Category Archives: WJTV
Testing irregularities reported at seven JPS schools
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) reported testing irregularities at seven schools. On Thursday, JPS Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene spoke on academic impr...
Aug 17, 2023
Two Hinds County Supervisor seats move to runoff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Board of Supervisors will be welcoming two new faces next year, and there could be more new faces after the runoff election on August 29. Incumbent Distri...
Aug 17, 2023
Hinds County Courthouse not in compliance with ADA
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County has six months until the county is hit with a $500 per day charge. The county has failed to bring the Hinds County Courthouse into compliance with the America...
Aug 17, 2023
Adult, child taken to hospital after Jackson duplex fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An adult and a child were taken to a hospital after a house fire in Jackson. The fire happened at a duplex on Claiborne Avenue on August 17, 2023. One injured after Jones Count...
Aug 17, 2023
SNAP changes coming Sept. 1
(WHNT) - Several changes are coming to SNAP benefits beginning next month, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service confirmed. SNAP, which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, used to be...
Aug 17, 2023
Bond set for man accused of killing pregnant Laurel teen
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Bond has been set for the 18-year-old accused of killing a pregnant teen in Laurel. According to the Jones County Adult Detention Center's website, the bond for 18-year-old Tava...
Aug 17, 2023
Only JSU alum on IHL board votes against allowing acting president to apply for permanent role
A slim majority of the governing board for Mississippi's eight public universities voted to allow Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Jackson State University's temporary acting president, to apply for the permanen...
Aug 17, 2023
Driver killed after car crashes, catches fire in Madison
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed after a vehicle crashed and caught fire in Madison. The incident happened around 9:00 a.m. on Interstate 55 on August 17, 2023. Madison police said they r...
Aug 17, 2023
Hattiesburg students place in Junior Olympics
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Two Hattiesburg students represented the Hattiesburg Flyers Track Club on a national level at the 2023 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games in Iowa City. Two N.R. Bu...
Aug 17, 2023
Former Old Town teacher charged with sexual battery
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A lawsuit has been filed against the Madison County School District that alleges school officials tried to cover up an incident involving a student and former teacher. T...
Aug 17, 2023