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November 7, 1976 [2] Designated USMS. November 14, 1990 [1] The King Edward Hotel, built in 1923 as the Edwards Hotel, is an historic hotel in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. The second of two buildings located on the site at the corner of Capitol and Mill Streets, it was closed and vacant for nearly 40 years before renovations began in 2006.
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The Jackson Police Department (JPD) provides law enforcement to approximately 175,000 residents within the 120-square-mile (310 km 2) Hinds County portion of Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It was reported that JPD had 335 sworn offices in 2019, and 225 in 2023.
Sources: [1] and FAA [2] Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport ( IATA: JAN, ICAO: KJAN, FAA LID: JAN) is a city-owned civil-military airport located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, [3] approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Downtown Jackson across the Pearl River. [2] It is located in Rankin County between the suburbs of ...
On January 13, 2019, George Robinson, a 62-year-old Black man, died two days after a violent arrest by three Black police officers in Jackson, Mississippi. According to a grand jury indictment, the officers pulled Robinson out of a car, threw him headfirst into the pavement, and struck and kicked him multiple times in the head and chest.
On October 20, 2003, the Atlanta City Council voted to rename Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to honor former mayor Maynard Jackson, who died June 23, 2003. The council planned to drop Hartsfield's name from the airport, but public outcry (occurring coincidentally during a debate over the state's flag ) prevented this.
Area codes of Mississippi. The state of Mississippi is served by the following area codes: Area code 228 serves the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. Area codes 601 and 769 serve most of southern Mississippi including Jackson. Area code 662 serves northern Mississippi. External links. NANPA area code map of Mississippi
Rickey Brown. Maurice Carter (basketball) Harvey Catchings. Joe Courtney (basketball) Erick Dampier. Monta Ellis. Jesse Fatherree. Nell Fortner. Sasha Goodlett.