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1 injured in accidental shooting at Mississippi Trade Mart
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Capitol police are investigating after a person was accidentally shot at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 31. The Original Jackson Gun Show was being held at the Mississippi Trade Mart this weekend. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), […]
Mississippi State football vs EKU: Final score, highlights from Week 1 game
STARKVILLE — Jeff Lebby, quarterback Blake Shapen and Mississippi State football breezed to a 56-7 season-opening victory Saturday against Eastern Kentucky at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs (1-0) scored 35 unanswered points to begin the game before EKU (0-1) added a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half. Shapen, a Baylor transfer,...
Kentucky shooting suspect captured in Coffeeville
COFFEEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) – US Marshals captured a man wanted in connection to a Kentucky shooting in Coffeeville on Saturday. Marshals said 34-year-old Desmond Shaw was taken into custody after refusing to exit a home on Wayne Drive that was surrounded by law enforcement for around an hour. He...
Jackson church donates shoes, gift cards to students
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church surprised 100 Jackson Public Schools (JPS) students with new shoes and gift cards on Friday. The initiative is part of the church’s ongoing partnership with Walton Elementary School to provide incentives for Jackson families who registered early for the new school year. “Cade Chapel Baptist Church […]
Foot and ankle specialist Nels Thorderson leaving Orthopaedic Institute
TUPELO – Nels Thorderson moved to the All-America City 20 years ago, with his skills as an orthopaedic surgeon very much needed. He specialized in the foot and ankle and, over two decades, treated thousands of them. At age 54, he's stepping away from the Orthopaedic Institute of Mississippi at the end of the year. Having spent his entire career in Tupelo , he would work many more years if he ...
‘It’s a tremendous honor’: Ebony Lumumba receives faculty fellowship
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson State University department chair has received a “tremendous honor.”. Ebony Lumumba, Ph.D., chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages at Jackson State University, has been named a 2025 Association of Writers and Writing Programs HBCU Faculty Fellow. “It’s a tremendous honor...
Football Recap: Long Beach Starts Season with Victory Against Pass Christian
Long Beach took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over the Pass Christian Pirates. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bearcats as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Exploding the Myth of the ‘Welfare Queen’
JACKSON — Carla is a mother of two in Jackson. She cares for not only her kids but also for her mother and disabled brother. Carla, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, has been trying to find a job for a year and a half—but with no luck. She lives in an affordable housing community with a strict curfew, so ducking out of her apartment for some fresh air after 8 p.m. is off limits.
No tax increases included in Jackson’s 2024-25 fiscal year budget
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson city leaders will not be raising property taxes to fund next year’s fiscal year budget. At a special meeting on Friday, the Jackson City Council set the millage rates for the city, Jackson/Hinds Library System, and Jackson Public Schools for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
On the path to self-sustainability, JXN Water is hitting the gas on its water bill collections
Aisha Carson, lead communications officer at Jxn Water, gives a presentation during a Jackson utilities community meeting at the Mississippi E-Center at JSU in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The prospect of Jackson again having its own, self-sustaining water system rests on its residents and their pocketbooks. While the...
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