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With a 2020 population of nearly 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippi's population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Jackson is the only city in Mississippi with a population exceeding 100,000 people.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Coordinates. 32°17′56″N 90°11′05″W. / 32.29889°N 90.18472°W / 32.29889; -90.18472. Type. Water shortage. A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1]
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320.
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson’s request for $35.6 million in federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure, following...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The manager of the long-troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city proposed a slight rate increase for most residents Friday alongside what he said is a...
PHOTO: Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba takes a question from a member of the media during a press conference, March 8, 2021 in Jackson, Mississippi. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi. The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". The following individuals have held the office:
Broken pipes left thousands of residents of Jackson, Mississippi, without running water Monday after a winter storm as the city struggled to return pressure to its frail water system.
The Clarion Ledger is an American daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the second-oldest company in the state of Mississippi, and is one of the few newspapers in the nation that continues to circulate statewide.
March 26, 2024 at 12:22 PM. Robert A. Eikhoff has been named as the special agent in charge of the FBI Jackson Field Office in Mississippi by Director Christopher Wray, according to an FBI press ...