Leah Williams

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Rankin County deputies, who allegedly beat and tortured two Black men in January 2023, have been fired. According to Sheriff Bryan Bailey, the deputies were initially placed on administrative leave pending final investigative findings. Due to recent developments, including findings during the department’s internal investigation, the deputies that were still […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Medgar Evers Boulevard roadway project is moving forward. Medgar Evers Boulevard will be reconstructed from Woodrow Wilson Avenue to Ridgeway Street in Jackson. Plans for the multi-million dollar project include repaving the road, adding street lights and adding sidewalks. “It’s an overall rebuild, honestly. We’re going to put landscape medians […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – This time last year, the entire City of Jackson was without reliable running water. This led to a state of emergency declaration from the governor and President Joe Biden. The state and federal government had to step in to help distribute water to tens of thousands of residents in the capital […]

HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Miss (WJTV) – Humphreys County is going through a crisis after the county’s liability insurance lapsed overnight. This means Humphreys County’s inmates will be move to different facility, and the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will temporarily patrol the county roads. Richard Stevens, who is president of the Humphreys County Board of Supervisors, stated […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Metrocenter Mall in Jackson remains essentially vacant after the City of Jackson moved all of its offices out of the building. They cited unbearable working conditions. The move sparked a new lawsuit against the city by Retro Metro, who own a portion of the mall. The lawsuit cites a breach […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with JXN Water provided an update on Monday on their new water and sewer billing system. Over the weekend, Third Party Manager Ted Henifin was officially put in charge of the City of Jackson’s sewer system. JXN Water updated its revenue books and billing system to now handle both bills […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Dozens of people packed a community meeting on Monday about the potential closure or consolidation of 16 schools in the Jackson Public School District (JPS). The JPS Board of Trustees discussed plans to close or consolidate 16 schools last week. During a meeting on Monday, Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene emphasized that […]

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Huey Porter Middle School football team honored the life of their teammate who was shot and killed last week. On Tuesday, the Tigers had their first game since the death of 15-year-old Larry Taylor. Canton police said Taylor was found with a gunshot wound on Friday, October 6 on Frost […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba addressed several issues on Monday that are concerning residents. Those issues ranged from the Jackson Zoo, library closures and the emergency garbage contract, which is set to expire in about six months. This weekend, there was a rally against library closures in Jackson. The Medgar Evers […]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The NAACP is calling for the removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey and for the Goon Squad to get the maximum time once they are sentenced. The six former law enforcement officers are set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to torturing two Black men in Rankin County in […]