Category Archives: WJTV
Special session on Mississippi economic project starts Thursday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A special legislative session will be held on Thursday at the request of Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.). He's asking the Mississippi Legislature for a $350 million allocation t...
Jan 17, 2024
Mississippi tow truck drivers stay busy during winter weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Ice has kept two truck drivers busy in the Jackson metro area. Cars have been abandoned along roads or in ditches due to the winter weather. The owner of Towmater's Towing and ...
Jan 17, 2024
Jackson crews respond to Hickory Drive house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Fire Department (JFD) responded to several house fires on Wednesday. The most recent fire happened on Hickory Drive. A witness said he was walking down the street w...
Jan 17, 2024
Lawsuit filed against Rankin County School District after football player dies during practice
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney Ben Crump has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the parents of a Brandon High School football player, who died during practice in August 2022. Crump said 17-year-ol...
Jan 17, 2024
JXN Water encourages customers to return to normal water use
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - JXN Water officials are encouraging customers in Jackson to return back to their normal water use. This comes after a deep freeze hit the Jackson area. Officials said they're m...
Jan 17, 2024
Hattiesburg poultry plant cited after 16-year-old's death
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg poultry processing plant has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a 16-year-old died at the...
Jan 17, 2024
Jackson crews respond to Robinson Street house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned home Wednesday morning. The fire happened on Robinson Street between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Second person dies in Miss...
Jan 17, 2024
Millsaps College names Frank Neville as 12th president
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Millsaps College Board of Trustees has named Frank Neville as its 12th president following an extensive national search. According to officials with the college, Neville wa...
Jan 17, 2024
Mississippi court affirms conviction in the killing of a man whose body was found in a freezer
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed a woman's conviction in the death of a man whose body was found stuffed into a freezer at his home. In a unanimous decision Tuesday,...
Jan 17, 2024
Second person dies in Mississippi due to winter weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said a second weather-related death has been reported. According to MEMA, the death due to the extreme cold wa...
Jan 17, 2024