PRVWSD faces higher utility bills to fund sewer upgrades
Residents of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) will see higher utility costs starting with their December billing cycle, as the agency moves to cover rising sewage treatment expenses and critical infrastructure repairs. The new rates, which will appear on bills mailed around Jan. 1, are driven by...
Staying Warm Through the Weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The rest of Christmas Day will shape up similarly to yesterday, with highs in the upper 70s for most. We also have mostly sunny and calm conditions. Overnight, expect a little patchy fog and lows in the upper 50s. More of the same through the weekend....
First Alert Forecast: Staying for Christmas but cooler days are in sight
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Christmas Eve: You won’t need the jackets if you are heading out early Christmas Eve as temperatures start out in the upper 50s. It will feel more like a Hawaiian Christmas for us as temperatures top out in the upper 70s. High pressure continues to dominate our weather, meaning you won’t have...
Local business owners serve free Christmas meals to Jackson’s unhoused
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two local business owners teamed up to offer hundreds of meals to those in need this Christmas Day. Legendary Barbecue owner C.J. White decided to offer free food to folks at Pittman Park in Jackson today. He also called the owner of Jerk City Grille and...
Pelahatchie’s Varner honored with RCSD’s Great to Best award
Recently, the Rankin County School District (RCSD) presented their Great to Best award recipients for the month sponsored by Community Bank and The Foundation for the Rankin County Public Schools, with Mrs. Shane Dubois presenting on their behalf. Recipients are: Secondary Administrator: Bryan Collins, Puckett High;...
Jackson reaches 74 homicides as Christmas Day violence adds to deadly week
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson reached 74 homicides for the year after a violent week that saw seven people shot and four killed since Monday, including multiple shootings on Christmas Day. The latest incidents have sent shockwaves through communities as residents call for city leaders to address the violence...
Employee shot at Jackson motel after customer dispute
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Another shooting occurred on Thursday in the capital city. According to the Jackson Police Department (JPD), the shooting happened at the Rainbow Motel off Medgar Evers Boulevard against an employee. Before the shooting, the employee was in an argument with a customer regarding a rented room....
TrueCare awards $50,000 grants to six nonprofits aimed at improving health access
RIDGELAND – Mississippi TrueCare, a nonprofit, provider-sponsored health plan headquartered here, has awarded $50,000 in grants to six Mississippi nonprofits and charitable organizations through its Community Champions Grant program. This year’s Community Champions recipients include Edwards Street Fellowship...
Clinton Visitor Center beneficiary of Eagle Scout service project
The Clinton Visitor Center is the beneficiary of Eagle Scout Joseph Belser’s service project to reconstruct and restore the walking bridge located behind the center. Belser reinforced the infrastructure of the bridge with updated wooden beams and secured the foundation along the creek with rocks and cement to support...
Funding to help Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State preserve local artifacts of Black...
Ayer Hall, the oldest building on the Jackson State University campus, will undergo renovations, years after a severe storm damaged its air-conditioning system.
