JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Jackson Fire Chief RaSean Thomas defended his department Monday evening at a press conference after it received a lower rating from the state last week. The Mississippi State Rating Bureau confirmed last Friday that the Jackson Fire Department’s fire rating dropped from a 3 to a 4. The bureau evaluates fire
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A Pearl police officer is hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash Monday evening on Highway 80 near Bierdeman Road. Pearl Police Chief Nick McLendon said the officer was responding to a call for service when the wreck happened. First responders worked the scene, and drivers should expect delays and use
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association announced its office will be closed to the public until further notice. The office is located on Gordon Avenue in Yazoo City. The association did not give a specific reason for the closure. However, customers can still pay their bills online or through the app. The
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright said she was disappointed but not surprised by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act. Wright testified before a congressional subcommittee in 1965 about the reasons the Voting Rights Act was needed. A year later, she was with Dr. Martin Luther King in Canton
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MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – The Madison County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in executive session to remove itself from the JMAA airport lawsuit. Supervisors Banks, Griffin and Brandon voted in favor. Supervisors Steen and Baxter opposed. Madison was named as a party in the suit because it would have an appointment on the new
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – On trips to Parham Bridges Park, visitors have noticed steady changes that include safety improvements to make their time more pleasurable. The nonprofit behind it all is hard at work making separate areas one big functioning green space. An eight-foot wrought-iron fence now surrounds Parham Bridges Park, spanning Old Canton and
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi House Speaker Jason White (District 48) confirmed Monday that the House will meet in the Old Capitol House Chamber when a special session occurs regarding redistricting. The Old Mississippi State Capitol served as the statehouse from 1839, when it was built, until 1903, when the New Capitol was constructed. The
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – An ordinance putting a temporary moratorium on data centers in the capital city will likely not be voted on until later this month. Jackson City Council President Brian Grizzell said he would postpone a vote on the proposed rules until the council’s May 19 meeting, after being advised by the city
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – More than a year after paying $240,000 to tear it down, Jackson city leaders are considering a lawsuit to recoup costs associated with the demolition of Hotel O. On Tuesday, the administration will ask the City Council for permission to sue the owners of the property located in the 4600 block
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MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – Madison County supervisors approved a $1.5 million change order for the Bozeman Road One project, adding to the contract with Hemphill Construction. County officials said the decision is designed to save taxpayers money by locking in 2024 construction rates rather than paying higher 2027 prices. The county now has the
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