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The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science hosted an event on Friday for Arbor Day in Mississippi. Attendees were able to take part in S.T.E.M. crafts, games and displays. Live trees, spring bulbs from the Urban Forestry Council, and Nuttall oak and Cherrybark oak from the Mississippi Forestry Commission were also given away.. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Marine Corps Sgt. Harold Hammett, 24, who was killed in World War II, has been accounted for. Born in February 1919 in Avery, Mississippi, Hammett was the fifth of eight children. He graduated from East Forrest Consolidated High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps in San Francisco in August 1940. […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) confirmed a positive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Claiborne County. The Natchez Democrat reported five other positives were also reported on Wednesday in DeSoto, Benton and Marshall counties. The CWD samples, which are submitted by Mississippi hunters, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
THE NETHERLANDS (WJTV) – We had toured Amsterdam and were ready for the main feature of our vacation: a river cruise up the Rhine River. I have only taken one long ride on the Mississippi. Years ago, I hitched a ride on the Delta Queen from Natchez up to Vicksburg. The Mississippi River, along the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi hunters are gearing up for the 2024 Spring Turkey Season. With a quarter of a million birds from the Delta to the Gulf, hunters should have no problem finding a gobbler in the state. Season Dates Bag Limit Youth (Private and authorized state and federalpublic lands. Youth 15 and under) […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader