Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Virtually all signs of the former Eudora Welty Library are gone, a sign that work is moving forward on Margaret Ann Crigler Park. Demolition on the former Welty Library wrapped up weeks ago. Since then, the library’s former basement has been filled in, and the site leveled.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A proposal announced late into former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s second term to build an amphitheater at Livingston Park has been put on hold. Jackson Director of Communications Nic Lott confirmed the city has shelved the proposal “while we contemplate the future direction of the zoo.”

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced the woman who was shot in the head while inside a vehicle has died. Interim Jackson Police Chief and Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said someone fired shots into a gray Honda SUV on Cynthia Road near Highway 49 around 4:30 p.m. on October 12, 2025. The vehicle […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Museum Trail is now expanding to the Downtown Jackson area. This new trail expansion will lead right into the heart of Downtown Jackson. The newly painted green columns on East Pearl Street in Jackson lead to the trail entryway between the GM&O Depot and Hal and Mal’s.

Dr. Heber Simmons can’t remember exactly when he met Nancy King but when asked to describe the kind of person she was, he doesn’t hesitate: “She was a go-getter,” he said. King was “a great lady who was not afraid to voice her opinion,” he added....

In a harrowing weekend, Mississippi’s homecoming festivities turned tragic as a spate of shootings claimed the lives of at least nine individuals and left numerous others wounded. This unprecedented wave of violence shattered the peace of high school and university campuses, drawing swift action from local and...

The weather in Mississippi has been quiet lately with little rain and few storms, but that could change for much of the state later this week as a front makes its way south. "We've got a cold front that's pushing in the area this weekend," said Eric Carpenter, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in...

Jackson, Mississippi, is set to host one of its most memorable nights of elegance this fall. On November 15, 2025, The Continental Cigar Club, in partnership with L. Lashley Beauty & Fashion, will unveil Smoke & Mirrors: Where Mystery Meets Luxury. This event, hosted by Melanie Sanders, is designed to transport...

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - African American heritage was honored through a special reenactment at the Mount Olive Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The cemetery was established in the early 1800s and is one of the oldest private African American cemeteries in Mississippi. Dozens gathered at the cemetery, which is located on...