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Posted: Jan 15, 2018 / 04:59 PM CST / Updated: Jan 26, 2018 / 09:44 PM CST

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Will Smith ‘Emancipation’ film exits Georgia over voting laws

by Associated Press, Nexstar Media Wire / Apr 12, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access.

The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee balloting, limited drop boxes and gave the State Election Board new powers to intervene in county election offices and to remove and replace local election officials. Opponents have said the law is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters.

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Reservoir Police won’t renew Covid-19 restrictions for boaters

Apr 12, 2021

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Warmer weather is back to dominating most of the Jackson Metro forecasts and with Summer approaching boat traffic and swimming is on the rise on the Reservoir. But is the pandemic going to alter how boaters go out again? There was little we knew about the Coronavirus and how easily it spread indoors versus outdoors in the Spring of 2020. Based on what the CDC says now and vaccines accessible to anyone, authorities are being more relaxed this year.

At one point last year if boaters wanted to be out on the water, everyone on board had to wear a mask and the number of those on board could not exceed 50% of the capacity of the boat.

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6-Month-Old and 11-Year-Old in Critical Condition after Ridgeland Car Crash

Apr 12, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Just over 24 hours after a horrific accident, Kimberly Montgomery sits bedside at UMMC as her two daughters, who were both ejected from the car, are being treated for their injuries.

6-month-old Faith has 2 fractured legs, 2 broken ankles, and her ribs on her right side are broken. Faith also has a broken collar bone, and multiple bruises and stitches.

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