JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A charge has been downgraded for a second teenager accused of killing a 14-year-old in Jackson. According to court documents, Maxle Mooneyham, 16, has been charged with tampering with evidence/obstruction of justice. He was previously charged with murder. Mooneyham's bond has been set at $100,000. A charge was also downgraded for [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson family has a message for the community after they lost a loved one to gun violence. Taboris Jefferson was shot on Medgar Evers Boulevard near Coleman Avenue on Sunday, April 21. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Jefferson's aunt, Alberstine Walker, described her nephew as a [.]
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County residents will soon have more choices for shopping thanks to a new retail town center. Chief Operations Officer Scott Sledge said they have completed Phase 1 of their development project. He said Germantown Village in Gluckstadt is part of Phase 2. "I'm very excited for the revenue that [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi House and Senate Medicaid expansion negotiators are still under immense pressure to get a deal done after they held their first public meeting on Tuesday, April 23. No movement was made during the conference negotiations on Tuesday. Conferees did not meet on Wednesday. One Mississippian, Kathleen O'Beirne, felt compelled to [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys for the sister of George Robinson said they're rejecting the City of Jackson's settlement offer. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council unanimously voted to settle with Bettersten Wade in the amount of $17,000. Wade filed a lawsuit against the city saying that her brother was killed by a former Jackson [.]