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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A veteran of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement has died. He was 82. Hollis Watkins, who was born in 1941, grew up on a small farm in Chisholm Mission and became one of the first young Mississippians to commit to full-time work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Watkins also […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Employees at General Motors Parts Distribution Center in Brandon walked out of the building on Friday, September 22 to join the United Automobile Workers (UAW) strike. UAW President Shawn Fain called for strikes to expand against General Motors (GM) and Stellantis at 38 facilities across more than 20 states. Dozens of […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Two people were injured after a four-wheeler and car crashed in Jones County. The accident happened on Highway 84 near Summerland Road around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 21. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a four-door sedan off of the highway and in the wood line, as […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) – Geologists with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) recently found something that had disappeared. The geologists were out in a field and stumbled across the lost Mississippi Mound Trail marker sign for the Rolling Fork Mounds. The marker was found in a creek, according to MDEQ. Officials said it […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Capitol police arrested two suspects after a chase in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers tried to stop a vehicle near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Bailey Avenue around 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22. Police said the vehicle led officers […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves’ (R-Miss.) plan to aid financially struggling hospitals has taken some intense criticism since he announced the plan on Thursday. By reforming Medicaid reimbursement methods, Reeves said an estimated $698 million will open up for Mississippi’s hospitals. The governor said the first initiative, known as the Mississippi Hospital Access […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) – The trial against an Alabama man, who was charged with killing a Gulfport father of three, is underway. The Sun Herald reported Jereme Jones, of Mobile, has been charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors said Jones shot and killed Randy Johnson, 41, at the Golden Nugget casino in Biloxi on September 18, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The appeal for a Jones County man, who was convicted in connection to a crash that killed a teacher’s unborn child, has been denied. The Laurel Leader Call reported James Gilbert, 36, was sentenced to 52 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). In October 2021, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Ridgeland leaders plan to work on a pavement project along County Line Road. The Madison County Journal reported the project awaits approval by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). The city has received a bid from AJ Construction of $1.5 million. The project would include paving County Line Road from Wheatley […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The NAACP has asked for an administrative stay of 21 days to counteract the appointment of temporary judges as mandated in Mississippi’s House Bill 1020. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed Supreme Court Justice Michael Randolph from the NAACP’s lawsuit, ending the restraining order placed upon him. The NAACP’s motion is […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader