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Longtime Jackson furniture store burglarized
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Martin’s Furniture has been serving the Jackson community for decades. Thieves broke in last week, and the owners now want whoever is responsible brought to justice. " It really hurts businesses with, you know, community as a whole,″ said David Martin, owner of Martin’s Furniture....
Northwest Rankin softball rallies down four in the seventh inning to win, keep undefeated season alive
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - Northwest Rankin entered Wednesday’s 7A State Championship series 32-0 on the season, with just 34 runs allowed. The Cougars faced their biggest test of the season in game one. Hernando scored two runs in the first inning and two more in the fifth, and Northwest...
First Alert Forecast: storm threat arrives Thursday night into Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – TODAY: A nearly picture-perfect forecast is on tap today with plenty of sunshine to go around. Temperatures are expected to reach the middle 80s in most locations, which is seasonable for this time of year. Our weather will stay quiet tonight with low temperatures in the lower 60s.
Before ‘Brown,’ the U.S. Had 100 Black Boarding Schools. Now, There Are 4
About 20 miles south of Jackson, Mississippi, sits one of the last Black boarding schools in the country: Piney Woods. Founded in 1909, the school was created for the illiterate children of poor Black sharecroppers with a focus on vocational learning. Its founder, Laurence Clifton Jones, came from Iowa to Mississippi with $1.65, looking to […]
Calling all crawfish lovers: Head to Cathead Distillery for crawfish boil, Cathead cocktails
The second annual Cathead crawfish boil will be held this Saturday. Cathead Distillery announced in a Facebook post: "Celebrate summer with Cathead Crawfish Second Boil of the season! Join us May 18th from 12-9 p.m. at Cathead Distillery for LIVE MUSIC, CRAWFISH, CRAFT CATHEAD COCKTAILS, & BEER! Mark your calendars! Indoors and outdoors will be open and this event is free and open to the public. We are pet and family friendly."
Mississippi ACLU board president, mom, and sister fatally shot in home on Mother’s Day
RIDGELAND, Miss. (TCD) -- The man believed to have fatally shot his mother and two sisters in Mississippi on Mother’s Day died during a gun battle with Arizona State Police on Monday. According to the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, on Sunday, May 12, at 3:30 p.m., Ridgeland Police Department officers...
Woman killed in Madison County house fire
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A woman died during a house fire in Madison County. Officials said the Gluckstadt Fire Department and the Farmhaven Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene just before 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14. The fire happened at a mobile home on Barnes Road off of Ratliff Ferry Road. The […]
What former Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed is being paid at Charlotte
Tomekia Reed received a sizeable raise when she left Jackson State on April 25 to become the women's basketball coach at Charlotte. Reed signed a five-year, $1.5 million deal to coach the 49ers, according to a copy of the contract the Clarion Ledger obtained through a public records request. The...
27-year-old man arrested in connection with three killings in Jackson. See what happened
Jackson police arrested a 27-year-old man Friday evening after he allegedly killed three people in separate incidents in 2023. According to a Saturday press release, JPD's Action Team took Jimal Tarvin, 27, into custody at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday. JPD Public Information Officer Tommie Brown confirmed to the Clarion Ledger...
The USDA cited the Jackson Zoo for several issues. See what their latest inspection found
An April 3 inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture found several issues within the Jackson Zoo and revealed an adult male klipspringer, which is a type of antelope, was killed by an adult male Grevy's zebra in March. "The male klipspringer had been living in the same enclosure...
Why is Red Lobster closing? See how many locations are affected in Mississippi
Red Lobster has closed its Jackson and Hattiesburg locations as part of closures announced of 48 restaurants across 27 states, although the Jackson restaurant never reopened following being closed for renovations in July 2023.The Red Lobster at 6357 Interstate 55 North Frontage Road is officially no longer taking orders from patrons. The other closest location is in Meridian at 201 South Frontage Road. Along with the closures, the equipment from more than 50 locations will go...
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