Jackson mayor to present 2023 State of the City address
How’s the city of Jackson doing? Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba will lay it all out Thursday evening during his 2023 State of the City address.The mayor will address highlights and accomplishments of the past year, and he’ll outline goals for the coming year during the address, which will be held at The Rookery, an events […]
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Jackson mayor joined by state and county officials for ‘major announcement’
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding a news conference to make what his office says will be a major announcement.The mayor will be joined by city, county and state officials. Watch the announcement live in the video player above. JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding a news conference to make […]
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City council members oppose Hutton as Parks and Recs interim director | #citycouncil
Jackson City Council members are blasting the mayor’s decision to hire an ex-convict to oversee the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. They said they were disappointed and absolutely opposed to Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s appointment of Steve Hutton, who spent time in prison after pleading guilty in 2021 to promoting prostitution.“Hell to the naw, naw,” […]
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Who’s keeping track of grant money? Jackson City Council meeting heats up | #citycouncil
The Jackson mayor and one of his chief critics on the city council were at odds during a Tuesday meeting. A discussion between Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes got heated over who’s accountable for how public and private grant dollars received by the city of Jackson are spent. “People are […]
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Mayor to discuss plans to overcome Jackson’s water crisis during State of City address
The city of Jackson will host Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s State of the City address on Thursday evening.The theme of this year’s speech is “Jackson Strong,” and will be held at the Farish Street Courtyard at 207 Farish St., beginning at 6 p.m. The address will be streamed live on the city’s Facebook page.The mayor […]
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Jackson mayor says DOJ ‘form letter’ about water ‘indicates nothing new’
The Environmental Protection Agency wants a judge to enforce an agreement on how Jackson will fix its water system. The EPA is looking into the quality of the city’s water as well.The water quality tests approved by the Mississippi State Department of Health allowed a citywide boil-water advisory to be lifted. But those approvals were […]
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‘We’re not going to change our pursuit policy,’ Pearl mayor says
‘We’re not going to change our pursuit policy,’ Pearl mayor says Jackson mayor says police pursuits from surrounding cities ‘do not make us safer’ Updated: 2:10 PM CDT Jul 22, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript for the reason before going into the weekend about yesterday’s incident and mm from *** different perspective, Alright. Or how […]
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