Pictured are Mayor Tony Yarber (from left), Ashby Foote, Ward 1; Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3; De’Keither Stamps, Ward 4; Melvin Priester Jr., Ward 2 and council president; Charles Tillman, Ward 5; Tyrone Hendrix, Ward 6; and Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ward 7. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
Pictured are Mayor Tony Yarber (from left), Ashby Foote, Ward 1; Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3; De’Keither Stamps, Ward 4; Melvin Priester Jr., Ward 2 and council president; Charles Tillman, Ward 5; Tyrone Hendrix, Ward 6; and Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ward 7. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
Jackson City Council’s regular meeting on March 22 was held at the historic Woodworth Chapel on the campus of Tougaloo College. Occasionally City Council meetings are held on college campuses as a way of engaging students and giving them the opportunity to see government in action. All council members were present.
The next regular city council meeting is set for 6 p.m. April 5, at City Hall.
By Othor Cain Editor In an ongoing battle since 2012, the city reached a settlement with the company Retro Metro, headed by businessmen Socrates Garrett, Howard Catchings and Leroy Walker. The council voted to go […]
By Diamond Williams Mississippi Link Intern A memorial was held April 7, at Tougaloo College in honor of student Jana Clanton who died in a car accident April 6. Tougaloo College’s historic Woolworth Chapel was […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer Several key persons met at the famous Woodworth Chapel at Tougaloo College the morning of May 6, to announce a $250,000 donation from AT&T to the Mississippi Department of […]
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