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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - We're getting closer to the 2023 Mississippi State Fair in Jackson! This year, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that fairgoers will experience a ‘Taste of the Dixie National Rodeo.' Daily Taste of the Dixie National Rodeo shows will run throughout the duration of the fair and will include [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board Search Committee met on Thursday to continue to search for Jackson State University's (JSU) next president. Since 2018, JSU has had seven different presidents with some wrapped up in controversy and legal trouble. One Jackson State alumna hopes the IHL will choose a [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The entertainment lineup has been announced for the upcoming 59th annual Dixie National Rodeo! The event runs February 9-17, 2024, at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson. “We are excited to announce this year’s entertainment lineup for the annual Dixie National Rodeo,” said Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson. [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Former Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Tyree Irving spoke out for the first time publicly after his ouster from the position earlier this summer. Irving resigned as chairman of the party on July 2, just before the party's executive committee held a vote to remove him. Part leaders claimed that Irving jeopardized [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson-Hinds Library System is making some changes. Five of the seven libraries in Jackson are currently in operation. Richard Wright and Eudora Welty remain closed. On Tuesday, city leaders discussed plans for moving forward during the City Council meeting. Eudora Welty will be temporarily relocated to the Union Station building [...]

The National Hurricane Center is continuing to watch Tropical Storm Philippe and a disturbance, which is expected to become the next named storm.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 62-year-old man was charged with DUI, disorderly conduct and assault on an officer after deputies stopped him while driving a utility vehicle in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The sheriff's office says they received multiple reports Sunday of a man driving recklessly on a UTV near the Teckville Boat Ramp in Harmontown. A [...]

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Scott County deputies arrested two Forest men in connection to a string of auto burglaries. Deputies said Luther Ducksworth and Artavis Robinson were arrested on Wednesday, September 26. Both men have been charged with six counts of auto burglary and one count of gun trafficking. According to investigators, the two [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A special called meeting was held on Wednesday for the Jackson City Council to accept the budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. A total of five items were on the agenda, including the authorization of $1 million for the Jackson-Hinds Library system. Council President Aaron Banks, Ward 6, said the Council [...]