Category Archives: WJTV
Canton to host free rental assistance fair on Friday
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Canton will host a free rental assistance fair on Friday, August 6. The event will be from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Canton City Hall. Pandemic eviction crisis leads...
Aug 02, 2021
Death investigation underway after body discovered along I-59 in Ellisville
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WHLT) - Ellisville police and Jones County deputies are investigating the death of a man. His body was found along I-59 at Exit 88 in the Ellisville city limits on Sunday, August 1,...
Aug 02, 2021
Mississippi's DNC leader calls on governor to launch statewide COVID-19 vaccination campaign
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Mississippi's Democratic National Committeewoman Jacqueline Amos called on Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and other state leaders to launch a statewide COVID-19 vacc...
Aug 02, 2021
Focused on Fitness: Simple Shoulder Exercises
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Now that it's August, kids are heading back to school and everyone is getting back into a fall routine. The 12 News morning team is focusing on healthy lifestyle tips as t...
Aug 02, 2021
Stimulus checks: Could payments turn into monthly guaranteed income?
(WJW) -- Progressive Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation on Friday that would issue recurring stimulus checks, or guaranteed income, with monthly payments of up to $1,200 for adults and $600 for...
Aug 02, 2021
Leaders to host first Mississippi Health Disparities Conference on Wednesday
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Medical researchers in Mississippi will host the first Mississippi Health Disparities Conference on Wednesday, August 4, in Biloxi. Rare gene variants passed on from parents may...
Aug 02, 2021
4,991 new coronavirus cases, 13 additional deaths reported in Mississippi over last 3 days
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 4,991 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 13 additional deaths. The cases were rep...
Aug 02, 2021
New residences planned for Fondren Business District in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Fondren developers Andrew Mattiace and Mike Peters announced updated to Fondren Place in Jackson and a new structure, Fondren Place Phase 2. Fondren Place currently houses Bank...
Aug 02, 2021
Mississippi's divided soybean crop has good price prospect
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - According to leaders with the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service, most soybeans in the state are having a good year to date. Eighty-two percent of the crop...
Aug 02, 2021
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs tests positive for COVID-19
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., announced he tested positive for COVID-19. Some Mississippians decide to receive vaccine as COVID-19 cases increase in state "A...
Aug 02, 2021