Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Police Chief Dr. RaShall Brackney held another community meeting on Thursday, to allow residents to voice their concerns about issues in the capital city. Brackney said she wants to work as a team with residents. “Having access, having proximity to the people who can help you solve the problem is […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Today is a First Alert Weather Day. Most of the day will stay quiet, but conditions begin to change this evening as a front approaches. The latest guidance shows storms developing to our northwest, then organizing and moving into the area this afternoon and overnight. Some of these storms could become strong to severe.

The Lanier High Bulldogs held a signing day for four student-athletes going to the next level. They says its an honor to be able to go to the next level.

RAYMOND, Miss. (WLBT) - Two were killed during a head-on crash between an SUV and a pickup truck on Highway 18. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on the highway in Raymond on Friday morning around 4:22 a.m. Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said that a 51-year-old...

The data center ecosystem in Mississippi is expanding with two significant investment announcements this month. This week, tech company Corderill LLC shared its plans to locate in Meridian as a tenant at Compass Datacenters campus. Earlier in April, Amazon announced it will invest $12 billion in central Mississippi, which brings the company’s total planned capital investment in the state to $25 billion. Amazon’s planned...

All 129 students at Shirley D. Simmons Middle School were awarded laptops this afternoon by Comcast in celebration of the completion of a multi-million-dollar broadband project that has brought high speed internet connectivity to rural parts of north Madison County. Madison County Schools Deputy Superintendent Austin Brown said the school...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – FEMA announced $19.9 million in funding to Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina for long-term projects that will make local communities more resilient to floods. In Mississippi, $460,887 will fund phase one of flood mitigation efforts in Madison County. According to FEMA officials, the project will reduce and slow stormwater […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Canton engineer sentenced last year on public corruption charges is now in a federal prison. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Rudy Warnock is being held at the FCI (Federal Correctional Institution) Coleman Low-Security Prison in Sumterville, Fla. The prison has 2,072...

HINDS COUNTY – Two young men have been arrested and charged with capital murder in the killings of two 16-year-old Lanier High School students whose bodies were found last month in rural Hinds County, authorities said. Bruce White, 18, and Ezra White, 19, were taken into custody Wednesday evening...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Visit Jackson has been aiming to revitalize the capital city for years, part of that includes bringing big attractions to the area. Yolanda Clay-Moore, director of External Affairs with Visit Jackson, said a concert featuring big names, like T.I. and Rick Ross, was expected to come to Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium […]