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PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (WJTV) – The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) announced a historic event that will connect two great music cities along Mississippi’s Country Music Trail. On October 14, the BCM will unveil a historic marker commemorating the 1927 Bristol Sessions across from the Ellis Theater and Congress of Country Music in Philadelphia, Miss. The […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) launched a Reentry Academy, which aims to help inmates once they’re released from prison. The academy is designed to deal with parole residents who have not been convicted of a violent crime. The process is called presumptive parole, which allows the offenders to be released […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that USDA Forest Service is investing $16.8 million in projects tied to Mississippi, including $10 million to Jackson State University (JSU). The funds will be used to increase access to trees and the social, health, and economic benefits they provide. Other Mississippi […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Americans are increasingly prioritizing physical fitness, and one Mississippi gym owner is turning her fitness passion into purpose. Miss Fits Fitness and Nutrition Studio is a gym dedicated to nurturing the mind, body, soul and spirit. The gym aims to create an up close and personal facility where people can exercise […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – WJTV 12 News sat down with the Democratic candidate for Attorney General, Greta Kemp Martin. The attorney discussed the issues facing the state, including abortion policy in a post-Dobbs Mississippi. Martin was asked what she believed should be the role of an attorney general when it comes to abortion in the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – The Hattiesburg Zoo welcomed a new Malayan Tiger. Bunga, which means Big Boy, was the largest cub born in his litter. He is 12-years-old and comes to the Hattiesburg Zoo from the ABQ Biopark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Malayan tigers are native to the Peninsular Malaysia and are a critically […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children, Kachin militants and activists and local media said Tuesday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew the elected government […]. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The first-ever media got roping contest was held at the Mississippi State Fair on Wednesday, October 11. WJTV 12 News’ Leah Williams took home the first place trophy after beating two other local TV personalities during the competition.. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) building is still closed due to maintenance issues. MDHS is a state department, but Hinds County is the one responsible for maintaining the building. Chemical order and plumbing problems are one of the few issues that were reported. Hinds County Administrator, Kenneth Wayne Jones […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) – A man has been found guilty of statutory rape in Hinds County. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Ray Anthony Beasley was convicted following a two-day trial. On February 1, 2021, Jackson police received a report from the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) in reference to a 15-year-old girl […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader