Category Archives: WJTV

New Horizon Church plans to relocate to Wingfield High
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Since 2009, New Horizon Church International has been located on Ellis Avenue in Jackson. Now, they're starting the relocation process. Bishop Ronnie Crudup said the decision t...
Jaylon Anderson May 03, 2024

Jackson pastor concerned about sinkhole near bridge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - If you travel along Martin Luther King Boulevard in Jackson, you may want to consider an alternate route. P.J. Walker, the pastor of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, want...
Tia McKenzie May 03, 2024

Man wanted for hitting woman in face, stealing purse in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find the man who hit a woman in the face and stole her purse. The incident happened in the 6300 block of Ridgewood Court on Monday, April 29. Capi...
Kaitlin Howell May 03, 2024

2024 Mississippi Legislative Session wraps up with no Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2024 Legislative session will wrap up this weekend. During this session, Mississippi lawmakers adopted a new public education funding formula, passed a measure that aims to...
Richard Lake May 03, 2024

Capitol police arrest man for Trustmark Bank robbery
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested a 46-year-old man in connection to a bank robbery in Jackson. The robbery happened at Trustmark Bank in the 500 block of State Street around 3:00 p.m. o...
Kaitlin Howell May 03, 2024

Mississippi prepares to mark 2024 Hurricane Preparedness Week
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) declared May 5-11, 2024, as Hurricane Preparedness week for Mississippi. Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) urged ci...
Kristopher White May 03, 2024

Two injured after being shot multiple times in McComb
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men were injured after being shot multiple times in McComb. McComb Police Chief Juan Cloy said the shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 near the inters...
Kaitlin Howell May 03, 2024

Levi's Distribution Center in Madison County closing
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Levi's Distribution Center in Madison County will close its doors. "As Levi Strauss & Co. looks to the future, we have been in the process of reviewing our globa...
Sethanie Smith May 03, 2024

Medgar Evers to posthumously receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - On Friday, Medgar Wiley Evers will be posthumously receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Evers, a World War II veteran and civil rights leader, was assassinated on June 12, ...
Kaitlin Howell May 03, 2024

Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: May 3-5
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (May 3-5) around Mississippi. Central ...
Kaitlin Howell May 03, 2024
