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Yazoo Backwater DEIS comment period extended
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, announced a 15-day extension of the public comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) related to the Yazoo Backwater Area Management Project. The new deadline for submitting comments is now August 27, 2024. After numerous requests to extend the public comment […]
Noll named to FCS Punter of the Year Award Preseason Watchlist
AUGUSTA, Ga. | Jackson State punter Matt Noll was one of 13 student-athletes named to the FCS Punter of the Year Award Preseason Watch List, released by the Augusta Sports Council on Friday afternoon. Noll finished the year recording 34 punts for 1,507 yards. He averaged 44.3 yards per punt...
'The Concrete Boys': Mississippi State wideouts entering 2024 season with new name, swagger and confidence
STARKVILLE --- Mississippi State football's wide receiver room will be known as the "The Concrete Boys" this season, according to senior wideout Jordan Mosley, who helped name the group as an ode to famous rapper, Lil Yachty. "We call ourselves that because we think we are the hardest group in...
Madison Central punter commits to Southern Miss football
MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) – A high school punter previously committed to Jeff Lebby’s Mississippi State football program has flipped to play for Southern Miss. After weeks of the rumored flip, Madison Central’s Jack Richardson announced on X on Thursday that he committed to USM head football coach Will Hall and Southern Miss football.
South Jackson Combats Legacy of White Flight, Inequity and Blight
JACKSON, Miss.—Shelia Bell’s lawn mower rattled as she rolled it from inside her garage and down the driveway of her South Jackson home, a small rancher house with an enclosed garage and a significant amount of lawn to mow. It was grass-cutting day, a labor of love and pride for Bell.
Judge Austin Terry is sworn in at the Lauderdale County Courthouse
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -A new judge was sworn in this morning at the Lauderdale County Courthouse. On Friday, July 12, Governor Tate Reeves appointed Austin Terry of Terry Law Offices in Meridian to the office of Chancellor for the 12th Chancery Court District, Place 1. This morning Judge Terry was...
LSU-Ole Miss a potentially pivotal game in 2024, per On3’s Andy Staples
LSU certainly has a gauntlet of a schedule in the first season of the SEC’s expansion to 16 teams. There’s the usual game against Alabama as well as a game against newcomer Oklahoma in addition to matchups outside the SEC against USC and UCLA. But perhaps the game that could prove to be the most pivotal, according to On3’s Andy Staples, is the Oct. 12 showdown against Ole Miss in Baton Rouge. The Tigers lost a shootout to the Rebels in Oxford last season, but Ole Miss hasn’t won at Tiger Stadium since 2008. That feels like a must-win if it’s going...
BREAKING: Georgia Tech Beats Out Georgia and Ole Miss for Four-Star Offensive Tackle Damola Ajidahun
Georgia Tech has just scored a major win on the recruiting trail. Brent Key and his staff have just landed four-star offensive tackle Damola Ajidahun, who play
A California man pleaded guilty to transporting fentanyl to Mississippi
A man from Compton, California has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess 113 grams of fentanyl with the intention to distribute it. The incident took place in Gulfport, Mississippi. Court documents reveal that Jayma Nettles, aged 46, was found to be a part of a drug-trafficking group in California that...
First national competition won by a local choir comprising members from Louisiana and Mississippi
Earlier this summer, the Arthur and Friends Community Choir emerged victorious in the large choir division at the national gospel How Sweet the Sound competition held in Atlanta, Georgia. The People’s Choice Award was also bestowed upon them. Arthur Gremillion hails from New Roads and is the founder as...
Mississippi school districts scramble to re-assess scores after state tests scored incorrectly
Spring 2024 preliminary state test results reported to districts across the state were scored incorrectly according to the Mississippi Department of Education, leading the agency to end a contract with the company responsible for the error. School districts across the state were left scrambling to re-assess the corrected data, which...
Mississippi men and business banned from selling tax services
Thomas Walt Dallas, Jason Todd Mardis, and Capital Preservation Services, based in Flowood, have been banned from selling tax services. According to the Department of Justice, the trio marketed a fraudulent tax scheme at professional conferences and media appearances, primarily targeting medical professionals and small business owners. The DOJ claims...
Players of the Pine Belt: Laurel WR Zechariah Jenkins
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Laurel High School surprised some folks last season, making a run to Mississippi’s Class 5A football state championship. The Golden Tornadoes return a lot of talent from that squad, including junior wide receiver Zechariah Jenkins. “This is where it all starts at,” Jenkins said. “Working...
‘Just Did Me Like a Dog’: 65-Year-Old Grandmother Reading Bible and Writing Sermon at Park Says She Was Tackled By Cops Who Tased Her Every Time She Cried About Being Hurt
A 65-year-old grandmother said she was tased, thrown to the ground and viciously assaulted by Carthage, Mississippi, police officers on July 23 while she was […] ‘Just Did Me Like a Dog’: 65-Year-Old Grandmother Reading Bible and Writing Sermon at Park Says She Was Tackled By Cops Who Tased Her Every Time She Cried About Being Hurt
PHOTOS: 2024 Neshoba County Fair
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – During the height of the Neshoba County Fair, there are many things the cultural phenomenon has to offer to visitors. From politics to livestock, the fair appeals to many who drive to the campgrounds from across the county, state and country every year. WJTV 12 News compiled various photos from […]
Back at it!: VWSD students return to class for first day of school
At schools all across the Vicksburg Warren School District, students were streaming through the doors Friday morning as they returned to campus for day one of the 2024-25 school year. Many students were greeted by local officials from the City of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Fire Department, the latter of which dispatched fire engines to […]
Driver arrested after pedestrian hit, killed in Flowood
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – Flowood police said a 19-year-old was arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run. According to Flowood Police Chief Eric Zetterholm, the incident occurred on Lakeland Drive around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, August 3. He said officers received a call from a witness about a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle. […]
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