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The precautionary citywide boil water notice has been lifted.
The lift applies to all customers on the City’s surface water system.
It follows the testing of water samples by the state Department of Health.
For more information, please call 601-960-2723 during business hours or 601-960-1777 / 601-960-1875 after 4 p.m.
The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.