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2 weeks ago | 
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two weeks after Eudora’s Mississippi Brasserie in The District closed its doors, which the owner blamed on financial challenges, 3 On Your Side has learned the restaurant has been in an ongoing legal battle over failing to pay its creditor hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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3 weeks ago | 
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson voters overwhelmingly chose State Sen. John Horhn with 67 percent of the vote against five other challengers. Now, in an exclusive interview with 3 On Your Side’s C.J. LeMaster, Mayor-Elect Horhn said he’s excited to share his new vision and promising future for Jacksonians. We’ve seen two different types, and there’s probably more than this. But just for the sake of this question, different methods when it comes to establishing the tone of an administration.
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1 month ago | 
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
MCCOMB, Miss. (WLBT) - The city of McComb remains under state scrutiny because it hasn’t kept track of how taxpayer money is being spent for nearly five years by failing to get audits completed. This failure to check the books since 2020 will cost the city an estimated $330,000. State law allows the State Auditor’s office to take that money and bring a firm in to get those finances sorted. Residents in the city have their own theories on why this lapse in accountability has taken place.
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1 month ago | 
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - As Pat Sullivan’s criminal trial creeps closer, the state of Mississippi demands to know whether the former Richland mayor plans to use an alibi defense to answer years of alleged payroll fraud first uncovered by WLBT. Such a defense is typically used in cases where a singular event is the basis for the crime, like a shooting or robbery.
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1 month ago | 
wsaw.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once celebrated and now denounce because of taxpayer dollars meant for the poorest residents that went to him and his causes instead. The new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Fall of Favre, begins with the NFL legend’s rise to prominence in professional sports. “Everybody wishes they could be a NFL quarterback.
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1 month ago | 
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once celebrated and now denounce because of taxpayer dollars meant for the poorest residents that went to him and his causes instead. The new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Fall of Favre, begins with the NFL legend’s rise to prominence in professional sports. “Everybody wishes they could be a NFL quarterback.
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1 month ago | 
wdam.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once celebrated and now denounce because of taxpayer dollars meant for the poorest residents that went to him and his causes instead. The new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Fall of Favre, begins with the NFL legend’s rise to prominence in professional sports. “Everybody wishes they could be a NFL quarterback.
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1 month ago | 
wlbt.com | Anthony Warren |C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster |Holly Emery
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A $42 million health care project planned for the city of Ridgeland could be getting a tax break. On Monday, the Madison County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution for the unnamed project, which would provide the development with a 45 percent reduction on its annual property taxes for its first 10 years of operation. The resolution was approved on a unanimous vote. The tax is dependent on whether owners can close on the project no later than May 31.
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1 month ago | 
wlbt.com | Anthony Warren |C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State Sen. John Horhn has picked up another endorsement in his race for Jackson mayor. On Thursday, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones endorsed the Democratic candidate, saying he is the “right choice to move our city forward.” “John Horhn has dedicated his career to serving the people of Jackson with integrity and vision. His leadership and commitment to progress make him the right choice to move our city forward,” the sheriff wrote in a post on social media.
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1 month ago | 
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade announced the murder arrest of a 17-year-old suspect for a killing that took place last week and the name of an alleged accomplice in the crime. Wade said officers arrested Lecorion Davis but did not say when the arrest took place. Davis is charged with shooting and killing 19-year-old Zephaniah Thompson near Holden Street and Segura Avenue on May 7.
