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A Lucedale man charged in a deadly 2020 ATV crash received the maximum sentence during his trial today.

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R-Miss.) announced an economic development project - the Genuine Mississippi Agricultural Market Complex. The complex, which includes the first of its kind food supply, storage and distribution hub, will be located in Brandon. “It has been said that ‘Food security is national security.’ Today, we [...]

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WJTV) - The president of the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) in Columbus announced the university will take a "strategic pause" as they work toward a future name change. This comes after the university made a new proposal on Tuesday, February 13 to shed the school’s gender-specific name. "As an alumna who is [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said the City of Jackson was fined $900,000 for failure to pick up residents' garbage in 2023. According to a document, the city must pay $375,000 of the penalty to MDEQ as follows: Officials said the remainder of the penalty, totaling $525,000, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Campaign finance reform was talked about months before the start of the 2024 Legislative Session, and lawmakers have made some progress on a bill this year. When Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (D-Miss.) defeated former State Senator Chris McDaniel in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor, he vowed to address the issue. [...]