Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss.—Jason Haley and Shannon Samsa drove three hours from Southaven, Mississippi, to Tuesday’s Jackson City Council meeting with a warning: Don’t make the same mistakes Southaven did with data center construction. “Every city, every mayor, everybody thinks, ‘Hey, this is going to be different. We’re not...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State leaders are working to give police departments and sheriff’s offices more ways to grow their forces with full-time certified staff by revising how part-time officers can get certified to work full-time. The change would help small towns across Mississippi that rely on multiple part-time...

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - More than 900 law enforcement officers, firefighters, prosecutors and first responders from across Mississippi gathered this week for the 2026 Mississippi Public Safety Summit. The four-day summit, hosted by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a man was discovered shot to death inside of a home. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Perkins Street just after 2:15 p.m. on May 21, 2026. Police said a family member of the victim conducted a wellness check and discovered him unresponsive. When auth

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Highland Village in Jackson announced the addition of Joseph to the Village. Previously located in Maison Weiss, Joseph will be opening its own storefront next to Buff City Soap this summer.  “Our new storefront will allow us to provide Jackson shoppers with an even wider selection of luxury sho

Ku Klux Klan materials from the 1960s are now publicly accessible through the Mississippi Department of Archives and History , after items such as charters and lists of Mississippi Klansmen were discovered in a state law enforcement building in March. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced Wednesd

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Another business will close in South Jackson. The Family Dollar, located at the corner of Terry Road and Cooper Road, is set to close on May 23, 2026. Residents in the area said they are disappointed to see the store close, noting it was a convenient shopping location for many families […]

BOLTON, Miss. (WLBT) - Flower Growers of Mississippi is one of the Magnolia State’s flower teaching farms. Over the past several months, the farm owner said cows from a nearby farm have come through a fence, destroying thousands of dollars worth of flower beds. Donna Yowell owns Flower Growers...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Hinds Community College and the Vicksburg Warren School District are launching a new dual-enrollment option designed to help high school seniors enter skilled trades faster. According to Hinds CC, the program, called Pathways to Advancement Through Hinds (P.A.T.H.), will begin in fall 2026. Sele

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Motorists tired of taking detours around the closed Coleman Avenue bridge in Jackson may not have to avoid the area much longer. It’s in Hinds County Supervisor Deborah Butler Dixon’s district, and residents have been crying out for results. Since around Thanksgiving, residents have...