Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Dec 29, 2021: Clarion Ledger: Jackson mayor closes nonessential city offices as new COVID-19 cases spike in Mississippi
Jackson City Hall and nonessential city offices and facilities will be closed beginning Wednesday and reopen Jan. 6 due to increasing cases of COVID-19 in the metro area.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order Tuesday evening in response to the sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases following the Christmas holiday.
Jackson City Hall and nonessential city offices and facilities will be closed beginning Wednesday and reopen Jan. 6 due to increasing cases of COVID-19 in the metro area.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order Tuesday evening in response to the sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases following the Christmas holiday.
Nov 6, 2021: Yahoo: A Mississippi city's water system is collapsing. The federal infrastructure bill could help save it, but only if the state cooperates.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is well aware of the pattern. The city is often the reason federal funding comes to Mississippi due to the high level of need, he said in an interview at Jackson's white-columned city hall. But it often doesn't receive what he considers to be its fair share.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is well aware of the pattern. The city is often the reason federal funding comes to Mississippi due to the high level of need, he said in an interview at Jackson's white-columned city hall. But it often doesn't receive what he considers to be its fair share.
