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The Council set the city's millage at 63.03 mills on Sept. 3, a week before the budget deadline, committing to no tax increase even as Public Works faces a roughly $8 million cut and the city stares down a $23 million to $36 million shortfall.
By Jackson Wire Staff · September 8, 2026 · 3 min read
The council's 6-1 vote on Aug. 25 marks a shift for JXN Water's fiercest critic, who once demanded the city retake the system outright. Now he wants Jackson in the room when the transition plan is written.
September 3, 2026 · 3 min read
The Jackson City Council convenes at 10 a.m. to adopt the FY27 budget and set property tax rates, while Jackson mourns Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson.
September 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Chief U.S. District Judge Halil Ozerden gave the disbarred former DA 30 days to show why he should keep practicing in federal court. That clock runs out around Sept. 3, six weeks before all three defendants are sentenced.
September 2, 2026 · 3 min read
The council paused data center construction for 183 days in July, then voted in August to explore sites anyway. The clock runs out in January, and the city's zoning code still has no definition for a data center.
September 1, 2026 · 3 min read
The Jackson City Council faces a September 15 deadline to adopt a 2026-27 budget while wrestling a more than $30 million shortfall and a proposed Public Works cut.
September 1, 2026 · 3 min read
The proposal would let families use food assistance dollars to cover water bills, a first-of-its-kind move that lands as Jackson faces another rate hike next spring.
August 31, 2026 · 2 min read
One Voice has converted a shuttered school building into an opportunity center offering jobs, after-school care, and other services. It is the latest chapter in Jackson's long struggle to find new uses for its empty schools.
August 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The city transferred operations of the McNair Davis Planetarium to the Mississippi Museum of Art in July. Reopening is expected in about six months, once digital screens go in.
August 29, 2026 · 2 min read
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