Jackson MS

JACKSON – Jackson Public Schools will observe Read Across Jackson Week March 2-6 after the City of Jackson issued a proclamation recognizing the literacy initiative. Jackson Public Schools said Dr. Felicia Thomas, the district’s early childhood director of learning, and Ashanti Barnes, principal of Van Winkle Early...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former special assistant U.S. attorney has been arrested and charged with arson. According to the Jackson Fire Department, firefighters responded to a building and dumpster fire at Yana Club on Friday, around 12 a.m., at 555 Hartfield Street, which is in the Fondren area of the capital city.

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The owner of a local business called on Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) to declare a State of Emergency over ongoing delivery delays at the Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse. Most liquor stores in the state are dealing with empty shelves and delayed deliveries. “It has been...

JACKSON – Crawfish will take center stage during CrawFest on Feb. 28, with an afternoon of food, live music, science programming and family activities. Organizers said the event will run from noon to 5 p.m. and will feature games, interactive science stations and hands-on activities for all ages, along with local...

RANKIN COUNTY – A narcotics investigation by the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of a man accused of selling methamphetamine near a church. Investigators with the sheriff’s department narcotics unit arrested Gavin Lamon Walker on a charge of sale of a controlled substance within 1,500...

MADISON CO., Miss. (WLBT) - Residents of northeast Madison County gathered Thursday night to raise concerns about unexplained power outages affecting the rural area, with the crowd large enough to spill outside the meeting venue. Officials from Entergy Mississippi and Public Service Commissioner De’Keither Stamps...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Units from the Jackson Fire Department responded to reports of an apartment fire Thursday night. JFD received reports of the fire located at 621 Houston Avenue at approximately 7:28 p.m. Feb. 26. According to JFD Division Fire Chief Charles Felton, when units arrived on the scene,...

New research found only one in three schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago.

Hinds County public defender says supervisors should approve a funding increase to honor the constitutional promise that justice does not depend on wealth.

MISSISSIPPI — Two people were injured in a shooting Thursday evening in Jackson, according to police. The shooting occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. on February 26, 2026, in the 1500 block of Raymond Road. Detective Tommie Brown with the Jackson Police Department said both victims suffered non-life-threatening...