Living Local: June 8, 2020

Posted: Jun 8, 2020 / 10:32 AM CDT / Updated: Jun 8, 2020 / 10:32 AM CDT

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Trial begins for man accused in 2018 homicide in Jackson

by Rachel Hernandez / Dec 6, 2021

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The trial for the man accused of killing a woman in 2018 began in Hinds County Circuit Court on Monday, December 6.

Prosecutors said Jason C. Garrett shot and killed Brittney Green on December 16, 2018, at convenience store on Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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First case of Omicron variant reported in Mississippi

by Kaitlin Howell / Dec 6, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the state. The case is in a fully vaccinated individual who recently traveled to New York. Officials said the patient was not hospitalized.

Mississippi joins 16 other states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington) in the U.S. that have reported cases of Omicron.

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