Jackson MS

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Gas is as low as $3.57 in the metro, with prices looking to be coming down slightly. On Monday, the three cheapest spots in the Jackson area, according to gasbuddy.com, are all in Rankin County. Spillway Gas right off the Rez is $3.57, Sam’s Club...

GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WLBT) - The former Levi’s manufacturing plant has sat empty for over a year with no deal to fill the space. Levi’s closed its Gluckstadt facility in December 2024, ending operations that began in 1981. F Street Investment Group, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased the building....

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Child Nutrition Department of Jackson Public Schools will provide free meals to during the summer. Through their Summer Food Service Program, JPS will provide breakfast and lunch from Monday through Friday, June 1 through June 30, 2026. The program is open to all children 18 years of age and

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Money left over from the completion of a water tower is allowing the Hinds County Board of Supervisors to increase the salaries of public defenders. The surplus means a boost for attorneys handling hundreds of cases in the court system. “We plan to use that money...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Officials are on the scene of a car fire on Interstate 55. The incident happened on I-55 South just before the Fortiification Street exit on Monday afternoon. The Mississippi Department of Transportation indicates it is a car fire. WLBT crews on the scene witnessed fire trucks...

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council Member Aaron Banks declined to plead guilty by a federal judge’s Friday deadline on charges they face in an FBI operation that roiled Jackson officials in 2024. But a law professor says they are allowed

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WLBT) - An 18-year-old was killed at an apartment complex in Crystal Springs. The incident occurred at the Cumberland Apartments on Sunday at approximately 9:30 p.m. The victim was identified as Taquavious Markee Finley by Copiah County Coroner Judy Evans. Two suspects have been taken into custo

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Severe storms moved through Mississippi Monday evening, causing thousands of power outages. According to PowerOutage.com, more than 13,000 customers were without power as of 7:15 p.m. on June 1, 2026. The majority of the outages were reported in Madison County, with more than 5,500 customers wit

Sawyer Turnage, a senior at Clinton Christian Academy, recently earned the top prize in Mississippi College’s Select Scholars Competition, one of the university’s most competitive scholarship programs. Turnage competed against over one hundred high-achieving students from across the United States in a rigorous selectio

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A line formed outside Jackson Zoo before gates opened on Saturday, a sign of renewed interest following a grant-funded makeover. The Zoo Area Progressive Partnership used a grant from the Community Foundation of Mississippi to fund the project. The makeover includes new signs, new banners, brigh