Jackson Councilman Vows Crack Down on Homeless Panhandlers to Prioritize Businesses, Homeowners
A Jackson city councilman says he’s drafting ordinances related to homelessness in Jackson, targeting panhandling and settling on vacant property.
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A Jackson city councilman says he’s drafting ordinances related to homelessness in Jackson, targeting panhandling and settling on vacant property.
Hinds County buried John David Hankins in a pauper’s field without notifying his family—the third such case NBC News has identified since October.
Voting-rights organizations are demanding answers about the ballot shortages that affected voters in Hinds County, Miss., in November’s elections.
PepsiCo announced a $50,000 grant on Nov. 2, 2023, to fund Jackson State University’s Tiger Pantry for students suffering from food insecurity.
Hinds County’s failure to ensure voters had enough ballots to vote in Mississippi’s Nov. 7 general election is drawing scrutiny from Congress.
The Mississippi Museum of Art is hosting the state’s first Picasso exhibit, featuring his landscape paintings paired with Romare Bearden’s exhibit.
After failing to notify two men’s families about their deaths this year, the Jackson Police Department has adopted a new death-notification policy requiring officers to
Rev. Al Sharpton called for prosecutions of any Jackson police officers involved in the death of Dexter Wade while giving a eulogy at his funeral.
JXN Water Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin’s new proposal would lower water rates for Jackson residents who receive SNAP food assistance.
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