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Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Words matter. They can be painful. They can be harmful. And they are powerful.
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Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 10:09 AM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Now that the Jackson water system has been stabilized, it is time to look at the longer-term plan to manage and maintain the water treatment and distribution operation.
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Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
The current administration has mismanaged the situation over the past five years, but the water operations didn’t get into this condition overnight.
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Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By Jeff Good
The challenges of the pandemic, inflation, and labor shortages are universal to all who are in my industry. But the challenge of failing infrastructure and repeated water outages are unique to those of us who operate within the Jackson city limits.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
We have shared many times the list of core functions of city government. Providing reliable, safe water is included in that list of priorities.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Based on the turnout for recent elections, it seems Jacksonians have given up.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
“There’s no other state that loves baseball more than the state of Mississippi."
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
This week, a family event at the Mississippi Fairgrounds was upended when three young men began shooting at the crowd enjoying the festivities.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
This will be a great opportunity for the children of Jackson.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
You’ve probably heard the saying, "There are two things you don’t want to see being made… sausage and legislation."
Current Radar
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 6:04 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
There is lots of activity happening at the state capitol this week.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Prohibition ended a long, long time ago. It’s time to purge the antiquated ABC laws and privatize the operation.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 9:10 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
To Chief Davis and the Jackson Police Department. Don’t stop your checkpoint strategy. Keep it up.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
With the exception of a few bright spots, Mississippi State Parks are an embarrassment.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 6:53 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
We don’t always agree with Governor Reeves, but we did when he focused on the fighting crime right here in Jackson during his recent State of the State address.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 6:05 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
They did it. They actually did it.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 6:03 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Hinds County Supervisor David Archie has been arguing for weeks and weeks that a move to unseat him as president of the board did not follow the board’s policies and procedures.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 5:39 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Mississippi is one step closer to a medical marijuana program after the House of Representatives passed its version of the legislation.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
It has been more than a year since Mississippians voted overwhelmingly to allow medical marijuana.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 6:09 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Good luck to the Tigers this weekend in the Celebration Bowl and thank you for the positive impact you are having on Jackson and the entire state of Mississippi.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 5:59 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Nearly two years ago, we proposed an idea that Hinds County and the state of Mississippi work together to solve a shared challenge.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:49 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Jackson has reached a new record for murders, surpassing the previous record of 128 killings set last year.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Ted Fortenberry
Make sure you find time to vote on Tuesday, November 23.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By RaMonda Alexander
Where are the parents, where are the community leaders outrage, where are our leaders outrage?
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
The city is on track to have a record number of murders this year.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
This week, State Auditor Shad White served demands for more than $77 million of misspent TANF money.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 9:11 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
One item that has gotten quite a bit of attention lately is the terrible condition of many city properties.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Over the past year, 140 businesses have opened in the city and another 15 to 20 are scheduled to open in the coming months.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 6:11 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Instead of acting like fools, these elected leaders need to work together, discuss, debate, and come up with solutions amicably and respectfully.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
The state legislature and state leadership have been tossing out ideas to improve teacher pay for years. There have been a few successes, but overall, we still fall short.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Mississippi might be #50 on a lot of lists, but you know where we’re not at the bottom? Helping our neighbors.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 8:23 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
The city is on track to have its deadliest year ever and it appears the prevention efforts by city leaders are doing little to stop the violence.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Don’t be the person apologizing to your family for not getting the vaccine as you take your last breath.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 5:43 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
This week we shared an uplifting story about a project in the Belhaven area that has turned into an inspirational space for the community.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Let’s be proud we are all part of the red, white and blue. Let the games begin! Go Team USA!
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 8:34 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
It’s been less than a month since it has officially been in place, and it is already showing huge promise in making Jackson and our state a safer place.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
So far this year, there have been 76 people murdered in Jackson.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
As we head into the 4th of July weekend, it is a great time to think about how fortunate we are to live in America.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
It has so much potential, but as we have seen over the past decades, when it comes to Farish Street, potential has not led to positive results.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Right now, the council has little say over how the city is managed.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 9:22 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Mayor, what you have done the past four years has not worked.
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 2:58 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Our state parks are uninviting places. State parks officials in Mississippi say they have nearly $150 million in maintenance and repairs that need to be addressed.
Updated: May. 20, 2021 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Governor Reeves needs to call a special session to implement a medical marijuana program.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
There have been discussions for many, many years about improving the main entrance of Jackson where Pearl Street and High Street feed directly into the heart of downtown.
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Canton Tourism, Visit Jackson, Visit Ridgeland and Vicksburg Tourism are now in a partnership they are calling the Capital Area Tourism Association.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2021 at 8:30 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A big thank you goes to Gov. Tate Reeves for signing the Mississippi Computer Science and Cyber Education Equality Act into law.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Unlike most Southern states, over the past few years Mississippi has been losing population.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
The state of Mississippi has a very valuable piece of property right in the middle of the Jackson medical corridor.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:22 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
With political gridlock getting so much attention, it’s nice to see our state leaders working together to pass some commonsense legislation.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 6:56 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
It’s no secret Jackson is struggling to develop a plan to make the city safe and address the excessive, violent crime.