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BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - You now have the chance to win two tickets to see Luke Bryan at the Brandon Amphitheater! Leaders with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) and Red Mountain Entertainment partnered for the ticket giveaway. Five winners will be randomly selected and will receive two tickets each for the Sunday, August 13 concert. [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County voters lined up for the 2023 Primary Election on Tuesday. Voters at Parkway Church in Madison said they came out to cast their ballots because it's their civic duty. “I think it's our civic duty. You know, there's a lot of lives that were lost for us to [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County poll managers said their turnout was steady on Tuesday, August 8 for the 2023 Primary Election. Mississippi residents have been heading to the polls throughout the day to vote for their preferred candidates for office. “The turnout has been great. It's been pretty steady all morning. There have [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Incumbent Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has won the Republican Primary Election. He is seeking a second term. Reeves faced Dr. John Witcher and David Hardigree in the Republican race. The governor will now face Commissioner Brandon Presley (D-Miss.) in the November General Election. Presley ran unopposed. The General Election will be [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested two juveniles after a carjacking led to a chase in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said a victim was carjacked at gunpoint near Taylor Road around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9. Nearly two hours later, Capitol police spotted the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson woman was sentenced to 27 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to court documents, Valerie Austin, 37, conspired with two other individuals to obtain bank loans through fraudulent means. Prosecutors said Austin used false names and social security numbers that did not belong to her [...]

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VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Warren County man pled guilty to sexual battery of a child under the age of 14. Vicksburg Daily News reported Samuel Boyd Slade will be sentenced on August 15 in the Warren County Circuit Court. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years to life in prison. Slade was indicted [...]

GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday for the new police department and municipal court in Gluckstadt. The Gluckstadt Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved the design a month ago. They're excited for the completion of the new building. "Two years ago, I never dreamed that we would be here today. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One polling location in Hinds County ran into problems during the 2023 Primary Election on Tuesday. Christ United Methodist Church on Old Canton Road in Jackson is one of the largest polling locations in the metro. On Tuesday, voters ran into a problem when they turned in their ballots. Voters had [...]