Aug 05, 2021
Ole Miss to require face masks on campus regardless of vaccination status
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), leaders at the University of Mississippi anno...
Aug 05, 2021
Mississippi health leaders discuss new COVID guidance for colleges, universities
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) held a news conference on Thursday to discuss new COVID guidance for colleges and universities. Leaders said the ...
Aug 05, 2021
Focused on Fitness: Working Quads
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 12 News morning team continues to focus on healthy lifestyle tips as the summer comes to an end and everyone returns to an August routine. Adrianna Smith from Life of Missi...
Aug 05, 2021
Brothers killed by train were mourning a 3rd brother who was struck at same spot last week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) -- Two men struck and killed by a LYNX Blue Line light rail train Tuesday morning in south Charlotte were conducting a memorial for their brother who was struck and killed in th...
Aug 05, 2021
One killed, one hurt in Jones County crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), along with Jones County deputies, responded to a deadly two-vehicle crash overnight. One killed in Jones County explosion The crash h...
Aug 05, 2021