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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Imagine you’re resting inside your home when, all of a sudden, a car comes crashing through your living room. That was the scary reality for Lavon Williams, who lives in Jackson, just last week. “Everything is just broken up and torn up in here,” Williams...

Mississippi is a beautiful state in the Southeastern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, Mississippi has a population of 2,940,057, making it the 35th-most populous state. The largest city in Mississippi by population is Jackson, with a population of 145,995. According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), the entire Jackson metropolitan statistical […]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies are searching for a suspect who shot a store clerk during a robbery. The incident happened just after 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 3 at the Sunoco on Highway 49 South in Star. Investigator Eric Mallery with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office said the clerk was taken […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after two men were shot multiple times outside a business. The shooting happened around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2 in the 1000 block of Woodrow Wilson Avenue. Officer Sam Brown said a 20-year-old man and a 29-year-old man were shot multiple times. According to witnesses, a […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Fondren woman knows the life-threatening reality of drought-impacted falling tree limbs. The dropping branches weighing hundreds of pounds can cause major destruction to homes and property, but the damage to the body can be fatal. Cynthia Fore Miller is lucky to be alive after a morning walk.

JACKSON, Miss. — The Jackson Public School District has made recommendations to close several schools as part of the district's optimization plan. The announcement was made during a JPS Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday night. According to Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene, the rationale for the optimization is the decline...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County Undersheriff Paul Holley has resigned from the department. Holley said he resigned on Monday, October 2. “It has been the highest honor of my professional career to serve my community as counsel to the sheriff’s office, and more recently as the undersheriff. During my four months as undersheriff, […]

Discover the latest updates on the recommended closure of JPS schools. Stay informed about this significant development and its potential impact on the Jackson community. Tune in for more details on this unfolding situation.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - It’s no secret many areas of the capital city are food deserts, which means access to grocery stores and healthy food choices are limited or just do not exist. Thanks to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi and the Sodexo Stop The Hunger...

On October 2, 2023, several crime incidents occurred in different areas. Jimmy Thomas was cited for marijuana possession at Highway 613/Escatawpa. At the same location, Alfred Padgett reported an act of vandalism.

GLUCKSTADT, Miss. — The chief of the Gluckstadt Police Department is resigning. Wendell Watts recently submitted his resignation and said his last day as chief of the city, located about 17 miles north of Jackson, will be on Monday. He told news outlets he couldn't comment on his future plans.

Desire Brown’s dream of becoming a homeowner has come to fruition, thanks to a generous $8,000 Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) subsidy, a Business Wire. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) facilitated this milestone by awarding the funds through one of its member institutions, Citizens National Bank. Because of the program she has been empowered to realize her homeownership dream.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Happy Tuesday!. The heat continues despite it being October. Highs will reach the lower to middle 90s through Thursday with sunny skies and breezy conditions at times. Overnight and morning lows will be in the 60s. A cool front is moving on Thursday, the start of the Mississippi State Fair. Severe weather is unlikely, but just a few showers are possible from Thursday into Friday.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Hattiesburg restaurateur is planning to open three restaurants in the Jackson area. The Clarion Ledger reported Robert St. John is planning to open two Ed’s Burger Joints, but the locations have not been finalized. St. John currently owns the Ed’s Burger Joint in Hattiesburg. The third restaurant in the Jackson […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Congratulations are in order for a WLBT employee who received a $10,000 scholarship from the BeyGOOD Foundation established by the one and only Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Michael A. White, Jr. was named a BeyGOOD scholar for exhibiting outstanding potential, mentorship, a strong desire to impact society...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Days after a 3 On Your Side investigation revealed lackluster ambulance response times in Hinds County, one supervisor believes they need to take a closer look at assessing monetary penalties against AMR because of its non-compliance. District 2 Supervisor David Archie said the county needs to...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – One of the busiest parks in the capital city will get a new public golf course. The new mini-course will be located at Parham Bridges Park in North Jackson. Parkgoers will get the chance to play in a more condenses three-hole, short-format course and practice area. Organizers said the project between […]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - By the late 1980s, Hinds County was running out of space at its jail in downtown Jackson. Ground was broken for a new jail near Raymond in 1991, and in late 1994, after many delays, the new Hinds County Detention Center was finally ready. Or...

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Country music singer HARDY will no longer perform at the Brandon Amphitheater this weekend. According to a social media post by the singer, he has been dealing with anxiety after a bus accident in 2022. “It’s caused me to suffer many panic attacks which have landed me in the hospital. I […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you live in the Capital City, JXN Water said it will begin cutting off your water service if you have not paid your water bill. Right now, the company says a little less than 50 percent of customers are not paying at all. So far,...