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- Mayor John Horhn (left) during a meeting of the Jackson City Council at City Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
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Jackson cements new mayor’s cabinet while vacancies in finance and development remain
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/03/25-4:08PM , 603 Reads 6,429 Statewide
The Jackson City Council confirmed several members of Mayor John Horhn’s new administration, but a notable position was missing from the agenda: chief financial officer.
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- Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, left, and Gov. Tate Reeves stand for the National Anthem during the mayor and council inauguration at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Lt. Gov. Hosemann sets sights on Jackson economic development and housing
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/02/25-2:44PM , 455 Reads 6,501 Statewide
Exactly three months after Jackson Mayor John Horhn took office, his former colleagues in the state Senate are announcing a new emphasis on boosting the capital city’s economy.
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- Jackson City Council meeting held at City Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
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Jackson officials reup ‘unenforceable’ youth curfew
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,09/29/25-1:50PM , 268 Reads 4,259 Statewide
Councilman Kenneth Stokes says he doesn’t want youth crime – which he describes as rampant in his central Jackson ward – to “spread to all over the city.”
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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,09/24/25-7:38PM , 363 Reads 4,742 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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