Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A bill creating an authority to take over Jackson’s water system once the third-party manager leaves also would allow a portion of the city’s sanitation fees to go to cover the authority’s debt. Last week, the House approved H.B. 1677, the Metro Jackson...

MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two people were arrested Thursday in connection to multiple vehicle burglaries across the city of Madison. According to Madison Police Department officials, investigators on the case developed leads which took them from Madison to the city of Jackson. A vehicle of interest in the investigation...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, Mississippi – Temperatures will plunge into the 20s across central and northern Mississippi early next week, with lows near 28 degrees threatening a widespread freeze along I-55 and I-20 by 6 a.m....

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Yesterday was a record-setting note across Mississippi:. A cold front is now moving into the area and will bring increasing rain and storm chances late today into Saturday. Showers become more widespread this afternoon, with thunderstorms developing tonight and continuing into Saturday. The...

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are working to identify the suspects involved in a series of auto burglaries. During the early morning hours of February 11, 2026, police said several vehicles were broken into on the 5600 block of Keele Street and the 200 block of Briarwood Drive. Investigators said the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Community members and leaders gathered at the Canopy Children’s Solutions CARES Center to fill the walls with prayer and words of hope. Canopy’s CARES Center is the only nonprofit psychiatric residential treatment facility for children ages 6 to 17 in the state. Through multiple...

Mayor John Horhn (D) introduced the city’s new police chief to the community on Tuesday, praising her as the “right person for Jackson.”. Horhn announced the selection of RaShall Brackney last week. City leaders said Brackney brings more than three decades of law enforcement leadership, academic work, and...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced a second 17-year-old was arrested in connection to a homicide at Grove Apartments. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said Jordan Champion was arrested on February 18, 2026. He was charged with capital murder and aggravated assault....

Somewhere in Florence, Mississippi, on warm sunny days with birds chirping and cicadas singing, Courtney Lipscomb can often be found sitting in her covered back patio, with her two dogs playing in the yard, alone with her thoughts, talking to herself or in prayer. While on this patio, her hands aren’t idle. With a...