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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.
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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.
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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.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 8:18 PM CDT
|By Ted Fortenberry
Some studies show texting and driving can be as dangerous as impaired driving, yet the state legislature refuses to address this issue.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 7:22 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Implementing a long-term fix would be great news for the people of Jackson and the businesses that invest in the capital city.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
It is not complicated. Fix the bad and the good will follow.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 9:08 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
The work needs to start now to make sure when it does happen the city, its people and its businesses don’t find themselves in this critical situation again.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 7:04 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Eliminating the state income tax is a great political soundbite, but that can’t happen without a plan to make up the deficit.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 6:45 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
The city needs to stop pussyfooting around hoping things will get better.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 7:17 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
We haven’t even made it through the first month of the year and 12 people have been murdered in Jackson.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 6:08 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
The Mississippi Highway Patrol can’t respond to incidents in cities with populations greater than 15,000.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 6:55 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
With two dominant parties, the gridlock and animosity will continue and that’s bad news for all of us.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 6:09 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
What happened this week is a low point in our country.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 9:15 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
This has been a tough year for a lot of people.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 7:37 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Jackson is now rated one of the most dangerous cities in America.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 10:15 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
This week Mississippi hit a new record for COVID cases in one day.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 8:55 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
There is a crisis at the Medical Examiner’s office at the Mississippi Crime Lab.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 11:36 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Congratulations, Mississippi, on making our state a better place. Job well done.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
There have been more murders in Jackson in 2020 than any year in history.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
He says at this rate, Jackson could potentially witness 128 murders by the end of the year.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Let’s get another albatross off our backs. When you go to the polls on November 3rd, vote “Yes” on Ballot Measure 2.