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Road Closure: Medgar Evers Blvd. Edition
The city of Jackson has announced that a portion of South Medgar Evers Boulevard will be closed for the next three days. The closure starts at the intersection known as Freedom Corner, at Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and continues south to Pocahontas Street at Society Ridge …
Jackson to Host Another Town Hall Meeting
The city of Jackson will host a town hall meeting to discuss and answer questions the public may have regarding the proposed water and sewer upgrades. The next Town Hall Meeting will take place in Ward 3 on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church at …
Town Hall In Ward 1 Set For Tonight
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the City of Jackson is hosting another Town Hall meeting tonight to discuss the 1-percent local sales tax option. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church at 6000 Old Canton Road in Ward 1. City leaders are putting the option …
City Sets Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Rate Hikes
The City of Jackson will host a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. at Anderson United Methodist Church South at 1315 West McDowell Road to give residents a chance to discuss and ask questions about the mayor's proposed rate hikes on water and sewer services. A …
Lumumba Announces Two More Town Halls
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has announced two more town hall meetings to discuss the need for the city to pass a 1-percent sales tax hike. The first is set for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the E-Center on the campus of Jackson State University at 1230 Raymond Road. …
Town Hall on Sales Tax Set for Sunday
With less than two months left before Jacksonians head to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed 1-percent sales tax increase, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is taking his message to the people. Lumumba will host a town hall-style meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 at Pearl St. African …
City To Host Three More Town Hall Meetings
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the City of Jackson will host three additional town hall meetings to discuss the merits of the proposed 1-percent sales tax option currently before Jackson voters, the city announced Monday morning. Wards 1 and 2 will meet at 6 p.m. on Dec. 19 at Word and …
Quick Hits for Friday Night
There's usually plenty to do on Fridays in Jackson, and if you are like me, you're going to have a tough time deciding exactly which of these awesome events to attend: The city of Jackson is celebrating National Night Out on Friday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at City …
Downtown Sets Showcase, Among Other Things
Downtown Jackson Partners is proud to announce it is partnering with the Town Creek Arts Festival to host Downtown on Display, an open house event for downtown Jackson businesses. It'll be held on October 5, 2013. From 2 - 5 PM, visitors will have the opportunity to take architectural tours, …
Lumumba's New Endorsements; Stokes to JFP: "Kiss My Ass"
The campaign to elect City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba as mayor announced several endorsements from key city leaders Friday morning in front of City Hall. Among the endorsements Lumumba received were State Representatives Earl Banks and Jim Evans and District 5 Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes and his wife, Ward 3 …
WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
You want to know why people are scared of Chokwe Lumumba? Here's a good place to start. The headline that appears on a story that the WAPT web site (www.wapt.com) reads, "Lumumba wants to remove Christopher Columbus from history books." The headline is misleading at best. I was at the …