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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There are still some votes to be counted in the close race for the Public Service Commissioner for the Central District. With 100% of precincts reporting, Democrat De'Keither Stamps is leading incumbent Commissioner Brent Bailey (R-Miss.). Rankin County Election Commissioner Tonya Rivers said there are more than 3,600 absentee and affidavit [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 30-year-old Mississippi pastor and teacher has been charged with the exploitation of a child, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department. Kyle Hilleary was arrested on November 7 by DCSD and his bond was set at $250,000. Reports state, he bonded out of jail on the same day. Cedar View Baptist [...]

National average gas prices have continued to edge lower this week, following overall crude oil prices, which have fallen in recent weeks as a result of industry concerns about lower demand, according to a Bloomberg News report. Southeastern states are seeing the lowest prices, in general, with Northeastern and Western states seeing among the highest [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in Hinds County. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said deputies responded to Terry Road near Lebanon Pine Grove Road around 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 11. The unidentified woman was found in the roadway. Jones said there were visible signs [...]

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Brandon has a new police chief. The Brandon Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to give Joseph French the top cop position during a special meeting on Wednesday, November 8. Wayne Dearman was fired from his position as police chief on Monday, November 6. He served in the [...]

OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Oxford police arrested a Brookhaven man for sexual battery. Police said they responded to the emergency department at Baptist Memorial Hospital for a reported sexual assault on Saturday, October 28. After an investigation, a warrant was issued on November 7 for Braxton Lane Allen, 21, of Brookhaven. He was arrested and [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A North Carolina man and woman appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court after they were arrested earlier this week. Nyshia Daniels, 23, and Tyrik Suggs, 26, were arrested after a chase on Wednesday, November 8. Police said Daniels was arrested on North Carolina warrants related to armed robberies. Suggs, who initially gave [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Members of the Hinds County Election Commission spoke out on Thursday following a ballot fiasco during the General Election on Tuesday. Official said the voting hiccup happened due to the fact that the wrong form for ballot orders was used. They took full account for what happened during the election. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After a close race for the position of Public Service Commissioner for the Central District, it appears there will be a new person on the three-member commission. With 100% of precincts reporting, Democrat De'Keither Stamps is leading incumbent Commissioner Brent Bailey (R-Miss.) by just more than 2,700 votes. Stamps said he [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi woman won the NASCAR Powerball Playoff and received $1 million! Stephanie Walker, of West Point, competed against nearly 520 other winners from various lotteries during the national portion of the promotion. Walker's name was announced on November during the pre-race coverage of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race [...]