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Jackson announces repairs to zoo’s water leaks
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,10/21/25-11:02AM , 314 Reads 4,008 Statewide
Jackson officials announced Monday the city was beginning to fix leaks at the local zoo that have been going on “for years.”

Workers from the firm Wicker Construction are repairing one of the “major” leaks on Monday, a press release from the city said.
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- Homes like this one in the Jourdan River area, west of the Bay of St. Louis, are perched on high stilts to keep flood waters out, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 in Bay St. Louis. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
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Coast moved toward resilience since Katrina, but insurance is a lingering ‘disaster’
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/16/25-3:18PM , 880 Reads 7,000 Statewide
KILN – In the days leading up to the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hancock County emergency director Brian “Hooty” Adam recalled an eerie moment, one he fully recognizes sounds made up.
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- Antionette McKay, with the Mississippi People's Movement, stands with other protesters holding “Stop Drax” signs outside the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. The group gathered as state officials weighed a permit that would set new limits on how much pollution Drax can release into the air. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
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State changes course, gives wood pellet maker Drax a permit to increase emissions
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/16/25-2:22PM , 422 Reads 4,270 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality permit board on Wednesday reversed a decision from earlier this year and granted wood pellet manufacturer Drax a permit that allows it to release more emissions from a facility in Gloster, in the rural southwestern corner of the state.
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‘Currently insolvent’: JXN Water again raises alarm over financial crisis
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/25/25-4:58PM , 462 Reads 5,978 Statewide
The capital city’s third-party water and sewer utility is again raising alarms over its inability to fund operations. JXN Water, in a Monday court filing, said it will continue to be “insolvent” without a rate increase or another large influx of money.
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