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Ward 5 Jackson City Council Vice President Vernon Hartley during a council meeting at City Hall, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘A really good guess’: Jackson city officials, lacking confidence in the numbers, pass $337 million budget
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/24/25-7:40PM , 285 Reads 4,642 Statewide
A half hour into Jackson’s final budget meeting Wednesday, Councilmember Vernon Hartley wanted to know if — out of the hundreds of millions of dollars the city council was poised to pass in the annual budget — the city could allocate $2.5 million to blight control equipment.
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In its battle for water autonomy, JSU pushes plan JXN Water calls ‘engineering malpractice’
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/19/25-3:30PM , 653 Reads 8,385 Statewide
In the latest twist in Jackson State University’s quest to insulate itself from the city’s water woes, testimony before U.S.
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Keisha Coleman, the director of the city of Jackson's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, speaks about working with Jackson State University and other organizations across the metro area to reduce gun violence during a press conference at City Hall on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

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Jackson violence prevention office hits reset with same vision, former director
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,08/28/25-1:20PM , 219 Reads 4,736 Statewide
Sharon Brown planned to release balloons in neighborhoods where Jacksonians had lost their lives to gun violence after she was hired to lead the city’s fledgling Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery in early June.
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Jackson police chief steps down to take another job, national search to come
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,08/28/25-12:14PM , 195 Reads 3,918 Statewide
Jackson Police Department Chief Joseph Wade told the mayor last week he was choosing to retire after 29 years of service and two years at the helm of the force. Wade said he’d been given another job opportunity, which has yet to be announced.

His last day is Sept. 5.
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