Jackson MS

Mary Alice Hydrick’s 101st birthday celebration was held on December 9, 2025, at the Richland Senior Center with her family there supporting her. At 101-years-old, Mary Alice Hydrick lives in the Florence house her parents bought in 1932. She graduated from Florence High School in 1942 and retired from BellSouth...

Dr. Adair Blackledge, a physician who practiced facial plastic surgery in the Jackson area for 22 years and was the subject of a five-month Mississippi Today investigation in September, surrendered his state medical license Dec. 31, according to an order accepting the surrender published by the Mississippi Board of...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A vehicle fire in Jackson spread to a home in the 4900 block of Meadowlane Drive. According to the Jackson Fire Department, units responded to the scene on Tuesday around 6:33 a.m. Once firefighters arrived, the vehicle and the house were on fire. Firefighters are currently...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson homeowner was arrested after he allegedly shot someone in the woods. According to the Jackson Police Department, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at a home on Mary Edith Street. JPD said the homeowner, 32-year-old Quandric Walton, heard someone in the woods near his...

JACKSON, Miss. — What had been feared for some time has come true as 2026 will come and go without Mississippi having a PGA Tour tournament in Mississippi. Now, Executive Director of the Wayne-Sanderson Farm Classic Steve Jent is looking toward 2027. All of this became official when the PGA Tour released its...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) are encouraging Mississippians to be aware of the “super flu.” “Every year around this time, we see a surge in flu cases, and this year is no different,” said Dr. Kendall McKenzie, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine....

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Hinds County official charged in connection with a Jackson bribery scandal is saying his case should be tossed out, citing “outrageous government conduct and entrapment.”. District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and former City Councilman Aaron Banks are all...

FBI officials said that a suspect in the arson fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue admitted to targeting the building because of its “Jewish ties.”. Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged Monday with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive, the FBI said. Pittman...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Today: It’s a much colder start this morning with temperatures just below freezing in the upper 20s. Expect light freeze conditions heading out the door. Sunny skies will continue this afternoon as highs reach close to average in the low 50s. We stay dry into the evening as temperatures fall...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - The 2026 state legislative session began last week in Jackson. On Wednesday, WLOX’s Hugh Keeton had a conversation with Gov. Tate Reeves at the governor’s mansion. Throughout the conversation, Reeves discussed economic growth during his time as lieutenant governor and governor. He said his...