Category Archives: WJTV
Raymond mayor discusses Hinds County solar farm
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - After approval from the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, a solar farm is coming to the county. Soul City Solar, which will be owned by Apex Clean Energy, will be located...
Jun 19, 2024
Man convicted of killing two near Hal's St. Paddy's Parade
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing two people near the Hal's St. Paddy's Parade in March 2023 has been found guilty. The jury found Jordan Cummins guilty on two counts of first-de...
Jun 19, 2024
LIST: 2024 Juneteenth events in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out...
Jun 19, 2024
Exclusive: Governor Reeves discusses Mississippi's economy
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entering his final term, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has been touting a string of recent economic wins he calls "Mississippi Momentum." Central to his reelection campaign, W...
Jun 19, 2024
First tropical storm of the season, Alberto, forms in the Gulf of Mexico
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The first named tropical storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, dubbed Alberto, has formed as of Wednesday morning. The National Hurricane Center said the storm will bring a...
Jun 19, 2024
Missing Child Alert issued for 16-year-old Jackson girl
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Missing/Endangered Child Alert has been issued for a 16-year-old Jackson girl. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Amenia Thomas was last seen on T...
Jun 18, 2024
Miss Mississippi Becky Williams advocates for education
PURVIS, Miss. (WHLT) - A Purvis native was crowned this year's Miss Mississippi. "Hearing my name for again, this dream that I've dreamed for so long was completely surreal. And I don't think I'll eve...
Jun 18, 2024
Items stolen from 100 Black Men of Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson organization was burglarized this weekend. John Hardy, executive director of 100 Black Men of Jackson, said the break-in occurred around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 16....
Jun 18, 2024
Tickets available online for 2024 Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tickets are now available online for the 165th Mississippi State Fair. "We are excited to announce that tickets to the Mississippi State Fair can be purchased online for the fi...
Jun 18, 2024
Millsaps welcomes Frank Neville as 12th president
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Millsaps College Board of Trustees welcomed Frank Neville as the college's 12th president on Monday, June 17. "I am absolutely thrilled to join the Millsaps community," sai...
Jun 18, 2024