For Stokes, Lumumba's indictment is enough reason for the mayor to step aside and take sick leave with pay. He wants Louis Wright, Jackson's Chief Administrative Officer, to take over for Lumumba.

In the conclusion of the city of Jackson's budget discourse, a 6-3 vote by the city council moved the budget forward at ...

Jackson is progressing with plans to demolish the boarded-up Hotel O on I-55 after environmental testing delays.

All agenda items were voted unanimously in what shaped up to be a speedy February city council meeting. A budget amendment ... a contractor can do," City of Jackson Mayor Scott Conger said.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Records indicate Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was a no-show at almost all of the city council’s budget deliberations this year. Meetings reviewed by WLBT show the ...

City Attorney Drew Martin made the announcement during the Jackson City Council's Tuesday meeting. "As of this morning, the (Trump) administration has ordered a halt to all environmental ...