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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.
Detainees arrive at the Hinds Co. Detention Center on opening day in 1994

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FROM THE VAULT: State’s first legal casinos open
FROM THE VAULT: State’s first legal casinos open

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Kirk Fordice talks with Maggie Wade on election night in 1991
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
FROM THE VAULT: Disappearances of Hearin, Tullos, Levitz, Lewis still unsolved

Crime

Outside the Sherry home on September 16, 1987
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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By 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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By 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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By 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

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

Michelle Obama Visits Mississippi

Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT

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King and Queen of Spain Visit Jackson

King and Queen of Spain Visit Jackson

Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 5:04 PM CDT
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