Jackson mayor holds media briefing
Jackson mayor holds media briefing Updated: 3:15 PM CST Feb 20, 2024 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba addresses city business and initiatives from West Ridgeway Street and Parkway Avenue. JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba addresses city business and initiatives from West Ridgeway Street and Parkway Avenue. Click Here For This Articles Original […]
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Council overrides mayor’s veto of vehicle ordinance; to go into effect Feb.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – An ordinance banning many Jackson city employees from taking home city-owned vehicles could go into effect early next month. Recently, the council voted to override the mayor’s veto of an ordinance that would prohibit many employees from using city vehicles for non-city business. The vote came nearly two months after the […]
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Jackson mayor, city leaders cover variety of issues during weekly media briefing
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba held his weekly media briefing, in which he and other city leaders addressed several issues. The mayor called police Chief Joseph Wade to the podium, who announced the creation of new department policies, including a pursuit policy and a death notification policy. Wade said the policies should roll out Monday, […]
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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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Retro Metro suing Capital City, Jackson mayor
The City of Jackson is facing a lawsuit over the old Metrocenter Mall.Retro Metro, which owns the building, has filed a discrimination complaint against the City of Jackson, the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.Retro Metro said the city violated the terms of the lease agreement when the council voted to terminate the […]
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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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Jackson mayor decries citywide boil water notice issued by MSDH
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said he objects to the latest boil water notice affecting all surface water connections in the capital city. The mayor held a press conference Monday to discuss the city’s ongoing water crisis, which comes just days after the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced a […]
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Hearing slated for Friday in case that could determine whether mayor can veto a council no-vote
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Jackson leaders will be back in court Thursday for a hearing in a case that could determine whether a mayor can veto a no-vote of the city council. A status conference is slated for Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m., in Hinds County Chancery Court in the City Council of Jackson, […]
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