Charlie Drape

4 days ago | clarionledger.com | Charlie Drape

On April 22, Jackson voters will hit the polls one more time to decide who will be the Democratic and Republican candidates for mayor ahead of the June 3 general election. The April 22 mayoral runoff election is being held for both the Democratic and Republican parties. Neither party saw a candidate receive the 50%-plus-one needed to win the April 1 primary election outright. There will also be two Democratic runoff elections for the Ward 6 and 7 seats on the Jackson City Council.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Charlie Drape

The official results of Jackson's municipal primary elections have been certified and posted online at the Mississippi Secretary of State's website. The official results were certified April 10, but it's unclear when they were posted online, according to Kyle Kirkpatrick, assistant secretary of state for the MSOS' elections division. This includes results for both the Democratic mayoral primaries, as well as the Democratic primaries for the seven seats on the Jackson City Council.

1 week ago | clarionledger.com | Charlie Drape

The official results of Jackson's municipal primary elections have been certified and posted online at the Mississippi Secretary of State's website. The official results were certified April 10, but it's unclear when they were posted online, according to Kyle Kirkpatrick, assistant secretary of state for the MSOS' elections division. This includes results for both the Democratic mayoral primaries, as well as the Democratic primaries for the seven seats on the Jackson City Council.

1 week ago | clarionledger.com | Charlie Drape

See key donorsJackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has again missed a required campaign finance filing as he heads into the April 22 runoff against state Sen. John Horhn. Horhn, who crushed Lumumba in the April 1 Democratic primary with 48% of the vote, filed his April 15 report on time. Lumumba finished a distant second with just 17%.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Charlie Drape

JXN Water is urging residents who qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to contact its call center and enroll in a pioneering discount program announced in November 2023. The new program would allow Jackson's SNAP recipients to save close to $30 per month on their water bills. If you are a SNAP beneficiary, call JXN Water's call center at 601-500-5200 and a representative will walk through the eligibility process.