At a special reception hosted at the Jackson Convention Complex on Aug. 29, the City of Jackson honored Nancy Gaynor and others deemed the “unsung heroes and community champions” of the 2022 Jackson water crisis.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba’s decision to hire Steve Hutton, who pleaded guilty to charges of promoting prostitution in 2021, as the City’s new interim director of parks and recreation is drawing criticism in Mississippi’s capital.
Jackson Parks and Recreation Director Ison Harris Jr. has resigned after eight years with the department, Mayor Chokwe Lumumb’s office announced in a statement on
Students, residents and city workers spent Monday morning beautifying Percy V. Simpson Drive in Jackson, Miss., while also commemorating the anniversary of last year’s water
A federal judge has allowed about 1,000 children diagnosed with lead poisoning to proceed in a case against the City of Jackson and the Mississippi State Department of Health in a March 23 order.
The latest Jackson garbage crisis is part of a long-running dispute between the mayor and the city council, which prompted a series of emergency garbage disposal contracts in the capital city.
The state-run Capitol Police would have jurisdiction over the entire capital city and would be required to wear body cameras under an amended version of Mississippi House Bill 1020 that the Mississippi Senate passed on March 7, 2023.
The Mississippi Legislature will restrict the City of Jackson’s use of the 1% Sales Tax to water issues if House Bill 1168 becomes law.
A detainee who had been awaiting trial for 18 months died in the Hinds County Detention Center, officials revealed on Monday, Feb. 6.
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