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Erin Pickens

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Evening Anchor at WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)

Three-time Emmy award-winning morning anchor for WAPT. Watch every weekday morning beginning at 4:30. Links & RTs are not endorsements. Opinions are my own.

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  • A 15-year-old sits in Warren County jail after turning himself in for shooting his uncle

    4 weeks ago | wapt.com | Erin Pickens

    A 15-year-old in Warren County turned himself in after his uncle said he shot him.Sheriff Martin Pace says the Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a call Thursday just after 9:30 a.m.He says when deputies arrived at the home on Heartwood Drive, which is off Old Highway 80, they found a 33-year-old man who had been shot twice in the legs.Pace said the victim was taken to UMMC with serious injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.He said the suspect was identified as the...

  • Hinds County road closed for repairs

    4 weeks ago | wapt.com | Erin Pickens

    A road in northern Hinds County is closed because of emergency repairs being made to a bridge.The signs immediately went up on Lanewood Road in Pocahontas. The road is closed between Greens Crossing Road and Joe Coker Road. Lanewood Road runs parallel to Highway 49.Hinds County Public Works doesn't have a timeline for how long the bridge repair will take.

  • Mayor of Brookhaven addresses deadly violence and outgoing police chief

    1 month ago | wapt.com | Erin Pickens

    Brookhaven's mayor is addressing violence that happened Memorial Day weekend. It left a teenager dead and several others hurt.In a Facebook post on Memorial Day, Mayor Joe Cox said he was concerned about multiple shootings that happened the day before. "These senseless acts of violence and blatant disregard for human life have resulted in the death of a local teenager.

  • Gipson urges calm over Trump report, promotes local produce for healthier lifestyles

    1 month ago | wapt.com | Erin Pickens

    The Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again report has prompted reactions from Mississippi officials, including concerns about future regulations on crop protection tools and initiatives to promote healthier lifestyles. "There is enough in the report to cause plenty of worry about how key crop protection tools will be regulated in the future," said U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a former Mississippi agriculture commissioner.

  • Attorneys for Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate file new motions to vacate sentence

    1 month ago | kesq.com | Erin Pickens

    By Erin PickensClick here for updates on this story JACKSON, Miss. ( WAPT) - Attorneys representing Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate filed new motions Thursday before the Mississippi Supreme Court. The move comes two weeks after the Court set an execution date for Richard Jordan, who will turn 79 on May 25. His attorneys want the Court to rehear his case and vacate his death sentence, or send the issue to a circuit court.

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Erin Pickens
Erin Pickens @erinpickensWAPT
18 May 25

RT @TyreeSheriff: Update: 40-year-old Donnell Otis Stewart, wanted for questioning, is in custody.

Erin Pickens
Erin Pickens @erinpickensWAPT
18 May 25

RT @TyreeSheriff: Alert 🚨 HCSO is investigating a homicide that occurred in the 1100 block of Jones Road in Edwards, MS, at approximately 5…

Erin Pickens
Erin Pickens @erinpickensWAPT
7 May 25

RT @radamsWAPT: Historic Moment: Councilman Kenneth Stokes received a round of applause from fellow council members Tuesday after he voted…