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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 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.
Valero, located at 905 Cooper Road in Jackson, had a scheduled inspection on May 21 and was cited for permit type 3 under potentially hazardous food for non-proper date marking and disposition. A ...
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. In 2016, a federal lawsuit was filed after the Legislature passed Senate Bill 2162 and former Gov. Phil Bryant signed off on it. The bill aims to abolish the ...
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 5:45 AM. This is the second part in an ...
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 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 ...