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Jackson joins federal Violence Reduction Network

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s capital city has joined a federal initiative to reduce violence. The Department of Justice on Monday added Jackson and Nashville, Tennessee, to its Violence Reduction Network, which provides resources and […]

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City, partners employing area youth

By Shanderia K. Posey Editor The city of Jackson along with private sector partners are putting more than 700 area youth ages 16-24 to work as the Summer Youth Employment Program officially kicked off last […]

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City gets results from water samples

By Shanderia K. Posey Editor On Wednesday, about a week after the city of Jackson was notified that water samples from 13 residences contained elevated lead levels, preliminary resampling results from those same residences show […]

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Jackson proposes 8 percent property tax increase

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber has presented his budget proposal to city council members calling for an 8 percent tax increase, once a month furloughs of many city workers and a hiring […]