Meeting archive

The Record

Every word said at the Jackson City Council meetings in our archive, transcribed, indexed, and searchable. Find who said what about a parcel, a contract, or a dollar figure, then jump to that moment in the video.

Meetings archived

Hours of video

Words on the record

105,284

September 2026

Jackson City Council

September 22, 2026

City Council · 2 hr 0 min · 32 items indexed

The Jackson City Council approved a claims docket of $3.74 million, including $996,580 for street resurfacing and $965,638 for traffic signal work, and confirmed three mayoral appointments to the Planning Board. The council authorized a debt-collection agreement with Municipal Intercept Company to recover unpaid fines and fees through state tax intercepts, and approved a $560,747.50 correction to the Shaw Road Bridge contract despite one no vote over contractor delays. The council also discussed street resurfacing plans, Entergy lighting concerns, and Tennis Center South management, and heard public comments on a censure petition against Councilman Stokes, flooding, and housing conditions. A proclamation declared September Service Dog Month, and the council entered closed session for litigation with no action taken.

Jackson City Council

September 8, 2026

City Council · 4 hr 0 min · 28 items indexed

The Jackson City Council approved the FY2027 budget on a 5-1 vote after adding about $600,000 for firefighter personnel by shifting money from a Grand Gulf emergency planning fund through JPD capital outlay. The council also passed a $1,001,962.88 C Spire contract for IT infrastructure and network modernization, and approved an MOU with ATF for a gun enforcement task force. A proposed ordinance to rename Wood Street to Dr. Roderick Demond Little Drive was amended to honorary status and then removed from the agenda after debate. The council discussed the Tasia Fortune hanging investigation, with the police chief saying the case is being investigated as a homicide and the medical examiner has not yet ruled. Public commenters raised concerns about JTRAN service, infrastructure, crime, and the condition of city streets.

How the Record is made

The Wire pulls each meeting from the city's own video archive, transcribes it with speech recognition, and has its research desk index what was discussed, who spoke, and what the votes were, using the published agenda for item names. Speech recognition mishears names and numbers, so treat the transcript as a finding aid and the video as the record. Every timestamp links to that moment in the original video. Last updated September 29, 2026.