Category Archives: WJTV
Child tax credit: Why you may want to opt out of monthly payments this week
(WJW) - The first of six monthly child tax credit payments began July 15. Parents should expect $300 a month for kids under the age of 6 and $250 a month for children between 6 and 17. Those payments ...
Jul 27, 2021
'Bring your house and share your spouse': New swinger trailer park opening in Louisiana
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- If you're looking to spice up your love life with an outdoor experience, there's a new spot for swingers opening in Mamou, Louisiana. It's called Tee Boi's Swinger Tra...
Jul 27, 2021
Dr. Dobbs discusses "rapid increase" in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs provided an update on the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi. Over the weekend, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M...
Jul 27, 2021
Crews to close part of Cedars of Lebanon Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announces crews will close part of Cedars of Lebanon Road between Manhattan Road and Crepe Myrtle Drive on Wednesday, July 28. A contractor wil...
Jul 27, 2021
Suspect in 2019 kidnapping, sexual assault case arrested, says Natchez police
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police announced a man has been arrested in connection to an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault that happened at Andrews Tavern in 2019. According to the Natchez Dem...
Jul 27, 2021
Nasal antivirus response could determine COVID-19 severity, says UMMC study
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) experience few...
Jul 27, 2021
Visitation suspended at Mississippi prisons due to COVID-19 concerns
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to Mississippi Today reporter Brittany Brown, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has cancelled visitation at all of its prisons until further notice. Th...
Jul 27, 2021
Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at Olympics
TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the Olympic flame in her native...
Jul 27, 2021
CDC expected to revise some mask guidelines for vaccinated people
(NEXSTAR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. w...
Jul 27, 2021
Destructive armyworms invade Mississippi yards
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - The pesky armyworm is living up to its name, invading homes and, more importantly, yards in Mississippi. "It's been one of those years," said Ricki Linyard, the owner of Lawn Doc...
Jul 27, 2021