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...
Cianna Reeves 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). ...
Cianna Reeves 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 ...
Cianna Reeves 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...
Kayla Thompson 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...
Kayla Thompson 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...
Deidra Brisco 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...
Deidra Brisco 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...
The Associated Press 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 ...
The Associated Press 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...
WJTV Jul 23, 2021
