FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 16, 2021 Tuesday afternoon update: WATER GRADUALLY RETURNING TO FAUCETS; BOIL WATER NOTICE REMAINS IN PLACE JACKSON, Miss– The City of Jackson remains under a precautionary citywide boil water notice following complications at the City’s O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant. A majority of customers on the City’s surface water system by … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2021 UPDATE ON REPAIRS TO JACKSON MADDOX WELL SYSTEM New Pump Installation Begins at Siwell Road Well, Temporary Pump Moved to TV Road Well, Precautionary Boil Water Notice in Effect for Impacted Area (JACKSON, Miss.) – Repair work has again commenced at the Siwell Road and TV Road … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2021 UPDATE: DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO OPEN CITY SWIMMING POOLS SATURDAY, JUNE 5 Due to Limited Lifeguards, Pool Schedule Will Rotate Until July 30 ** Updated Schedule for Saturday, June 4 – Wednesday, June 9 ** (JACKSON, Miss) – City of Jackson swimming pools will open Saturday, … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 CITY OF JACKSON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HIRING SEVERAL POSITIONS Weekly Jobs for Jacksonians Job Fair to Feature Public Works Opportunities Wednesday, May 19 (JACKSON, MS) – The Department of Public Works, in conjunction with the Jobs for Jacksonians Program, will host a job fair on Wednesday, May … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 MAYOR LUMUMBA SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER (2) CLOSING CITY HALL, NON-ESSENTIAL CITY OFFICES AND CITY-OWNED OR LEASED NON-ESSENTIAL FACILITIES, REQUIRING NON-ESSENTIAL CITY EMPLOYEES TO WORK REMOTELY, AND RESTRICTING CITY EMPLOYEE TRAVEL (Jackson, Miss.) – Today, citing the continued and increased spread of Covid-19 in the City of Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba … Continued
MAYOR FURTHER EXTENDS CURFEW AS PART OF CITY EFFORTS TO STEM CORONAVIRUS SPREAD Tuesday, Mayor Lumumba has extended the city-wide curfew set to expire at 12 midnight on Wednesday, August 19th for five additional days. As in the previous order, the curfew prohibits a range of non-essential pedestrian and vehicular movement during the hours of … Continued
(Jackson, MS) – Tuesday, Mayor Lumumba has extended the city-wide curfew issued on August 6th commencing at 12 midnight on Wednesday, August 12th. As in the previous order, the curfew prohibits a range of non-essential pedestrian and vehicular movement during the hours of midnight to 5:00 am for a period of five days. After the … Continued
(Jackson, Miss.) – On Monday, June 8, 2020, the City of Jackson issued an alert to customers in the Savanna Street Wastewater Treatment Plant area concerning a sanitary sewer overflow/bypass. The overflow occurred as a result of excessive infiltration and inflow after the significant rain event on June 8, 2020. The City of Jackson responds … Continued
“Today, as we all pause to commemorate the life of George Floyd, I extend my heartfelt sympathies to his family and loved ones. I stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and all of those engaging in civil disobedience against police brutality and the abuse of black bodies across the country and around the … 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
