WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Sound Off

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-21 23:14:36 GMT
    A number of South Jackson homes and businesses were forced to boil water and purchase bottled water due to another waterline breach.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 12:09 AM EST2012-02-15 05:09:41 GMT
    Mississippi Representative Steve Holland of Lee County has introduced legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America for all official purposes in the state of Mississippi.

  • Tuesday, February 7 2012 7:01 PM EST2012-02-08 00:01:29 GMT
    NBC's contract with the NFL gives affiliates like WLBT the chance to air the Super Bowl once every three years.

  • Tuesday, January 31 2012 6:50 PM EST2012-01-31 23:50:32 GMT
    The new year has ushered in a lot of changes for Mississippi and could be the start of great things for the state.

  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 6:21 PM EST2012-01-24 23:21:03 GMT
    Starting in 2007, when I was living in Oxford, I wrote Derrick Johnson, state president of the NAACP, several times about updating his leadership skills to include strategies that will prevent the black race from self-destruction.

  • Tuesday, January 17 2012 6:42 PM EST2012-01-17 23:42:27 GMT
    The pardons issued by former Governor Haley Barbour have been all over the news. The legislature should not overreact and pass a bill that is not well thought out.

  • Tuesday, January 10 2012 7:09 PM EST2012-01-11 00:09:34 GMT
    Despite Sears announcing they are moving out of Jackson, there is a long history with Sears and Mississippi.

  • Tuesday, December 20 2011 7:45 PM EST2011-12-21 00:45:38 GMT
    The last three months of the year have three of the most popular days of the year: Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. Many people in the world choose to abbreviate Christmas to "Xmas".

  • Tuesday, December 13 2011 6:47 PM EST2011-12-13 23:47:06 GMT
    It is my belief paying taxes is a matter of fairness.  There is a bill in Congress for online and catalog companies to start paying sales taxes on their sales.

  • Tuesday, December 6 2011 7:03 PM EST2011-12-07 00:03:35 GMT
    We were saddened at the passing of former WLBT Sports Director, Michael Rubenstein. Rube; as he was affectionately called, was a real pioneer in local television sports coverage.

  • Tuesday, November 29 2011 6:01 PM EST2011-11-29 23:01:56 GMT
    Councilman Kenny Stokes has come up with an excellent idea. Stokes proposed to allow City of Jackson water customers to designate a donation creating a fund to pay water bills for the needy.

  • Tuesday, November 22 2011 6:50 PM EST2011-11-22 23:50:59 GMT
    In the past few weeks there have been two accidents with school children involving drivers over 80 years old. This raises a very delicate, but important issue. Should there be driving tests for older drivers?

  • Tuesday, November 8 2011 8:34 PM EST2011-11-09 01:34:59 GMT
    Last week was a tragic week. Three local Ole Miss Students died when their car lost control, a ten year old child died after being hit by an 82 year-old man and an 18 year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child died in a collision with a log truck.

  • Tuesday, November 1 2011 7:29 PM EDT2011-11-01 23:29:01 GMT
    Dr. Joanna Storey, Pediatrician, speaks against the Personhood Amendment, Initiative 26. A guest editorial opposing the Personhood Amendment initiative will post Thursday, November 3.

  • Tuesday, October 25 2011 9:34 PM EDT2011-10-26 01:34:49 GMT
    Sen. Chris McDaniel, (R) Ellisville, speaks in favor of Voter ID, Proposition 27. A guest editorial opposing the Voter ID proposition will post Thursday, October 27.

  • Wednesday, October 19 2011 12:20 PM EDT2011-10-19 16:20:21 GMT
    Farm Bureau president Randy Knight speaks in favor of eminent domain reform.

  • Wednesday, October 19 2011 12:19 PM EDT2011-10-19 16:19:41 GMT
    Victor Smith has been in the oil business most of his adult life.  On a mission trip to Malawi in 2005 he saw firsthand that 30,000 people a year die from issues caused by dirty water.

  • Tuesday, October 4 2011 5:49 PM EDT2011-10-04 21:49:42 GMT
    There is a biography being released this week on the life of native Mississippian Walter Payton.  The author claims that the NFL legend was a philanderer and drug abuser, who was at times suicidal. The book has made a lot of people fighting mad.

