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For Immediate Release: August 26, 2022    (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location daily for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per...

For Immediate Release: August 25, 2022 City of Jackson residents affected by the 2020 flood are advised to take precautions  (Jackson, Miss.) - The City of Jackson is expected to experience flooding in some areas of the City as the Barnett Reservoir releases water from the spillway to relieve pressure on the reservoir dam. This will cause...

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) - Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has declared a local emergency concerning the risk of flash flooding to the City of Jackson.    The severe weather may include risk of minor to moderate river flash flooding, threat of structural damage, and obstruction to roadways and bridges. There is...

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022 UPDATE: A power outage caused an electrically operated water valve to close in Presidential Hills, resulting in a temporary water outage for that area. The outage only affected the tank that provides water to Presidential Hills. City work crews have manually opened the valve to increase water pressure as Entergy restores...

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022   (Jackson, Miss.) - The City of Jackson remains under a boil water advisory until it is able to conduct two days of clear test samples. Due to the consecutive days of heavy rainfall, the City has been unable to conduct sampling. We are hopeful to resume sampling this weekend...

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) - A temporary power outage at one of the City’s well water facilities has resulted in a water outage for residents of the Presidential Hills community in northwest Jackson. Entergy is aware of the outage and working to restore power. The City will provide updates as soon as new...

For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022    (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location daily for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per...

For Immediate Release:  August 22, 2022  (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location daily for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle....

For Immediate Release:  August 18, 2022  (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location daily for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle....

For Immediate Release: August 17, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) -  The Federal Transit Administration under President Joe Biden announced Tuesday over $8.7 million in federal grant funding to the City of Jackson’s JTRAN public transit system. The funding will allow the City to implement findings from its comprehensive "Connect JXN Transit Plan” study that has looked at ways to upgrade and...

For Immediate Release:  August 17, 2022  (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location daily for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle....

For Immediate Release:  August 16, 2022  (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location daily for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle....

For Immediate Release:  August 15, 2022  (Jackson, Miss.) - The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need today. The distribution will take place at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1. The City will use this location for the near future. There is a limit of one case of water per...