Mayor Lumumba declares State of Emergency after severe storm damage. Click here.

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The City of Jackson’s Water and Sewer Business Administration is now JXN Water. Click here.

 

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Terry Road Bridge Under Construction; Detour Route Provided 

For Immediate Release June 6, 2022 Terry Road bridge under construction; detour route provided  (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson is starting construction on replacing a bridge on Terry Road south of Savanna Street. Beginning today, the Terry Road bridge will be closed to all traffic for approximately nine months while the bridge is demolished … Continued

FTA announces $1M in funding for City of Jackson’s JTRAN project 

For Immediate Release June 3, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) – Today, the Federal Transit Administration under President Joe Biden announced $1 million in grant funding to establish the City of Jackson’s JTRAN New Bus Network Project. The project aims to improve public transportation and provide more flexibility, frequency and coverage to areas in the City that are … Continued

Mayor Lumumba Joins Coalition Vying for Common-Sense Gun Reform 

For Immediate Release: June 3, 2022 Mayor Lumumba joins coalition vying for common-sense gun reform  (Jackson, Miss.) – Today, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is joining a coalition of current and former mayors across the country to honor the Americans shot and killed every day, as well as the hundreds more wounded as the nation continues to … Continued

Job Fair: Trans-Con Regional Group

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2022   Job Fair: Trans-Con Regional Group (JACKSON, Miss) –  The Central Mississippi Transportation Connection (Trans-Con) and the City of Jackson’s Jobs for Jacksonians will host a job fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at the Jackson Medical Mall at 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave. The employment and resource … Continued

City of Jackson Environmental Service Center Closed June 2-16th

The City of Jackson’s Environmental Service Center, located at 1570 University Blvd. will be closed from June 2, 2022, through June 16, 2022, for maintenance and facility repairs. The facility will reopen on June 21, 2022, at 8:00 am. Residents may call 601-960-1193 for information regarding hazardous waste disposal.

Job Fair: Trans-Con Regional Group

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2022   Job Fair: Trans-Con Regional Group (JACKSON, Miss) –  The Central Mississippi Transportation Connection (Trans-Con) and City of Jackson’s Jobs for Jacksonians will host a job fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at the Jackson Medical Mall at 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave. The employment and resource fair is an … Continued

Boil Water Lift Wednesday, May 25, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  May 25, 2022    Boil water lift   The precautionary boil water notice for the following residents in City of Jackson’s drinking water system is now lifted: PWS 250008 54 Fondren Green Circle  For more information, please call 601-960-2723 during business hours or 601-960-1777/601-960-1975 after 4 p.m. See attached for additional details.

Downtown Jackson Partners, Community Leaders Ensure the Celebration Will Go On

For Immediate Release May 24, 2022  Downtown Jackson Partners, community leaders ensure the celebration will go on The charitable effort follows a majority vote from the City Council to defund fireworks celebration for Juneteenth, Fourth of July holidays (Jackson, Miss.) – Today, the City of Jackson is excited to announce Downtown Jackson Partners, Dharma Professional Services … Continued

$7.6M water improvement project underway

For Immediate Release May 19, 2022     Mayor Lumumba heralds a project to improve water flow to residents  (Jackson, Miss.) – Work crews are in the beginning phase of installing a massive 48-inch (4-foot diameter) water transmission line to help improve water flow to South Jackson and other neighborhoods in Jackson. The five-mile-long line … Continued

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