Stats provided to WLBT show that through May 11, there has been a 50 percent drop in homicides when compared to the same ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An outspoken critic and former employee of JXN Water is now a deputy director of Jackson’s Public Works Department. Documents reviewed by WLBT show that Tariq Abdul-Tawwab was ...

Heavy rain in Jackson has delayed the removal of downed trees, with some still entangled in power lines, as officials work to ...

Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade announced a reduction in homicides, attributing the success to collaboration with state and federal partners and community efforts.

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba acknowledged the efforts of the Jackson Police Department but noted the need for ongoing security measures, including cameras. He emphasized that while cameras can help ...

The death of a 37-year-old man follows an assault inside the Raymond Detention Center as a federal receiver is poised to take ...

Jackson residents will get a chance to speak on the proposed water rate increase at a future status hearing, according to U.S. Judge Henry Wingate.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has previously said he is not in favor of the hike as well. Henifin has warned that without the increase, JXN Water could soon exhaust the federal funding ...

He echoed Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a renowned African writer’s call for all Africans to decolonise the mind, warning that Africa’s future depended on rewriting schools’ curricula and restoring cultural self ...

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He decisively defeated incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba by more than 12,000 votes. Lumumba received only 25.25% of the vote, or 6,246 votes as of 10:30 p.m. with all 80 precincts reporting.