For Immediate Release: June 30, 2022 State Imposes Boil Water Notice (Jackson, Miss.) – The state Department of Health has imposed a separate boil water notice on the City of Jackson due to high turbidity levels in its sampling. While the City routinely monitors for turbidity or cloudiness, samples taken earlier this week were above … Continued
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need this evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Triangle Plaza Shopping Center at the intersection of N. State Street and Northside Drive. There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle. The distribution will … Continued
2022 Jackson Fireworks Extravaganza (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will host a fireworks extravaganza in celebration of the Fourth of July holiday this Saturday, July 2. The family-friendly event will take place at Smith Wills Stadium and include food vendors and activities for kids, including a “Kidz Zone” from 5 to 7 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at nightfall. … Continued
For Immediate Release: June 29, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need this evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Triangle Plaza Shopping Center at the intersection of N. State Street and Northside Drive. There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle. The distribution … Continued
For Immediate Release: June 27, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson is distributing drinking water to residents in need today at Sykes Park Community Center at 520 Sykes Rd. The center is located in the southwest corner of Sykes Park. Cases of bottled water will NOT be available. Affected residents are asked to bring a container to store … Continued
For Immediate Release June 15, 2022 City gearing up for Juneteenth Celebration (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson is gearing up for an epic celebration of Juneteenth. The Juneteenth Celebration will include live music, food vendors, a Kid Zone featuring cardinal games by local churches and community outreach. Gospel rap artist Condo Bo will begin the … Continued
For Immediate Release: June 14, 2022 The city of Jackson teaming up with media, nonprofits, and health agencies in outreach to the homeless (Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson’s Office of Housing and Community Development in conjunction with the media, nonprofits, and local health agencies will team up Friday to provide the homeless population … Continued
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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
