Category Archives: WJTV
$200K Mega Ca$h winner claims prize at Mississippi Lottery headquarters
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC), a coastal player visited lottery headquarters on Monday to claim the last top prize of $200,000 on a Mega Ca$h scratch-o...
Jul 26, 2021
Man arrested on multiple felony charges in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - On Monday, Hattiesburg police arrested a man on multiple felony charges. Police said 24-year-old Mikel Anderson was arrested in the 400 block of North 38th Avenue just befo...
Jul 26, 2021
Petal Police Officer Rick Varner passes away
PETAL, Miss. (WHLT) - Petal Mayor Tony Ducker announced one of the police department's officers passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 24. Prayers for the family of Rick Varner. He passed away une...
Jul 26, 2021
CSA to determine if emergency situation exists at Holmes County Consolidated School District
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Commission on School Accreditation (CSA) will meet on August 2 to determine if an extreme emergency situation exists that jeopardizes the safety, security and educational i...
Jul 26, 2021
Teachers union calls on Reeves to mandate masks in schools
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - The state's teachers union is calling on Gov. Tate Reeves to mandate masks in schools in the fall. The Mississippi Association of Educators cited the recent spike ...
Jul 26, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination required for health care workers, VA mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads an...
Jul 26, 2021
Packaged carrots recalled over possible salmonella contamination
(WJW) - Grimmway Farms has voluntarily recalled some retail-packaged carrots due to possible salmonella contamination. The recall is for certain packages of Bunny Luv Organic Cut and Peeled Baby Carro...
Jul 26, 2021
Pfizer and Moderna to expand vaccine trials in children ages 5-11 at FDA request, report says
(NEXSTAR) - At the urging of the Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer and Moderna will be expanding their COVID-19 vaccine trials in children ages 5 to 11 as a precautionary measure after rare side ef...
Jul 26, 2021
Man accused of killing two Brookhaven police officers appears in court
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of capital murder in the deaths of two Brookhaven police officers appeared in the Lincoln County Circuit Court on Monday, July 26. According to the Daily...
Jul 26, 2021
MAE to host Back-to-School, COVID-19 conversation with Mississippi's health leaders
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) will host a conversation with State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs and State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers on Monday, July 26. T...
Jul 26, 2021