  • Tuesday, September 27 2011 7:43 PM EDT2011-09-27 23:43:49 GMT
    Whenever there is a car wreck, we just can't resist slowing down and looking. I feel the same way about Councilman Kenny Stokes. I know I should just ignore him, but I just can't.

  • Tuesday, September 20 2011 6:20 PM EDT2011-09-20 22:20:41 GMT
    The video of Daryl Dedmon running over and killing James Craig Anderson has been shown countless times on media all over the world.

  • Tuesday, September 13 2011 6:29 PM EDT2011-09-13 22:29:52 GMT
    The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians elected Phyllis Anderson their new chief. Anderson defeated Beasley Denson for a second time in a special election after she had already won in the regular election.

  • Wednesday, August 17 2011 5:26 PM EDT2011-08-17 21:26:03 GMT
    Voter discontent is so high following the primary elections, there is a chance voters may soon be voting on open primaries and maybe even voting on Saturdays.

  • Wednesday, August 10 2011 1:23 AM EDT2011-08-10 05:23:27 GMT
    The Help, native Jacksonian Kathryn Stockett's best selling novel, makes it movie debut nationally this week. The movie was filmed in Greenwood and Jackson.

  • Tuesday, August 2 2011 8:03 PM EDT2011-08-03 00:03:27 GMT
    WLBT has reported on businesses, churches and now homeowners having their air conditioners stolen.

  • Wednesday, July 27 2011 12:56 AM EDT2011-07-27 04:56:55 GMT
    Republican and Democrat candidates for governor debated on WLBT last Thursday. The 2 hour debate gave voters a chance to do some side by side comparisons before the August 2 election.

  • Tuesday, July 19 2011 10:06 PM EDT2011-07-20 02:06:56 GMT
    This is the final year of the PGA's contract with Viking Classic. The event is Mississippi's only PGA golf tournament.

  • Tuesday, July 12 2011 11:22 PM EDT2011-07-13 03:22:20 GMT
    Deryl Dedmon is accused of running over James Craig Anderson with his truck killing him in front of the Metro Inn on Ellis Avenue. The Metro Inn joins the list of other establishments that are havens for violence and crime.

  • Wednesday, June 22 2011 11:18 AM EDT2011-06-22 15:18:59 GMT
    This year's U.S. Open Golf championship was dominated by Rory McIlroy. McIlroy set lots of records with his brilliant performance. I wish the same could be said for NBC. NBC opened the U.S. Open coverage

  • Tuesday, June 14 2011 12:35 PM EDT2011-06-14 16:35:01 GMT
    More than two thousand non-profit organizations in Mississippi have lost their tax exempt status.  This should remind all of us that before we donate any of our hard earned money we need to make sure the charities are legitimate.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:09 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:09:48 GMT
    The new Capitol Street Gang is the Hinds County Supervisors. In the past few months they paid double the going rate for a redistricting map, awarded a multi-million dollar communications service contract for equipment already under warranty, purchased unneeded police radios for the City of Byram and hired the husband of the county attorney to secretly settle a lawsuit.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:09 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:09:02 GMT
    When the temperature gets hot, so does Mississippi politics.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:05 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:05:33 GMT
    It seems that Mississippi has been in the path of destruction the past few weeks. Wave after wave of tornados and now record flood levels have devastated many Mississippians. All day Wednesday WLBT is conducting a disaster fundraiser for Mississippi victims.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:04 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:04:52 GMT
    The City of Byram and Hinds County Supervisors purchased sets of police radios for the newly incorporated city.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:04 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:04:10 GMT
    This past week deadly tornados swept across the country.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:03 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:03:20 GMT
    Congress came within hours of shutting down the government last Friday.  The Mississippi Legislature can't agree on redistricting.  Maybe they should take a cue from this past weekend's event called "Shine".

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:02 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:02:11 GMT
    Last Thursday night a man armed with a knife was shot by a Jackson Police officer. It didn't take long for Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes to fault the police officer and lead a protest.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:01 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:01:19 GMT
    The Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement held their 6th annual conference this past week. Louis Farrakhan was one of the conference's keynote speakers.

  • Tuesday, June 7 2011 7:00 PM EDT2011-06-07 23:00:11 GMT
    The Hinds County Board of Supervisors did a version of the 'Shell Game' with the redistricting vote from the 2010 census.