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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – You will have the chance to win a new truck in the final drawing of the Summer of Fun promotion! Leaders with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) said one lucky entrant in the Monday, August 28 drawing will drive away with $10,000 and a 2023 Nissan Titan Pro-4x truck from Gulfport […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Construction is underway on a new ALDI store in the Hub City. The Hattiesburg American reported the store is expected to open later this year, but an official date has not been set. The grocery store will be located in a new shopping center in Hattiesburg, which is under construction on […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) shut down the demolition of the old Soso gymnasium site on Wednesday, August 16. The Laurel Leader Call reported MDEQ contacted the Soso Police Department to have the demolition work cease immediately. MDEQ served the Jones County School District with documentation that halted […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid removed another 22,000 Mississippians from its rolls in July in the second wave of disenrollments after the end of pandemic-era protections.  That brings the agency up to 51,967 disenrollments total during the unwinding process, with those numbers set to increase. Beginning in March 2020, federal law prohibited state divisions of […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (August 18-20) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi: Food Truck Friday in the Park – Jackson – Friday Gimme Gimme Disco – Jackson – Friday Mississippi Book Festival […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached a new record low in July 2023. July’s 3.0% unemployment rate marks the fifth consecutive month that Mississippi set a new record low. “For five months in a row, Mississippi has made history with our vibrant economy,” […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Probably one of Mississippi’s best interpreters of life and living was writer Eudora Welty. She put down in her stories so many things we all saw every day, but never really saw until she wrote about them. Much her musing time was spent in her backyard where she and her mother […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) revealed the seven schools where testing irregularities were reported. On Thursday, JPS Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene said the district was notified by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) on Monday, August 14 about the testing irregularities at the seven schools. According to JPS, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has lifted the burn ban for some Mississippi state parks. The burn ban was lifted at the following 10 parks: In addition, the burn ban has also been lifted on Lake Lamar Bruce Lake and Tippah County Lake. All other […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Book Festival will take place in Jackson on Saturday, August 19, and former vice president and presidential candidate Mike Pence is set to attend. Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey said preparing for the Mississippi Book Festival is just like preparing for any other big event. He said there will […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader