(Jackson, Miss.) – Beginning today, the City of Jackson Department of the Municipal Clerk will offer TSA PreCheck services Monday – Friday from 8:30 am until 12:00 pm and 1:00pm until 5:00 pm in the old Chamber building located at 201 S. President Street, right next to City Hall. Those interested in registering for TSA … Continued
(Jackson, Miss.) – Tuesday, Mayor Lumumba and Hinds County Supervisor, Robert Graham announced plans to distribute 75,000 masks to residents throughout the City of Jackson. The masks were given to the City by the Hinds County Board of Supervisors thanks to the collective efforts of Mississippi Emergency Management, FEMA, and the State of Mississippi. Supervisor … Continued
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Friday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Jackson Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Errick Greene announced that Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, has provided 1500 distance learning kits to the City. The learning kits were given in an effort to support the City and JPS with engaging families in continuous learning … Continued
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The City of Jackson, along with local partners, has established the Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Taskforce, otherwise known as CliMAT, geared toward developing and implementing municipal climate change solutions by addressing climate change mitigation through the reduction of emissions, and adaptation. Through these climate actions, the task force will simultaneously address the … Continued
Exciting news for the citizens of Jackson! We have published our all new, monthly City of Jackson newsletter for you to catch up on news in the City and from the Mayor’s Office. Take a look inside the May 2020 issue. May 2020 Newsletter
(Jackson, Miss.) – Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is slowly re-opening the Capital City following months of lockdown due to COVID-19, while acknowledging that data does not yet reflect that Jackson or the State of Mississippi has experienced a decline in the rate of new COVID-19 cases. “What I am faced with now is just not … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – Wednesday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba along with Hinds County Supervisor Credell Calhoun announced the Robinson Road Repaving Project. The project will come in three phases. Phase I – includes Capitol Street to Ellis Avenue, current underway Phase II – includes Ellis Avenue to Highway 80 Phase III – includes Highway 80 to … Continued
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The City of Jackson announced today that they received a $1.2M award from the Surdna Foundation to work with the Community Aid & Development Corporation as part of a regranting and municipal partnership, to invest in artists from communities of color. The award will be distributed in equal parts over the course … Continued
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Thursday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba signed an Executive Order to further extend the current Stay at Home order from May 1st until May 15th. “I want to remind people that we are still in a critical stage in our fight to flatten the curve in this COVID-19 pandemic. It is imperative that … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – Monday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that the City of Jackson has filed a lawsuit against Canadian National Railway to restore and reopen the underpass at Walter “Dutch” Welch Drive, at the railroad company’s expense. The City is also demanding that Canadian National adjust its operations to avoid routinely blocking existing crossings … Continued
