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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Actor and Jackson State University alumnus Tramell Tillman took home an Emmy at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Tillman won the award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category for his role in “Severance”. Tillman is the first...

MISSISSIPPI — Vicksburg police are investigating after a man was found dead in a wooded area on Monday afternoon. Officers responded around 1:30 p.m. on September 15, 2025, to the 4100 block of Washington Street near the Ameristar Casino, where they discovered a white male hanging from a tree. The man was identified...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Forty-one years ago, on September 12, central Mississippi got a new place to shop. Northpark Mall celebrated its grand opening in Ridgeland. It was built along County Line Road, which until then was a quiet, two-lane road through the country. A big crowd of shoppers filled...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Downtown Jackson is in the running to get a Levitt Music Series grant! Downtown Jackson Partners could receive up to $120,000 in matching funds from the Levitt Foundation to bring a free, outdoor music series here for the next three years! You can vote by texting JACKSON to 1-877-409-5525 or...

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The paint on Clinton’s new pickleball courts is curing, but they’re not ready for play just yet. It won’t be long, though. Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Nunn says she’s working on a date for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and opening day mixer at the pickleball complex located adjacent to the Kids Towne...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Victoria Prowant and Ann Tolbert with Southern Homes Real Estate gave us a tour of a home for sale in the Arbor Landing neighborhood. The 7 bedroom, 5 bathroom home has more than 4,400 sq ft. and is near the water on the Reservoir in Rankin County.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Older people who have trouble sleeping are urged by experts not to become dependent on some over-the-counter drugs. The Journal of the American Medical Association links certain sleep medications with an increased risk of dementia. Sharon Burnham’s mother, Freda Crawford, has advanced...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - “We Are the Threads of Mississippi” an exhibition by Big Mama’s Quilting Group. It is located in the Arts Center of Mississippi at 201 E. Pascagoula St. in downtown Jackson. Stephany Brown and Turner Martin shared details of the exhibit and about hand-quilting.

New undergraduate student enrollment for Fall 2025 at Mississippi College has declined compared to fall 2024. Michael Wright, MC’s dean of enrollment management, points to two major factors that affect the university’s student count: the “enrollment cliff” and changes to the Speed Scholarship Program. The enrollment...