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$400K litter removal contract sparks debate among Jackson City Council members
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A six-figure litter removal contract has sparked debate among Jackson city leaders, in part, because it was brought up for a vote without being bid out. On Tuesday, the council narrowly approved a one-year, $400,000 contract with New Way Mississippi to pick up litter along Jackson’s...
The Clarion Ledger
Jackson Zoo's future: move, revamp, or close? Jackson mayoral candidates weigh in
An audible gasp — and even a few laughs — echoed through the auditorium at Millsaps College's Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex. Kim Wade, the conservative radio host running as an Independent in Jackson's mayoral election, was just asked the final audience question of the night: What are your plans to revitalize the Jackson Zoo and the surrounding West Jackson area? Wade took the microphone and cleared his throat before delivering his blunt response. "The zoo's gone," Wade said. "As I've said before, if it doesn't make sense we're not going to do it. No matter how emotional you...
Mississippi Today
A Jackson resident of Ward 3, due to city error, votes in Ward 1 primary
For the last 10 years, north Fondren resident Patricia Ice has called private investment advisor Ashby Foote, the lone Republican on the Jackson City Council, her councilman. But after the city redrew its ward maps last year due to population declines, the shape of the voting district Ice used to live in, Ward 1, shifted east, meaning she now lives in Ward 3.
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Jackson police identify man found dead on Harrison Avenue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a man was found deceased on Tuesday, March 18. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 18 on Harrison Avenue. Detective Tommie Brown said the person was identified as James Butler III. Anyone with additional information on this case can contact the Jackson Police Department (JPD) at […]
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New restaurant headed to E. County Line Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A vote by the Jackson City Council has cleared the way for a new restaurant to come to East County Line Road. At a zoning meeting on Monday, the council voted unanimously to approve a use permit for Randall McClanahan, who is planning to open “The Corner Pocket Restaurant” at Pear Orchard Village.
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Jackson Police identify November 2024 homicide victim
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Police have identified the man killed in a November 28, 2024, homicide in Jackson. According to authorities, Malik Stuckey was found shot and killed inside a burned vehicle on Glen Erin Drive near Monticello Drive. Stuckey was pronounced dead at the scene. Additional details of...
Mississippi Today
‘That wasn’t my question:’ Jackson voters seeking answers contend with candidate ‘ego’ at forums
A baby cried as Gwendolyn Chapman wrote down a question in precise pencil script. A former mayoral hopeful, Chapman was just another voter Monday night. She’d gone to the candidate forum at the Afrikan Art Gallery, a space for Jackson’s activist community and one of the few surviving businesses on historic Farish Street, historically the center of Black business in the city.
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Suspect in death of Mississippi woman dies
WOODVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Wilkinson County deputies said the prime suspect in the death of a woman has died. According to investigators, an arrest warrant was obtained for Gregory Thompson, 60, of Clayton, Louisiana. Authorities attempted to execute the arrest warrant for him on Sunday, March 16, but they said he shot himself. Thompson was […]
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Woman dies in Mississippi tornadoes just days after moving from SWLA
OAK VALE, Miss. (KPLC) - A former Southwest Louisiana resident was killed in a tornado outbreak in Mississippi this weekend. Suzette Tolbird, 56, died, along with a family member, Ryan Tolbird, 36, on Storey-Parkman Road in Oak Vale, Mississippi, according to Jefferson Davis County (Mississippi) Coroner Dedra Johnson. Suzette died...
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Driver dies in fiery crash on Medgar Evers Boulevard
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – One person has died after a vehicle left a road, crashed and caught fire in Jackson, police said. The incident occurred on Medgar Evers Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17. Deputy Chief Marco Johnson said the vehicle left the roadway and hit a concrete pillar of the Natchez Trace […]