Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -John Magliolo, Beverage Director and Area Operations Director for Zea Rotisserie and Bar, joined Studio 3 to showcase the seafood menu items as well as discuss Wines of the World Wednesday. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a...

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a special exhibit will be on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. Mississippi Made traces more than two centuries of innovation, craftsmanship, and cultural influence through approximately 250 artifacts. The...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A dilapidated south Jackson apartment complex ordered vacated by the Mississippi Home Corporation last year for a lack of running water could soon have a receiver. The Arkansas-based Relyance Bank is asking a Hinds County Chancery judge to appoint a receiver over Blossom Apartments. The...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, Mississippi — Severe thunderstorms may develop Saturday afternoon across Mississippi, bringing damaging winds and hail risks. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, the risk for...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man previously charged in connection with a shooting after the Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade last year has been granted bond in connection with a gun charge. On Thursday, a judge set bond at $50,000 for Marquavius McLeod. McLeod was arrested last month after...

An 18-wheeler hauling steel beams ran off the road Thursday morning, snarling traffic for more than an hour in the northbound lanes of I-55 near the Madison Exit, authorities said. At approximately 11 a.m., an 18-wheeler driver traveling northbound on Interstate 55 near the Madison exit was to make an...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson leaders are working to tackle some of the city’s biggest public works problems, from potholes to broken equipment to failing traffic lights. One of the biggest concerns was the sudden shutdown of the city’s Illegal Dumping Unit. Councilmembers said illegal dumping is a growing problem...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson City councilman wants the city to appeal a federal judge’s decision to raise water rates in the capital city. Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said he’s asking other councilmembers to allow the city’s legal department to fight U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate’s order. Wingate...

JACKSON – A woman is dead after she was hit by a car while riding a bike in Jackson. According to police, the crash happened in the 4800 block of Chastain Drive, vehicle vs bicycle. Two individuals were riding on a bicycle when they were struck by a vehicle.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Bills aimed at making changes to Mississippi’s Public Employees Retirement System have died after failing to survive the latest legislative deadline. The new PERS Tier 5 took effect March 1, eliminating cost-of-living adjustments for all public employees and raising the years-of-service...