Nearly 90 attend beekeeping course at Mississippi Ag Museum
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Eighty-seven people gathered at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum Saturday to learn how to keep bees, as organizers work to recruit new beekeepers amid what experts are calling the worst honeybee die-off on record. Between last June and March, beekeepers nationwide lost an...
Pint-4-Pint Offers Ice Cream to Blood Donors at MS Blood Services
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - Blood donors at Mississippi Blood Services can get a pint for a pint in honor of St. Patrick’s Day!. Donors during St. Patrick’s Day can get a pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream after donating blood. St. Patrick’s Day themed t-shirts are also available while supplies last!
Rankin County deputies seize $48K worth of kratom
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies announced an operation led to the seizure of 2,030 packets of kratom, with an estimated value of $48,267.12. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the sheriff’s office began an investigation into kratom being sold at local convenience stores after receiving...
Owners making progress at Chapel Ridge Apartments
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Owners appear to be making progress cleaning up a dilapidated Jackson apartment complex, days after a city judge ordered them to take action. Last week, Jackson Environmental Court Judge Kevin Bass ordered owners to clean up and secure the Chapel Ridge Apartments on Raymond Road, giving them...
Hinds County to combine new technology for emergency response
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The Hinds County Board of Supervisors has approved a measure allowing county firefighters to use Rapid SOS, part of a broader effort to link that system with the Eagle Eye Network for emergency response. When a person calls 911 and gives permission, dispatchers can access...
Mississippi DPS reopens Jackson office; Vicksburg remains closed
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said the Jackson station reopened at 10:04 a.m. on March 16. MDPS asked customers to be patient as systems power back on and to schedule appointments at dps.ms.gov, the agency said. The department said the Vicksburg station remains closed. MDPS said it employs more...
Law professor: ‘I would want to keep as far away from the district attorney’s...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two former Jackson officials accused of taking bribes tied to a proposed convention center hotel are asking to be tried separately from their alleged co-conspirator, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens. In February, attorneys for former Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks and former Mayor...
Alcorn State student first to earn dual degrees in 3+1 program
LORMAN, Miss.(Alcorn State) — Maryonna Chambers, a 22-year-old native of Jackson, Mississippi, has made history as the first graduate of Alcorn State University’s College of Agriculture and Applied Science 3+1 Program, a unique collaboration with Mississippi State University. Chambers credits the program with...
1 killed during Highway 80 crash involving dump truck
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One person was killed during a crash on Highway 80, which involved a dump truck. It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Monday near University Boulevard. According to authorities, the Mississippi Highway Patrol will be investigating the crash. The name of the deceased individual has not been...
Tigers fall to Texas Southern on Saturday, drop series
HOUSTON, Texas | Jackson State collected double-digit hits but it wasn't enough as the Tigers fell to Texas Southern 15-9 in the second game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series at MacGregor Park on Saturday. Robert Tate Jr. finished 3-for-5 (including a home run) with 3 RBI and a...
