Jackson MS

For 31 years, there has been a beautiful tradition that happens in Jackson for one day. A locally owned flower shop called Greenbrook Flowers makes the capital city more beautiful and kind for one day out of the year. It’s an event the comunity looks forward to every year.

Historic Mt. Olive Cemetery was founded over 125 years by a Black cemetery association as a final resting place for African Americans. This site is the oldest space on the historic John R. Lynch Street Corridor and space that should be remembered. The cemetery represents four distinct eras in history:...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Healthcare professionals, community leaders and residents came together in Jackson for a summit focused on reducing firearms and related violence. The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s (UMMC) Mississippi Center for Violence Research and community partners hosted the summit at the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The NAACP filed a lawsuit in late August protesting perceived inaction related to Jackson’s water system by state leaders. The Jackson branch of the NAACP filed the lawsuit against the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the executive director of...

The Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman last seen earlier this year. Authorities say 56-year-old Ronda Potter-Keysor was last seen on April 20 in Terry, Mississippi. She was believed to be driving a two-tone 1997 Ford F-150 with the Mississippi license plate RA 31532.

HINDS CO., Miss. (WLBT) - Today, the state called upon the final two witnesses to testify in the trial of a husband accused of killing his wife and then dumping her body in a river. Hinds County Investigator Lieutenant Steven Sims took the stand for cross examination and Forensics Analyst...

HINDS COUNTY — Michael Owens, of Edwards, is on trial this week in Hinds County on charges that he killed his wife, Ebony Owens, and disposed of her body in the Big Black River in March 2023. Ebony Owens was reported missing after she failed to show up for...

FLORENCE, MISSISSIPPI - A former Alabama mayoral candidate accused of embezzlement was arrested across state lines in Mississippi. Anthony Britnell, Jr., lost his bid for Florence mayor last month and could now lose his right to vote. He was arrested in Itawamba County on an active felony warrant, according to the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (September 5-7) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi Screening: “Wild Robot” – Jackson – Friday Roosevelt State Park Grand Re-Opening – Morton – Friday...

In 2020, Fallah Heard was stuck in the house with the rest of the world, waiting out the pandemic in her Byram, Mississippi, apartment. With no job, she began making dishes and posting them on her social-media channels. She’d always wanted to be a chef, but things changed once she did some research on culinary school.