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502 4 minutes read After weeks of city-wide shut offs, water has been restored in Jackson, Mississippi. However, most of the city is still under a precautionary boil water notice — until the water is tested and determined to be safe for consumption. Residents rightly continue to be skeptical of using the water for cooking, washing, bathing. There are still areas of the city with low water pressure — a problem being attributed to their distance from water-treatment facilities. The boil-water notice and low water pressure point to long-standing infrastructural problems in the Blackest ci...

March 12th, 2021 By Ty Ross Last month, most of the United States was affected by the one-two punch of back-to-back winter storms, Uri and Viola. While almost every state saw colder temperatures and unforeseen snow, it was the warmer weathered bottom half that was caught off guard. And unprepared. While multiple states experienced the loss of power, heat and water, the media focused its attention on Texas. Where residents were hit with astronomical electric bills in the thousands, and 4.5 million of the 5 million affected reside. But just two states over, and a mere 6.5 hour drive from Dal...

Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed Mississippi State Capitol (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | March 6, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:14 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. That’s the stance many state and local leaders, and history buffs alike, are taking in response to the Senate’s passage of S.B. 2727. The bill mandates that new members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees be appointed by the governor or lieutenant governor. Right now, members are appointed by fel...

Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed Mississippi State Capitol (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | March 6, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:14 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. That’s the stance many state and local leaders, and history buffs alike, are taking in response to the Senate’s passage of S.B. 2727. The bill mandates that new members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees be appointed by the governor or lieutenant governor. Right now, members are appointed by fel...