Category Archives: WJTV
HeyJB LIVE: Hurricane Idalia nears Category 2 strength south of Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Idalia strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday and is expected to rapidly intensify in the Gulf of Mexico. As of a 2 p.m. update, the National Hurricane Center said...
Aug 29, 2023
Presley opens new attack on Reeves' ties to TANF scandal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Democratic nominee for Mississippi governor turned up the heat on his attacks of Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.). On Monday, Brandon Presley made his latest attempt to tie R...
Aug 28, 2023
National monument honors Till family in Mississippi
GLENDORA, Miss. (WJTV) - On the 68th anniversary of the death of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, were honored in Mississippi during a commemoration at a new historical ...
Aug 28, 2023
Clinton police search for Trustmark bank robber
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police are working to find a man who robbed the Trustmark bank on Clinton Boulevard. Police said the robbery happened just before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 28. They s...
Aug 28, 2023
Former Alcorn County tax collector pleads guilty to fraud
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, State Auditor Shad White announced that a former Alcorn County tax collector pled guilty to false representations to defraud the government. According to White...
Aug 28, 2023
Mississippi State identifies student found dead on campus
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with Mississippi State University (MSU) identified the student who was found dead on campus on Sunday, August 27. The deceased student was identified as Maxwell Curt...
Aug 28, 2023
Former Disney star arrested in Texas: reports
ROCKWALL, Texas (KXAN) - Former Disney actor Mitchel Musso, known for his role as Oliver in "Hannah Montana," was arrested over the weekend in Texas, according to multiple reports from various news ou...
Aug 28, 2023
Khalid Woods returns as Jackson's Public Works director
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Khalid Woods has returned to his role as the Public Works director for the City of Jackson. Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba made the announcement during a news conference on Monday, Au...
Aug 28, 2023
Mississippi receives more than 10,000 absentee ballots ahead of primary runoff
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi has received more than 10,000 absentee ballots ahead of the 2023 Primary Runoff Election. As of Monday, August 28, 2023, the Statewide Election Management System (S...
Aug 28, 2023
MVSU marching band, student receive $20,000 donation during Battle of the Bands
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Saturday, PepsiCo returned to National Battle of the Bands in Houston to support HBCU students and bands with $160,000 in donations. Doritos SOLID BLACK, an ongoing ini...
Aug 28, 2023