Category: City News

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2022   CITY OPENS COOLING CENTERS   (Jackson, Miss.) – Due to the extreme heat this week, the City of Jackson has opened the following cooling centers for seniors aged 60 years old and above. They will be open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Champion Community Center, … Continued

For Immediate Release June 10, 2022     UPDATE: The Movies in the Park event that is scheduled for June 10 and June 11 has been postponed. The City will release details about the next event in the near future.    (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson’s Department of Parks and Recreation and co-sponsor Greater … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2022   Business grants, workforce projects available through the City of Jackson’s Office of Economic Development   (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson’s Office of Economic Development is proud to announce the re-launch of the CDBG Special Economic Development-related grant programs. These programs include the Small Business Resiliency & Safe … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 9, 2022    Boil water lift   The precautionary boil water notice for the following residents on City of Jackson’s drinking water system is now lifted: PWS 250008 58 Eastline Drive   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.

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

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

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

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

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.