Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said the city should break the deadlock on repairing the PJ Williams bridge. Stokes and Pastor PJ Williams said it’s important to reconstruct the bridge, which is located outside Cornerstone Baptist Church. The councilman said the bridge closure...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The search to find Miss America 2026 and Miss America’s Teen begins next month!. With only a few weeks until Miss Mississippi, Anna Leah Jolly and Miss Mississippi’s Teen, Avery McNair, head to Orlando. They are receiving support, prayers, and well-wishes during their official...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Regions Bank has announced that the company will help fund a $117 million affordable housing project in the capital city. According to a release, the company’s affordable housing group is providing financing to veteran developer Vitus Group, LLC, to acquire and update three existing affordable...

Two children reported missing in Pearl late last night have been found safe after an intense overnight search through dense woodland areas. The 8- and 10-year-old children were last seen before nightfall, prompting immediate concern from family and law enforcement. Surrounded by miles of thick woods and fading...

The boys decided to sleep in the woods and "wait for the sun to come up," the police chief tells PEOPLE

The Hen & Egg restaurant, featuring bold Southern flavor, will open on August 11 in the ballroom of the Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel in Jackson.

The Clarion Ledger Jackson Metro BBQ Battle has officially entered the Final Showdown. On July 7, 32 restaurants went head-to-head in random pairings, kicking off the fight to determine the Jackson Metro's best barbecue. After four weeks and four rounds of voting, it all comes down to this. The Pig & Pint and Sacred...

On Tuesday, July 29th, the Honorable Henry Wingate, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, ruled not to allow JXN Water to increase water rates until he’s satisfied as to how the City of Jackson used proceeds from an $89.8 million settlement with Siemens. His...

Led by One Voice of Mississippi, a coalition including the Mississippi State Conference NAACP, the Parent’s Campaign, the Mississippi Association of Educators, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Institute for Democratic Education in America, and the Mississippi Statewide After School Network, held an informative...

The Union Yellowjackets will face off against the Pearl Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'. Union saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column...