Eight years ago, when Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba first took office, he remarkably vowed to the country to make Jackson “the ...

Feb. 18 was the start date for absentee voting in Jackson's 2025 election. But city officials say ballots aren't quite ready.

We’re proud to announce this week that we’re adding a new aim to our newsroom’s mission: We’re launching a team of ...

Kourtney Christopher Paige stopped by 16 WAPT Thursday to record our Meet the Candidates: In Their Own Words segment.

Letters have been mailed to Jackson ... the city's seven wards in August 2024, meaning that some residents may find themselves living in different wards. A tool created by the Central Mississippi ...

Letters have been mailed to Jackson residents ... reason for redrawing ward maps is to rebalance the wards to reflect population changes, according to the ACLU of Mississippi, so "that one ...

Highway 18 in South Jackson is a lot brighter at night than it used to be. City leaders announced the completion of the ...

You can visit Jackson City Hall or call the Municipal ... The main reason for redrawing ward maps is to rebalance the wards to reflect population changes, according to the ACLU of Mississippi, so ...

With a little over a week left until the qualifying period ends, 15 candidates have qualified to run in the 2025 municipal elections — six for mayor, nine for the Jackson City Council.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward ... Jackson, Mississippi, of their right to the honest services of Lumumba, the Mayor of the City of Jackson ...

Gabbard advances: Senators voted on party lines to push forward the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member ...