Jackson MS

Chef and businessman Derek Emerson is back at it. Emerson, 56, who owns and operates the new Sacred Ground Barbeque in Pocohontas, Caet Seafood in Ridgeland and Local 463 in Ridgeland, and also announced that he is taking over taking over the lease of Eudora’s Mississippi Brasserie in the District of Eastover , has...

TERRY, Miss. (WLBT) - Authorities say both the north and southbound lanes of I-55 in Terry will be shut down on Monday as crews repair a power pole damaged in an early morning wreck. Terry Police Chief Anthony Moore says the closure will begin Monday morning and will block off...

From street repairs to street corners, the Jackson City Council will vote at their Tuesday meeting on a city-county partnership, as well as new panhandling rules. On the agenda is Mayor John Horhn's proposed memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Hinds County that would let the two governments share crews,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) officials announced new walk-in times for children with pediatric injuries. Children’s of Mississippi now has a walk-in pediatric orthopaedic clinic at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m....

JACKSON, Miss. - The man named in a generator scam is paying the piper after being arrested in Pearl, Mississippi, on Sunday. He’s been on the run since July. Several people have contacted 2 On Your Side about Junius Robillard and his practice of accepting payment up front for his business, DDC Robillard's Grading...

Madison-Ridgeland Academy named its offensive line “Trenchmob,” in 2018 and this year’s version has played like the definition of its name by controlling the line of scrimmage, especially Friday night in the first meeting between the two of the Big Four teams of the MAIS. MRA’s massive...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Families across Jackson came out in spades to attend “Briarwoodstock” at the Briarwood Arts Center. The weekend-long festival had something for everybody. “What we’re celebrating this week is the third year anniversary of the founding of Briarwood Arts Center,” Brevin Luckett, Outreach...

UPDATE (9/7) - The family of Jeffrey Little, a victim of a boat crash on Smith Lake that happened in April, has filed a lawsuit including multiple counts of negligence and wrongful death. The boats collided during a Major League Fishing event. Court records list Major League Fishing, LLC, and...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a man died during a shooting. Interim Jackson Police Chief and Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the incident occurred in the 3000 block of Woodbine Street on September 7, 2025. The victim has not been identified. According to Jones, the interim Hinds...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Saturday has started with scattered showers and storms ahead of a cold front. Rain chances will decrease throughout the afternoon, leaving behind mild temperatures. Afternoon highs will reach the mid-80s, with northern counties behind the cold front topping out in the 70s. By Sunday, dry...