Category Archives: WJTV
Restaurants taking precaution amid Delta surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-Restaurants were forced to close down during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Many restaurants had to rethink food services in order to keep both customers and employ...
Aug 02, 2021
Mississippi school districts split on face mask policies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has said he has no intention of mandating masks in schools amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi. The decision is up to local school dist...
Aug 02, 2021
$9.1M contract awarded to correct erosion at Natchez National Cemetery
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) praised the award of a $9.1 million contract to help with a stabilization project at the Natchez National Cemete...
Aug 02, 2021
Man wanted for failing to register as sex offender in Claiborne County
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Claiborne County deputies are searching for a man who failed to register as a sex offender. Deputies said they have attempted several times to contact Jessie Ray Timmo...
Aug 02, 2021
St. Dominic doctor discusses increase in COVID cases due to Delta variant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The new Delta variant is causing another major spike in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi. On Monday, the Mississippi State Health Department (MSDH) reported nearly 5,000 new cases...
Aug 02, 2021
Lamar County superintendent on schools moving to virtual learning due to COVID
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Some schools in Lamar County are going back to virtual learning for temporarily due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. After one week of school, two high schools and one mi...
Aug 02, 2021
Mississippi Home Corporation aims to help renters after eviction moratorium expires
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The nationwide eviction moratorium ended on Saturday, July 31. Now, the future is unclear for thousands of Mississippians. "I have like two cousins and an ex that's going to ge...
Aug 02, 2021
Vicksburg Warren Schools "strongly recommends" face masks for students, teachers
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) said they're now strongly recommending faces masks for students, teachers and staff for the 2021-22 school year. Oak ...
Aug 02, 2021
State of Emergency exists in Holmes County School District, says CSA
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, the Commission on School Accreditation (CSA) determined an "extreme emergency" exists in the Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD). According to t...
Aug 02, 2021
Oak Grove Middle School moves to virtual learning
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Leaders with the Lamar County School District announced Oak Grove Middle School will move to virtual learning. The students will move to virtual learning due to an increas...
Aug 02, 2021