UMMC delivers life-saving transplant during system outage
Late one evening, Wade Watts received the call he had been waiting for: a donor liver was available. He and his wife, Sara, had to be at the hospital the […]
Clinton Fire Department receives grant for new gear
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Clinton, on behalf of the Clinton Fire Department, was awarded a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. Officials said the funds will be used to purchase 14 sets of bunker gear, valued at up to $44,730. “The grant has allowed us to equip our firefighters with the...
Take 5 Oil Change opens new Gluckstadt shop
GLUCKSTADT—The brand new Take Five Oil Change in Gluckstadt celebrated their grand opening today by offering a discount toward any oil change for all customers for an undisclosed period of time. To celebrate the grand opening, Take 5 Oil Change will be offering customers $25 toward any oil change...
Jackson students get surprise donation of shoes, socks
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Pre-K students at Van Winkle Elementary started their day with a surprise that is helping set them up for success. FedEx Cares, in partnership with Operation Warm, donated more than 300 pairs of sneakers and socks. “We want all the kids to have opportunity, not just surrounding schools, but we...
More than 300 children at JPS schools gifted shoes
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - More than 300 Jackson Public School District students received new socks and shoes on Wednesday through a partnership between FedEx Cares and Operation Warm. FedEx employees and volunteers unpacked boxes, matched sizes, and fitted students at Van Winkle Early Childhood Center, ensuring each...
‘Give me those keys’: Man gets nine years for MS armed carjacking
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mississippi man was sentenced Monday to prison after pointing a firearm at a woman and carjacking her, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Tennessee. The attorney’s office said that Un’Darius Dickerson, 24, of Jackson, Mississippi, brandished a firearm to...
Lumumba, Owens seek dismissal of bribery charges while Banks seeks separate trial
A former Jackson mayor is asking a federal judge to dismiss bribery charges against him. Attorneys for former capital city mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed the dismissal motion on February 27, but court officials told Magnolia Tribune that the filing is not available to the public because a federal judge ruled the...
Nearly $1 million Madison County courthouse roof project nears completion
Construction on an almost $1 million roof on the historic Madison County courthouse is near completion. “The roof is performing as a roof should,” County Administrator Greg Higginbotham said. County officials hope to have the ongoing project substantially complete by April 7. The county shared a picture of the...
Expect Rice Road lane closures through May
MADISON — The city is in the middle of overlaying Rice Road, which is expected to be completed in May. Crews with APAC began the project on Monday, March 9, with sub-surface repairs to the roadbed, Pete Vozzo, senior director of operations for the city said. “The project started...
Gluckstadt architectural board wants more brick, less purple on Taco Bell plan
A proposed Taco Bell on Gluckstadt Road, next to Take 5 Oil Change, has hit a snag after the Architectural Review Board requested further revisions to the site plan. Board members said they would like to see “more brick” and “less purple,” citing other Taco Bell designs that exist in Tennessee and Kentucky. Board...
