Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss.—When Dorothy Davis moved to Jackson, Mississippi, as a little girl in the 1960s, Farish Street seemed like the center of the universe. The downtown district had become a hub for Black businesses and culture during legal segregation in the state, and Davis vividly recalls shopping at the stores along...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - People have until March 31st to file for a homestead exemption. Attorney Kelly Kyle says it can save a lot of money on your property taxes. If you bought a home in 2025, you need to go to your county’s tax assessor’s office and apply for homestead exemption.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - For more than four years, a light pole has been leaning over a unit at a Jackson apartment complex where the owner said it’s posing a danger to her tenants, and she said she’s getting no help from Entergy. “This is a disaster waiting...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A coalition of Mississippi organizations called on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors to approve a $350,000 emergency equity adjustment for the Hinds County Public Defender’s Office. This comes ahead of the board’s expected consideration of the matter on March 2, 2026. According to the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The first Black female police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia, is now the third female chief in Jackson. At a special meeting on Tuesday, the Jackson City Council confirmed Dr. RaShall Brackney as the city’s next top cop. Brackney was confirmed on a 6-1 vote and...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The 2026 Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo wrapped up in Jackson. Two of the livestock grand champions said a lot of work goes into preparing for the event. “It’s months and months of work. You have to break calves, work hair everyday, walk them exercise them. It’s, it’s a lot,” […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The city of Jackson has received new bids to repair a bridge off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive that has been closed since 2022, Public Works Director Lorenzo Anderson said. Anderson said bids totaling $1.393 million were received last week. The city is now in the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - WLBT News’ Courtney Ann Jackson has received the National Media Award from the American Traffic Safety Services Association. The award was given to Jackson due to her media coverage of MDOT legislation and advancing roadway safety. “Her professionalism and gift for relaying facts are...

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approved several academic initiatives and presented Gov. Tate Reeves with the Karen Cummins Award at a meeting last week, the board said. The board acknowledged completion of the first step in establishing a Doctor of Nursing Practice program at...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A woman is dead after being trapped in a house fire in Jackson on Monday. The incident happened around 6:00 p.m. on Monday on the 1200 block of Ferncrest Drive. Neighbors did not want to go on camera but did tell WLBT crews they tried to...