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Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is an administrative department of the Government of Mississippi, headquartered in Jackson.It is responsible for the state Highway Patrol and commercial vehicle enforcement; specialized investigations and controlled drugs and substances enforcement; issuing driver's licenses and firearms permits; and the state Capitol Police.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History developed from the Mississippi Historical Society in the interest of promoting and protecting "Southern Identity" through acquisition and preservation of historical records, especially those records pertaining to the American Civil War. [5] Legislation authorizing creation of Department of ...
Another department head is resigning from the City of Jackson. Chloe Dotson, Jackson's director of the Department of Planning and Development, has submitted her resignation, Jackson Mayor Chokwe ...
Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 30, 2005. It concerned the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and the disparate impact theory. The Court held that although the theory of disparate impact set forth in Griggs v.
See details. City employees sued for car crashes account for 17% of Jackson's lawsuits. See details. Gannett. Charlie Drape, Mississippi Clarion Ledger. March 24, 2024 at 2:45 AM. This is the ...
The department was accredited for the first time by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission in 2016. At that time, JPD was the largest of 27 police departments accredited in Mississippi. In 2020, JPD opened a Real-Time Crime Center, where officers could access 600 public and private surveillance cameras in the city.
The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The 33,000-acre (130 km 2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features 105 miles (169 km) of ...
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) is a governing entity within the state of Mississippi tasked to manage a portion of the Pearl River basin, including the Ross Barnett Reservoir area, and its watersheds. The responsibilities of the district include: overseeing land management, maintaining natural resources, and providing ...
The Department of Environmental Quality provided water loans to Jackson 13 times since 1990 — every time the city applied. “Although Jackson falls on the lower end of per capita funding ...