Jackson MS

In February 2 business, in a Special-Called Meeting, the Pearl Board of Aldermen went into executive session to consider location, relocation or expansion of a business. The February 3 regular Board meeting’s business included approval of the Consent Agenda items: All items under this heading were considered to be...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The man charged in connection to a body found at a Jackson home appeared in court on March 24, 2026. During a hearing on Tuesday, John Ryan received a $10,000 bond. Ryan and his wife, Samantha, were both arrested and charged with desecration of a human corpse in December 2025. Jackson […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - In our Women in Business series for Women’s History Month, Loan Officer Leslie Key shared her story of working in the mortgage industry. She is with Union Home Mortgage. Key says she loves helping people get into their new home or buy investment properties. Key...

There’s an old farmhouse near Brandon that locals can’t seem to forget. If you drive that stretch of road long enough, someone will eventually point it out. “That’s the old Whitley place,” they’ll say. For decades—ever since the late 1950s—people have slowed their cars as they pass it, studying the sagging porch and...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot while walking along Ellis Avenue. JPD Detective Tommie Brown said Precinct 2 officers responded to a report of a shooting at Church’s Chicken in the 1200 block of Ellis Avenue and found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man has been charged after stabbing another man to death. According to the Jackson Police Department, it happened on Sunday in the 3500 block of Albermarle Road in the capital city. When officers arrived at the scene, 49-year-old Marcus Haynes had sustained multiple stab wounds...

JACKSON — Jackson police are investigating after a burned body was discovered Tuesday in a wooded area off Greenway Drive, authorities said. Officers and robbery-homicide detectives responded to the 2700 block of Greenway Drive on Tuesday after receiving a report of a burning body in the woods. When they arrived,...

What's the oldest college in Mississippi ? This religious school is celebrating 200 years of preparing young people for the future in 2026. Some of the oldest public and private schools in the state are more than 150 years old. Did you know Mississippi has the oldest public Historically Black College or University (...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The man charged in connection to a shooting at a club that injured two security guards appeared in court on March 24, 2026. Jimmy Davis received a $250,000 bond on Tuesday. His defense argued that the shooting was a moment of anger, and he is not a habitual offender. Police said […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Arrest warrants have been issued for the owners of an abandoned South Jackson apartment complex, after they failed to show up for a court date. On Tuesday, Tony Little and Tausha Sanders were slated to appear before Environmental Court, after the two for months had failed to clean up and...