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FROM THE VAULT: Problems with Hinds County jail begin on opening day in 1994
The locks did not work on the first day, and problems have persisted ever since.
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FROM THE VAULT: State’s first legal casinos open
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FROM THE VAULT: Straight-shooter Kirk Fordice becomes first GOP governor since 1870s
Cold Cases
FROM THE VAULT: Disappearances of Hearin, Tullos, Levitz, Lewis still unsolved
Crime
FROM THE VAULT: Judge Vincent Sherry and wife Margaret murdered in Biloxi
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FROM THE VAULT: Hurricane Katrina devastates the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 12:44 PM CDT
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Wilson Stribling
For 36 years, Hurricane Camille had been the worst storm anyone in Mississippi could remember. That all changed in 2005.
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FROM THE VAULT: William Winter elected governor in 1979
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM CDT
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Wilson Stribling
The veteran politician is credited with sweeping education-reform legislation during his term.
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FROM THE VAULT: Pearl River floods of 1979 and 1983
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 5:52 PM CDT
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Wilson Stribling
Many in central Mississippi will never forget the devastating flooding and its aftermath.
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FROM THE VAULT: 1970s bring political change to Mississippi
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 2:27 PM CDT
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By
Wilson Stribling
In 1975, something happened that had never happened in Mississippi before: Voters elected a woman to serve as lieutenant governor.
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WLBT News Weather Promo in 1998
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 5:59 PM CDT
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Howard Ballou Promotional Ad in 1993
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 2:33 PM CDT
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1997 Highland Village Commercial
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 2:24 PM CDT
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Rapids on the Reservoir Commercial
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 12:24 PM CDT
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Metrocenter Ad from 1998
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 11:48 AM CDT
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WLBT Promo from 1991
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 11:40 AM CDT
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FROM THE VAULT: Hurricane Camille devastates the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:24 PM CDT
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WLBT News Loses it's FCC License
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 5:46 PM CDT
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The Death of Frank Melton
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 5:29 PM CDT
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Jubilee!Jam Music Festival in Jackson
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 2:54 PM CDT
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Candidate George W. Bush Makes Stop in Mississippi
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 2:45 PM CDT
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Emmett Till abducted, murdered in Mississippi Delta
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
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Michelle Obama Visits Mississippi
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT
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King and Queen of Spain Visit Jackson
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 5:04 PM CDT
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