Category Archives: WJTV
Vicksburg Warren Schools plan to follow state COVID-19 guidelines
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Schools across Central Mississippi are preparing for children to return to class amid a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. According to the Vicksburg Post,...
Jul 23, 2021
Man charged with murder after remains of Jackson woman found
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man in connection to the death of a 19-year-old Jackson woman. Jimel Smith, 21, has been charged with murder in the death of Priddy Jackson. Police be...
Jul 23, 2021
Mississippi law enforcement official named to public safety post
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has named one of its officials to oversee its officer-involved shootings division along with other responsibilities. Commissioner Sean...
Jul 23, 2021
Brown Bottling Group to hold job fair in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brown Bottling Group will partner with the Jobs for Jacksonians program to host a job fair on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The event will be at the Tougaloo Community Center on Vi...
Jul 23, 2021
Mississippi rural health clinics receive over $4M for vaccination efforts
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, leaders with the Biden Administration announced $4,309,023 has been provided to support vaccination efforts in rural Mississippi health clinics as COVID-19 case...
Jul 23, 2021
Inspector General: Mississippi ICE detention center violated COVID-19 protocols
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - After an investigation, the U.S. Office of Inspector General found a federal detention center for immigrants in Mississippi violated standards that threatened the health, safet...
Jul 23, 2021
Morning ‘Sip July 23: On the Natchez Bluff
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Morning 'Sip journey around Mississippi continues. Jade Bulecza and Jacob Lanier were in Natchez ahead of the mayor's state of the city address. He says the city has made h...
Jul 23, 2021
Plague discovered in 6 Colorado counties after 10-year-old dies
LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says there have been laboratory confirmed reports of plague in animals and fleas from six counties. One of the ...
Jul 23, 2021
Jackson man hospitalized after shooting at Briarcliff South Apartments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot Thursday night at Briarcliff South Apartments. According to Officer Sam Brown, the male victim was shot twice in the butt ...
Jul 23, 2021
Landing gear falls from plane, crashes to ground at country club: 'Found by a golfer who was out on the course'
(NEXSTAR) - A plane lost part of its landing gear over a golf course in Maine, sending the broken equipment crashing to the ground on one of the course's fairways, police say. The incident took place ...
Jul 23, 2021