Category Archives: WJTV

Man found shot in front of Summit Town Hall
SUMMIT, Miss. (WJTV) - Summit police are investigating after a man was found shot in front of Summit Town Hall. Slidell police search for Vicksburg kidnapping suspect The Daily Leader reported the vic...
Kristopher White Sep 27, 2023

Atlantic remains active as NHC expects new tropical storm to form this week
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The National Hurricane Center is continuing to watch Tropical Storm Philippe and a disturbance, which is expected to become the next named storm. The NHC said it is watching an ar...
Katlyn Brieskorn Sep 27, 2023

MS man charged with DUI on UTV, kicking deputy in face
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A 62-year-old man was charged with DUI, disorderly conduct and assault on an officer after deputies stopped him while driving a utility vehicle in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The s...
David Royer Sep 27, 2023

Body found in Mississippi River identified as Tamia Taylor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) --- The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday that the body of a woman who was recovered from the Mississippi River over the weekend was missing mother Tamia Taylo...
Ashley Paul Sep 26, 2023

Tyree Irving speaks on lawsuit against state Democrats
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Former Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Tyree Irving spoke out for the first time publicly after his ouster from the position earlier this summer. Irving resigned as chair...
Richard Lake Sep 26, 2023

Jackson City Council focuses on future of library system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson-Hinds Library System is making some changes. Five of the seven libraries in Jackson are currently in operation. Richard Wright and Eudora Welty remain closed. Stoke...
Tia McKenzie Sep 26, 2023

Mississippi Forestry Commission requests help from other states to fight wildfires
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) requested equipment and personnel from other states to combat wildfires due to the extended drought in Mississippi. According to the MFC...
Kristopher White Sep 26, 2023

Slidell police search for Vicksburg kidnapping suspect
SLIDELL, La. (WJTV) - Police in Slidell, Louisiana, said they're searching for a man who is wanted for kidnapping in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Slidell police said they search for Eric Rawlings in the ar...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 26, 2023

Court hears request to dismiss Supervisor Archie's lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A court hearing over a request to dismiss Hinds County District 2 Supervisor David Archie's lawsuit for a new election will be in recess until later this week. Special Judge Ba...
Tia McKenzie Sep 26, 2023

Hinds County offices reopen weeks after data breach
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - People waited outside the Hinds County Tax Collector's Office Tuesday morning waiting for the doors to open. Tax Collector Eddie Fair announced that essential services wou...
Marie Mennefield Sep 26, 2023
