Redeemer Church buys Chastain Middle School, expanding campus to utilize vacant building
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The closure of Jackson Public Schools has left many who live nearby wondering how it will affect their neighborhood. JPS’s repurposing initiative is keeping massive buildings from sitting idle and falling into decay. One local church now owns Chastain Middle School to the delight of...
Long-awaited West Rankin Parkway now open
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning celebrated the long-awaited opening of the West Rankin Parkway. This $60 million project has been in the works since 1992. Construction started in 2014 and again in September 2024. This most recent construction took about a year and a half to...
Jackson Church Invites Volunteers, Offers Thanksgiving Meal for Those in Need
JACKSON — As Thanksgiving approaches, one church in Jackson is opening its doors to volunteers and to anyone in need of a warm holiday meal. Each year on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, Southside Baptist Church hosts a community dinner — serving a home-cooked meal with the help of volunteers from across the Greater...
Thanksgiving grocery costs drop 5% from last year
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Shoppers preparing for Thanksgiving will find their grocery bills slightly lighter this year, according to new data from the American Farm Bureau Federation. The cost of traditional Thanksgiving staples has dropped 5% compared to 2024, the organization reported. The decrease comes as a relief...
MDAH displays Thanksgiving menu from WWII POW camp
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As families across Mississippi gather on Thanksgiving, the Mississippi Department of Archives (MDAH) shared a holiday story from the state’s past. Just before Thanksgiving, MDAH displayed a holiday artifact. It’s a full Thanksgiving menu from one of Mississippi’s World War II prisoner of war...
Residency Spotlight: University of Mississippi Medical Center
What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else?. As an established program for almost 40 years, we offer the time-tested experience of what it takes to create board-certified emergency physicians. As the state’s only Level I trauma center, children’s hospital, Level IV NICU, and organ transplant...
Catholic Charities helps provide food for families in need
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - After seeing a rising need for food pantries in the metro area, Catholic Charities created a food pantry to serve those of you in need. The pantry is just one of their many programs. It serves as a way to provide resources to those in the area.
Wells United Methodist Church practices extravagant generosity: awards the Jackson Free Clinic $32,500
Wells United Methodist Church – a place of grace – worships on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Having a rich heritage, the Church is composed of all sizes, shapes, colors and kinds of people. Considered “a branch of the ‘vine of Christ,’” the living organism is community minded.
Organized Gentlemen returns to Georgetown with free Thanksgiving dinners
GEORGETOWN, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson mentorship organization is giving back to the Georgetown community this Thanksgiving, reaching out to the many families impacted by the recent government shutdown. Students from the Mississippi College School of Law joined Organized Gentlemen in preparing holiday meals for those...
Residents move into renovated homes in time for Thanksgiving
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Ten residents have moved into newly renovated homes in Jackson’s Leonard Court neighborhood, with some returning to an area they once called home before it fell into disrepair. The Leonard Court Development Project has transformed dozens of homes in the Historic Farish Street District that...
