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FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – A man was arrested following a knife fight at Sanderson Farms that left one employee with critical injuries on Saturday, July 2. Flowood police said they were called about the incident around 5:00 a.m. They were informed that two employees had gotten into an altercation that involved a knife. By the […]

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - Flowood police have arrested a Sanderson Farms employee after an altercation involving a knife Saturday morning. The Flowood Police Department says Lawrence Charles Gibson of Brandon is charged with aggravated assault. Investigators say an altercation broke out between Gibson and a coworker around 5 a.m. on...

Deion Sanders is giving big thanks to Ja Rule -- after the rapper just announced he'll be donating money to the Jackson State football team!!. The New York rapper shared the news on Friday via Instagram ... saying some of the money he makes off his upcoming NFT collection will go to several HBCUs, including JSU.

A Mississippi man has been arrested after police say he stabbed a fellow employee during a fight at a chicken processing plant. The Flowood Police Department arrested Lawrence Charles Gibson of Brandon, Mississippi, for aggravated assault on Saturday. Around 5 a.m., police were called to Sanderson Farms after two employees...

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) – A death row inmate convicted of killing two Mississippi State University (MSU) students in 1994 was denied an appeal in the Mississippi Supreme Court. The Natchez Democrat reported Willie Jerome “Fly” Manning received two death sentences in 1994 for capital murder charges. He was convicted of killing MSU students Jon Steckler, […]

JACKSON, Miss.—“I have a song I want you to listen to,” Tommy Couch Sr. told Dorothy Moore over the phone in 1973. Putting down the receiver and stepping out of her great-grandmother’s house on Monument Street in Jackson, Moore walked to the nearby Malaco Records. Inside the studio, Couch sat at the soundboard, pressing play and letting music fill the studio with the sounds of “Misty Blue,” a slow, country tune about the struggle to get over a lost lover.

The Flowood Police Department arrested a Sanderson Farms employee after attacking a coworker with a knife. Police received the call around 5 a.m. Saturday. Lawrence Gibson of Brandon was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. According to Flowood police, Gibson and the other employee got into a knifing altercation, leaving...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Jackson will distribute bottled water to neighbors in need on Saturday, July 2. The giveaway will start at 1:00 p.m. at Triumph the Church & Kingdom at the intersection of North Flag Chapel Road and Queen Marie Lane. There is a limit of one case of water per […]

It’s an issue that will be debated and questioned for many years to come: the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled the Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade and a similar decision in 1992 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that women had a constitutional right to abortion.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Fourth of July festivities are taking place all across the metro area. The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District will stage the 11th Annual Independence Celebration at the Reservoir Saturday. Events are taking place at Old Trace Park in Ridgeland and Lakeshore Park in Brandon from...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Jackson remains under a boil water advisory. Neighbors said they’re fed up with the issue. The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a boil water notice for the entire city of Jackson on Thursday due to high turbidity levels. This was days after a separate notice was already […]

JACKSON, Miss. — The Fourth of July weekend is lighting up Jackson and the surrounding cities. Residents were pumped up about all the events taking place. "They're excited about the fireworks show. You guys excited? Yes," said Shundra Benson. Saturday brought in scattered showers, but people gathered rain or...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) announced that enforcement efforts will be ramped up during the 4th of July holiday weekend. Troopers will be focusing on speeding and distracted and impaired driving with safety checkpoints. They will be checking for seatbelt use and removing impaired drivers from the road. These […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – July 2 is the birthday for two civil rights icons born right here in Mississippi. The birthdays of both Aaron Henry and Medgar Evers were recognized in a celebration led by Councilman Kenneth Stokes. The celebration began with a motorcade that started on Freedom Corner and traveled to Elmwood Cemetery , […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - While water woes continue to plague Jackson, the city is trying to help residents get through this latest round of water issues by providing free bottled water. Cars were lined up and ready to pick up their case of water at Triumph the Church and Kingdom...

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – The 9th Annual Dash ‘N Splash 5K and Fun Ru was held at Ole Trace Park on Saturday, July 2. The event featured a 5K walk and run, a Fun Run for kids, water balloons and inflatable attractions. The first 300 people to register also got a free t-shirt. The event […]