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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

BOLIVAR COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 31-year-old Ray Sean Well, of Boyle. He is described as six feet tall, weighs 195 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a t-shirt and sweatpants. According to MBI, Well was last seen Saturday, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Both candidates for Mississippi governor made their way across the state on Wednesday. Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) spent his morning focusing on Mississippi’s economy. At a ribbon cutting for a Canton landscaping business, Reeves said the economic investments in the state are a result of the work put in during the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – A mistrial has been declared in the trial of two white men in Brookhaven who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, were indicted in November on charges of attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle of D’Monterrio Gibson in […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man was sentenced to serve time in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) after a standoff in Madison in July 2023. Madison County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Brandon Bly was sentenced to 25 years in prison. On July 29, 2023, law enforcement officers responded to Cypress Lake subdivision after […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – The U.S. Department of Education’s “Supporting Effective Education Development” program (SEED) awarded William Carey University (WCU) a three-year, $2.1 million grant for a teacher residency program to train future elementary teachers in STEM areas – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. WCU School of Education’s successful proposal is called “Stepping Up STEM […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your J...