JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Businesses are leaving Highway 80 in Jackson. State Rep. Grace Butler-Washington (D-District 69) said the closures have ramped up over the last 10 years. Captain D’s was the latest business to close along Highway 80. A sign was posted on the door informing customers to go to the locations in Pearl […]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced the city plans to tear down two eyesores along Highway 80. Councilman Vernon Hartley, Ward 5, said the city received $250,000 from the state to demolish the old Coca-Cola bottling plant and the Old Gipson Discount Foods. Hotel O demolition efforts are underway…
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was killed during a crash on Highway 80 in Jackson. The crash occurred on Highway 80 in front of Battlefield Park around 12:45 a.m. on August 2. Pedestrian hit, killed in Byram Interim Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said the 44-year-old driver was traveling…
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be a temporary closure on Morson Road at Highway 80 in Jackson. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the closure will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 17, 2025. Both directions of Morson Road and Highway 80…