Category Archives: WJTV
Madison County to appeal Bozeman rezoning decision
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County Supervisor Gerald Steen, District 3, announced the Board of Supervisors will appeal the decision handed down last week by the Circuit Court regarding 350 ...
Aug 20, 2025
Illinois Memorial in Vicksburg to close for restoration
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A famous memorial at the Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) will soon be closed for restorations. Starting on September 2, 2025, the National Park Service (NPS) will beg...
Aug 20, 2025
Gulfport man sentenced for killing girlfriend's 5-year-old son
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - A Gulfport man has been sentenced in connection to the death of his girlfriend's five-year-old son. WXXV reported Denzel Jamal Blakely pled guilty on August 19, 2025, to secon...
Aug 20, 2025
Severe weather causes damage at Parchman prison
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Severe weather damaged a unit at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) said the unit suffered...
Aug 20, 2025
Jackson to host free Housing Educational Clinic for residents
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson has partnered with the Mississippi Housing Partnership and the Mississippi Center for Justice to host a Housing Educational Clinic. This is in response to c...
Aug 20, 2025
Teen killed, 4 injured in Jefferson Davis County shooting
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 17-year-old was killed and four others were injured during a shooting in Jefferson Davis County. The shooting occurred at the Finish Line Drag Strip in the Luc...
Aug 20, 2025
Oxford police chase ends in arrest after wrong-way crash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A traffic stop in Oxford, Mississippi escalated into a dangerous high-speed chase Monday evening, ending with a man in custody after driving the wrong way on Highway 6 and abandoning ...
Aug 20, 2025
Hurricane Erin picks up steam as it edges along East Coast
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday while creeping toward the mid-Atlantic coast and churning up menacing waves that have closed beaches from the Carolin...
Aug 20, 2025
Syphilis surge in Mississippi raises alarm among health experts
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Syphilis cases are steadily on the rise in Mississippi, and health experts are working to decrease those numbers. The state currently has one of the highest syphilis rates in t...
Aug 19, 2025
Body found under I-55 Frontage Road bridge in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man's body was discovered underneath the I-55 Frontage Road bridge near Canton Mart. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police De...
Aug 19, 2025