Category: City News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2021   HUDSPETH REGIONAL CENTER TO PARTNER WITH JOBS FOR JACKSONIANS FOR A RECRUITMENT EVENT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 (JACKSON, Miss) – Hudspeth Regional Center is partnering with the Jobs for Jacksonians program to host a job fair, Wednesday, August 4th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Tougaloo Community Center, located at 318 Vine Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39213. Hudspeth Regional Center recruiters are hiring for candidates … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2021 CITY OF JACKSON TO HOST DRIVE-THROUGH BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOLARS Celebration Will Be Held Saturday, July, 31 and Will Include School Supply Giveaway   (JACKSON, Miss) – The City of Jackson will celebrate Our Scholars with a drive-through Back to School Celebration, Saturday, July 31, 2021 from … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2021 CITY OPENS TWO COOLING CENTERS   (JACKSON, Miss) – The City of Jackson has opened the following cooling centers from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Capacity is limited and masks are required. Smith Robertson – 505 John Hart St. (Capacity 150 people) Tougaloo Center- 318 Vine St. – (Capacity 75 … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2021 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE: SECTION OF CEDARS OF LEBANON ROAD BETWEEN MANHATTAN ROAD AND CREPT MYRTLE DRIVE Road Closure to Begin Morning of July 28; Anticipated to Last Several Days  (JACKSON, Miss) – The City of Jackson will close a section of Cedars of Lebanon Road between Manhattan Road and Crepe … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2021   Statement from Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Regarding the Passing of Bob Moses   (JACKSON, Miss) – We stand in the shadow and warmth of the legacy of Bob Moses. May his life’s efforts to organize, strategize, and secure the peoples’ right to participate in the determination of our collective … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2021   Statement Regarding Video of JPD Officer Confrontation with Woman Outside Local Establishment   (JACKSON, Miss) – “A recently circulated video involving a JPD officer in confrontation with a woman outside of a local establishment has been brought to our attention. Safety and accountability are serious priorities for this administration. … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2021   Statement from Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Regarding State’s Public Safety Initiative in Jackson   (JACKSON, Miss) – We are pleased to see within the plan shared today that the State of Mississippi and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is moving towards the transparency that we identified as an urgent need when … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2021   NEW PILOT WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO HELP JACKSON RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND Pilot Program Launches Week of July 19 to Help Customers Ahead of Anticipated September 1st Resumption of Water Cut Offs Previously Suspended During the Height of the Pandemic   (JACKSON, Miss.) – Yesterday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2021   EATON AEROSPACE TO PARTNER WITH JOBS FOR JACKSONIANS FOR A RECRUITMENT EVENT THURSDAY, JULY 15   (JACKSON, Miss) – Eaton Aerospace is partnering with the Jobs for Jacksonians program to host a job fair, Thursday, July 15th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon at Tougaloo Community Center, located at 318 Vine Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39213.  Recruiters are … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2021 CITY OF JACKSON JULY ROLL-OFF DUMPSTER DAY RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, JULY 31 (JACKSON, Miss) – The City of Jackson has rescheduled its regular July Roll-off Dumpster Day to Saturday, July 31. The original details of the location and time will remain the same. See below. Date: Saturday, July 31st … Continued