Jackson MS

GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WLBT) - Multiple school threats have rattled the Jackson metro area in just a few short weeks. A threat to Germantown Middle School came on March 3, following threats at Madison Station Elementary, daycares in Pearl, Clinton schools and a Jackson private school. Parents across the metro are...

There are six locations in Mississippi where data centers, large and small, are being built. Here is a list. In March of 2026, it was announced that an undisclosed company will be investing $750 million in a data center in Clinton in a building already in place. Elon Musk's xAI announced in January 2026 a $20...

Brandon Mayor Butch Lee confirmed that Black Mountain Energy Storage, a Texas-based company, was applying for the zoning permit.

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Ridgeland leaders announced S. Wheatley Street will become a one-way street at 12:00 p.m. on March 3, 2026. The street will be one-way (northbound only) from McCormack Drive/Ring Road to Peach Orchard. Drivers will not be able to travel southbound on this section once the change is in place....

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Police are investigating after multiple shots were fired outside Lanier High School. Shell casings were discovered Monday night in the gym parking lot on Maple Street after the school’s track team returned from a meet. JPS Executive Director of Public Engagement Sherwin Johnson said police...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Dr. RaShall Brackney, the new police chief for the City of Jackson, is less than a month away from her start with the Jackson Police Department (JPD). Brackney said she’s excited to bring new ideas and perspectives to the capital city and JPD. Members across the Jackson community are also...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A construction crew hit a gas line on Tuesday in Jackson on Cohea Street. According to an Atmos statement, the crew that hit the line was unrelated to Atmos Energy, but the pipeline is owned by Atmos. Atmos sent personnel to suspend natural gas service to...

Juror selection is now at issue in Jackson's bribery scandal case against Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks. In a motion filed Feb. 27, the U.S. Attorney’s Office requested either an intradistrict transfer of the case or...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Copper wire theft is on the rise across the Jackson area. As you can see behind me, another incident of copper theft occurred on McCluer Road, leaving residents in the area without power for several hours. Ward 6 Councilwoman Lashia Brown Thomas said, “I feel like...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Broken glass crunched under Lashia Brown-Thomas’ feet as she walked into the Blossom Apartments leasing office. Seven months after the Mississippi Home Corporation ordered Blossom to be vacated, the South Jackson apartment complex has been all but destroyed. “It’s broken windows. They took the...