Category Archives: WJTV
Two men in critical condition after two separate shootings in McComb
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb Police Department is investigating two shootings that caused two people to get airlifted to the hospital. The first shooting occurred in the 500 block of 25th Street near...
Jul 25, 2021
Civil rights icon Robert "Bob" Moses dies at 86
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Civil rights leader Robert "Bob" Parris Moses has died at age 86. Moses fight for equality started with his involvement in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). ...
Jul 25, 2021
Two men wanted for attempted robbery at AT&T in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are investigating after two men attempted to rob an AT&T store on Saturday morning. The incident happened at 3585 Pemberton Square Boulevard just before ...
Jul 25, 2021
McComb police investigate two shootings
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police are investigating two shootings that happened on Wednesday, July 21. The first shooting happened around 12:50 p.m. in the 500 block of 25th Street near Venable Str...
Jul 25, 2021
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