Category Archives: WJTV
JSU unveils mural honoring civil rights leaders on COFO building
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Representative Alyce Clarke (D-Miss.), Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses, Rose Elizabeth Howard Robinson, Louise Marshall and Albert Powell can be seen on the Council of Federa...
Jul 24, 2021
Mt. Zion Church hosts backpack giveaway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Children everywhere are preparing for the school year and one local church decided to pitch in. Free backpacks, uniform shirts, a case of water and some free lunch were all ava...
Jul 24, 2021
Rental Assistance for Mississippians Program accepting applications
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- If you either qualify for unemployment, experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs or experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19, assistance i...
Jul 24, 2021
Mississippi State adds music and culture minor for students
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi State University's College of Education is establishing a new minor for students interested in music. The Department of Music's minor in music and culture begins t...
Jul 24, 2021
Mississippi man sentenced to life for killing of friend
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of murder in the 2018 shooting death of a man who was his friend. The Daily Leader ...
Jul 24, 2021
Teen allegedly kills boyfriend of one of his family members in Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jefferson County Sheriff's office along with the Fayette Police Department are currently investigating the shooting death of Kevin Lamont Hill. Deputies said the s...
Jul 23, 2021
Jones County man arrested, woman wanted for sexual battery of 3-year-old
UPDATE: JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a man in connection to the sexual battery of a three-year-old child. Bill N. Saul, Jr., has been charged with sexual battery. Bill N...
Jul 23, 2021
JSU to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to students, faculty, staff and community members at Jackson State University's Rose E. McCoy Auditorium Tuesday, July 27. The Jackson-H...
Jul 23, 2021
Ole Miss football players volunteer at Flowood training camp
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Several Ole Miss football players were in Flowood on Friday for the 'Train Like an NFL Prospect' camp at the Grip Training facility. The players made the drive from Oxford to Fl...
Jul 23, 2021
Hinds County sheriff tests positive for COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance has tested positive for COVID-19. He confirmed Thursday evening that he contracted the virus. Captain Tyree Jones also tested positive for the vi...
Jul 23, 2021