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Jackson MS mayor defends selection of Richard’s Disposal for contract

One day to go until the Jackson City Council is set to vote on a long-term garbage contract. On Tuesday, March 19, the council will hold their second monthly meeting of March. On the agenda, the council will decide the fate of a long-term contract between the City of Jackson and Richard’s Disposal Inc. During […]

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Jackson MS city council resolution opposes state takeover of water system | #citycouncil

The Jackson City Council, on a 5-0 vote, passed a resolution opposing Senate Bill 2628, which would, if passed, place control of JXN Water under a state-appointed board after Jackson’s federally appointed Third-Party Water Administrator Ted Henifin leaves. The action came during in a special-called meeting Monday morning in which Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes […]

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Jackson MS mayor defends tiny home village plan for homeless

A new city-project aimed at shrinking Jackson’s homeless population has caused controversy among residents of West Jackson and members of the Jackson City Council. Sitting in his third floor office at Jackson’s City Hall Thursday afternoon, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba spoke candidly with the Clarion Ledger in an exclusive interview defending the project called “Safe […]

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Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says he will run for reelection in 2025

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is planning to run for re-election in 2025. Lumumba made the announcement after taking questions from reporters during a Monday press conference at Jackson’s City Hall. “As it stands today, it is certainly my intent to run again,” Lumumba said. “If anything changes with that, I’ll notify you.” Lumumba also […]

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Jackson not involved with Hinds County pauper’s field bodies

To associate the City of Jackson with national reports of 215 people who were buried in a pauper’s field behind the Hinds County Penal Farm is “misinformation” and “dangerous,” said Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. Lumumba made the comments Saturday at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum during a meeting of the Jackson People’s Assembly to […]

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Jackson City Council approves new curfew. Goes into effect in 30 days. | #citycouncil

In an effort to curb youth violence, a curfew for those under the age of 18 in Jackson has been approved by the Jackson City Council. On weekdays, the curfew will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., while on weekends it will be from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m, according to Jackson’s Code of […]

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Jackson MS City Council share priorities for 2024 | #citycouncil

Members of the Jackson City Council have shared their top priorities in Jackson they would like to see addressed in 2024. Each of the council members said they would like to see more roads improved and repaved in 2024. The city’s perennial problem with potholes was brought up by each council member. “We got to […]

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Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins sets sights on the 2025 election

Mary Hawkins Butler, mayor of Madison, Miss., talks about her career and her intention to run for an 11th term at city hall on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Butler, one of the longest-serving mayors in the country said, “I’ve always said that there’s only two ways I’ll go out of the mayor’s office and that […]

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Jackson Mayor won’t ‘endorse nor condemn’ proposed new water rates

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said is not “endorsing nor condemning” the new water billing rates that were presented by federally appointed third-party water administrator Ted Henifin in recent weeks. “I think it should be something that our residents, (and) the city council should be very in-tuned with and understand before making any decisions,” Lumumba […]

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Should Asher return as mayor?

Questions are being asked about whether defeated Liberal candidate Stephanie Asher should return to her position as Mayor of Geelong after a series of campaign bungles left many voters fuming. Ms Asher stepped aside from her mayoral duties to devote her time to fighting to unseat Labor MP Libby Coker in the federal seat of […]