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RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Laypersons and clergy within the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi gathered over the weekend for the historic election of its next bishop. After four rounds of voting on Saturday, the Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells received a majority of votes from lay delegates and over two-thirds of the vote from the church's clergy. The bishop-elect [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) -  A Jackson man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Ronald Gardner, 51, and his co-conspirator, Anthony Craig Myrick, 45, both of Jackson, opened an account at BankPlus in another person’s name in September 2022. Prosecutors said Gardner and Myrick deposited several [...]

MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police arrested a man who allegedly shoplifted $745 worth of merchandise from the Lowes store. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30. They said the suspect's vehicle was reportedly involved in earlier shoplifting incidents in Flowood. After an investigation, police determined $745 [...]

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A man who was wanted for attempted murder in North Carolina was captured in Mississippi. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said troopers attempted to stop the suspect's vehicle around 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 1. Troopers said the driver, who was identified as 25-year-old Freddy Renteria, led them [...]

LUMBERTON, Miss. (WHLT) - Employees at Lumberton High School are mourning the loss of a beloved teacher. Susan Copeland, who was a science teacher, was killed during a crash after leaving the school on Wednesday, January 31. "She knew she couldn't teach them if they were hungry. So, she always had snacks for them. She [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A plan to address the ongoing healthcare crisis in the Mississippi Delta was pitched at the Mississippi State Capitol earlier this week. The Delta Rural Health Authority would establish a collaborative healthcare system in the Delta. The plan would allow hospitals and healthcare facilities in the Delta to share resources to [...]

Higher oil prices have pushed the cost of a gallon of gasoline up ever so slowly in the past week. Midwestern and Gulf Coast states are still seeing gas prices below $3 per gallon, a trend that analysts warn may not last much longer. "We are in that time of year where pump prices begin [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man who they said was "terrorizing" the community. Police announced on Friday, February 2 that 29-year-old Atreyell Manuel was arrested on one count of sexual battery, one count of armed carjacking, one county of strong-armed robbery, one count of kidnapping and one count of rape. According to [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The family of a 16-year-old who died at a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant has filed a lawsuit against the plant's owner, Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC. The lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday, February 1, 2024, alleges that 16-year-old Duvan Robert Tomas Perez was killed because the company willfully disregarded safety procedures [...]

GREENE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Greene County deputy was injured after being struck by a suspect's vehicle. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident happened on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Martin said Greene County deputies were involved in a chase with the suspect when one deputy [...]