Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The deadline for the defendants in the Jackson bribery scandal to tell the federal court if they will plead guilty was May 29, 2026. Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and former Councilman Aaron Banks are one step closer to going to trial this summ

An Enchanted Evening, the 2026 Rankin County School District (RCSD) prom for ninth to twelfth graders in the self-contained classes district wide, was held at Florence High School (FHS) last month. Most of these students don't attend their school's regular prom, so this event was just for them. “At this...

Two companies headquartered on the Mississippi Coast are among the top 10 companies in the state, according to a recent report. This is the first annual report of the best companies in each state by Forbes, a global media company focused on business. “Becoming one of the top companies in your state requires you to jugg

Schools Turn to License Plate Cameras for Residency Checks as Privacy Warnings Mount. Automated license plate readers were sold as a sharp tool for solving serious crimes. Police departments pitched them as essential for catching thieves, recovering stolen cars and tracking dangerous suspects. Yet fresh evidence shows

Summer activities will go on as usual this summer in Jackson, Mississippi, with no changes even after the City Council dissolved the Parks and Recreation Department to save money and contribute toward a balanced budget. The City is not laying off any employees or cancelling any park programming. Instead, maintenance...

UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the escaped detainee, Latoria Sample, was captured by deputies on May 29, 2026. According to Jones, Sample was located inside an unlocked vehicle at Woodlands Apartments about an hour after her escape. He said Sample escaped by compromising her handc

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A woman who escaped police custody while being transported to the Raymond Detention Center has been captured. This according to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, who said authorities had been searching for the woman around 11:30 a.m. The suspect was identified as Latoria Sample and Shanterica...

Kaylee Gatlin, 10, sat stewing in the passenger seat of her father Spencer Gatlin’s truck as he pulled into the parking lot of Whisper Lake Golf Club, located down the street of their house in Madison, Mississippi. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that reached the U.S. that year, the sixth grader couldn’t play team spor

JACKSON — Two metro-area Kroger stores will become collection points Friday for the Summer Stock Up food drive, a one-day effort to restock the Mississippi Food Network ahead of the summer months when school meal programs go dark for thousands of children. The drive runs from 9 a.m. to...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Dozens of educators across Jackson Public Schools (JPS) were honored during a retirement ceremony on Thursday. JPS Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene said it’s important to highlight their years of service to the district. “It’s just important for us to take a moment to celebrate them, acknowledge