New Parking Meters Coming to Downtown Jackson: ‘Parking Is Not Going To Be Free’
The City of Jackson is installing new paid parking kiosks downtown, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba says. The touchscreen devices accept both cards and coins.
The City of Jackson is installing new paid parking kiosks downtown, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba says. The touchscreen devices accept both cards and coins.
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said he wants JXN Water to engage more with the community and promised more road repairs coming soon.
The town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, has struggled to rebuild after a devastating tornado struck last year. One family is finding their way home.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba called renewed efforts for a state takeover of Jackson’s water system an “effort to seize control of a Black city.”
Commissioner Andy Gipson writes that the state should create diverse funding streams to invest in transportation infrastructure without raising taxes.
Lawmakers are renewing efforts to create a regional utility authority to take over the Jackson water system after a similar bill failed last year.
The national AT&T outage was not the result of a cyber attack, but it does expose vulnerabilities, an expert at the University of Mississippi says.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its first report about two late January home explosions in Jackson, Miss.
Clara Barbour, 82, died in her Jackson home when it exploded on Jan. 24. Another house exploded three days later. A federal investigation is underway.
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