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A beloved Mississippi journalist who recently joined the local airwaves has died suddenly, sending shockwaves through the broadcasting community and beyond. Dorothea Celeste Wilson, a 42-year-old news anchor for WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi, died suddenly from a heart attack, just weeks after joining the weekend news...

(Photo Credit: Google Maps) There’s no better place to get a taste of the past than H.D. Gibbes & Sons in Learned, MS! Not only is it one of the oldest general stores in the state, but it’s also a restaurant that’s known for its grilled steaks. One look at these H.D. Gibbes & Sons photos and you’ll want to pay a...

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - Officers from the Flowood Police Department recovered the body of a missing individual earlier today. The man, identified as 21-year-old Davion Holmes of Indianola, Mississippi, was first reported missing on Aug. 17 after leaving Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. According to FPD,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Showers will be few and far between throughout the day, with most areas experiencing mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be closer to average, reaching around 90 degrees both today and on Labor Day. After the holiday, scattered showers and storms will briefly return on Tuesday and Wednesday,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A vehicle crashed into a pole and caught fire around 1:20 a.m. Sunday in Jackson. One vehicle was involved in the wreck on Ridgewood Road. WLBT crews saw the Jackson Fire Department on the scene working to put the fire out. When JFP arrived to extinguish...

BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Wednesday morning, authorities found William Morris dead from multiple gunshot wounds at a home between Brandon and Pelahatchie. Leads in the investigation led them to Matthew Brian Kidd, who was then brought in for questioning. “During this process, we did not develop enough probable...

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) announced that the gun used in the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till had been acquired 70 years after he was tragically killed.

Jackson City Council members heard budget requests on Friday, Aug. 29, from three department heads — Jackson Police Department, Jackson Fire Department and Department of Public Works — for fiscal year 2025-2026. The hour and 15 minute-meeting adjourned after each department presented their presentations to the...

In the mid-1980s, Shannon Evans took a job at a rural poultry plant in Mississippi. There, she witnessed a parade of slime-soaked horrors, including amputations. Though she would only remain in the job for one week before calling it quits, the experience left a lasting impression and helped solidify her decision to...

Jackson State emerged with a win over Hampton but there was a lot to clean up. And its attendance was its lowest in five years. The post Jackson State vs. Hampton: Three takeaways, plus attendance appeared first on HBCU Gameday .