Category Archives: WJTV

Pike County bridge to close for four weeks
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A bridge will be closed for four weeks in Pike County. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) said the Delaware Avenue overpass at Interstate 55...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 20, 2024

Vicksburg nominated for Top 15 Best Historical Small Towns
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg was recognized as one of the Top 15 Best Historical Small Towns in the United States by Newsweek's Reader's Choice Awards. "We are so excited for Vicksburg to be re...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 20, 2024

Man arrested for firing shots into Madison home
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police arrested a Jackson man for allegedly firing multiple shots into a home. Police said Roman Cortez Hines, 38, was arrested without incident on Friday, July 19. He ...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 19, 2024

Four arrested for stealing vehicles, guns in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Four people were arrested in Adams County for allegedly stealing two vehicles, hunting equipment, guns and appliances. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said deputies res...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 19, 2024

Global outage impacts Jackson airport
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A global network outage impacted flights at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Friday, July 19. Some flights were delayed or canceled due to a network outa...
Morgan Gill Jul 19, 2024

Mississippi can wait to reset legislative districts that dilute Black voting strength, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi can wait until next year to redraw some of its legislative districts to replace ones where Black voting power is currently diluted, three federal judges said Thu...
The Associated Press Jul 19, 2024

Mississippi’s new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed Saturday, and she is first woman and first Black person to hold the post. The Rev. Dorothy Sand...
The Associated Press Jul 19, 2024

Brookhaven teen arrested for shooting two women
UPDATE: BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police said a 16-year-old has been arrested for allegedly shooting two women. Investigators said LaDamian Dewanqez White turned himself in to Brookhaven p...
Sethanie Smith Jul 19, 2024

State, defense ask court to seal Herrington case files
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys filed a motion asking the Lafayette County Circuit Court to seal the case against the man who was indicted in the death of a Universi...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 19, 2024

Families frustrated after items removed from Pearl cemetery plots
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Families who have loved ones buried at a Pearl cemetery are upset. On Thursday, people had to go through a trailer bed of bagged and labeled flower arrangements, flags, solar lig...
Cameron Smith Jul 19, 2024
