Category Archives: WJTV
Flu map: Mississippi at CDC's highest activity level
(NEXSTAR) - The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Con...
Jan 29, 2025
Vicksburg kicks off bicentennial celebrations
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Vicksburg is celebrating its bicentennial year with exciting events. The city kicked off celebrations on Wednesday with a proclamation from Mayor George Flaggs. R...
Jan 29, 2025
Mississippi man accused of defrauding rental assistance program
QUITMAN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - State Auditor Shad White announced special agents from his office arrested a Quitman County man for for allegedly submitting fraudulent applications to the Rental Assist...
Jan 29, 2025
One dead in shooting at Mississippi chicken processing company
UPDATE: JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Jones County coroner identified the deceased as Lorenzo Hawthorne, 21, of Hattiesburg. He was an employee at Southern Hens. According to the coroner, there was...
Jan 29, 2025
Suspect wanted for child sex crimes in Mississippi dies after self-inflicted gunshot wound: sheriff
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Smith County sheriff said a suspect, who was wanted for multiple sex-related crimes, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sheriff Joel Houston said he was coordinat...
Jan 29, 2025
Jackson police charge woman in fatal shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 25-year-old woman in connection to the shooting death of another woman. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the sho...
Jan 29, 2025
New Mexico triple homicide suspect found in Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The suspect accused in a triple homicide in New Mexico turned himself over to authorities in Hernando, Mississippi on Sunday, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office. A searc...
Jan 29, 2025
Residents frustrated with Reedtown Water Association issues
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Residents in Utica are calling for change as they deal with lingering issues regarding the Reedtown Water Association. During a meeting between the community and elected o...
Jan 29, 2025
One arrested in connection to Jackson carjacking
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said one person was arrested after a carjacking. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the carjacking occurred on Claiborne Aven...
Jan 28, 2025
Man sentenced for drive-by shooting in Madison subdivision
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man pled guilty in connection to a drive-by shooting in a Madison subdivision. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that RomanCortez...
Jan 28, 2025