Mississippi s Largest City Sees Third Week Without Water For Many, With No Return In Sight newsweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
City officials are continuing efforts to restore water to some pockets of Jackson Monday, nearly two weeks after winter storms affected the region.
During a news conference Monday, Jackson Public Works Director Charles Williams said the city s water system is still in the process of stabilizing itself. Pressure was near optimum levels on Sunday, but that has since fallen, Williams said.
Residents in south Jackson and some western pockets of the city still have little to no service as of Monday. Williams said he s aware people are suffering, but wanted to stress that crews are working as hard as they can to get water flowing to those areas.
Stokes responds to mayor s fiery tirade It’s not about going after Kenny Stokes,’ as it is about misinformation that is put out, Lumumba says Share Updated: 5:18 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
Stokes responds to mayor s fiery tirade It’s not about going after Kenny Stokes,’ as it is about misinformation that is put out, Lumumba says Share Updated: 5:18 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
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Show Transcript 16 WAPT S ROSS ADAMS JOINS US LIVE WITH DETAILS ON THIS WAR OF WORDS. ROSS. STOKES CALLS THE MAYOR S ADMINISTRATION INCOMPETENT AND BLAMED THE CITY S RESPONSE TO THE WATER CRISIS ROOKIE MISTAKES. ENGINEERING 9642ó01 4:36-4:39 WE CALL HIM IN MY CIRCLES LYING LUMUMBA. COUNCILMAN KENNETH STOKES FIRING BACK AT MAYOR LUMUMBA. ONE DAY AFTER THE MAYOR ACCUSED STOKES OF SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT HIS ADMINISTRATION S HANDLING OF THE WATER CRISIS. ENGINEERING 9642ó02 3:14-3:25 KENNETH STOKES/WARD 3 COUNCILMAN TELL ME ONE THING TH
Most Residents in Mississippi s Biggest City Without Water, No Timeline for Repair newsweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.