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Newly-elected Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch has spent the past few weeks rolling out her new leadership team.

It is expected that water for many of those in the state’s most populous city will have to be provided “for an unknown period of time,” according to Republican Governor Tate Reeves, who declared a state of emergency Monday.

News News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Mississippi Failed its Residents During a Crisis, So They Helped Themselves A volunteer grabs a gallon of water at a water and food distribution drive held by College Hill Baptist Church and the World Central Kitchen on March 7, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images When a winter storm knocked out water service to tens of thousands of Mississippi residents, it was Black families that were hit hardest—and who organized their ...

March 6, 2021 Share Officials in Mississippi’s largest city, Jackson, are aiming to have running water largely restored by the weekend, nearly three weeks after devastating winter weather left tens of thousands of residents without service. The city was again distributing non-potable water Friday at four sites so people can flush their toilets, and residents must still boil any faucet water before using it for food preparation, drinking, washing dishes or brushing teeth. Charles Williams, the city’s public works director, said Thursday that workers should soon be able to sample en...

4 Min Read JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - A crisis that left thousands of residents of Mississippi’s capital without running water for weeks appears to be nearing an end, a local official said on Friday, as workers continue to restore service following paralyzing winter storms. FILE PHOTO: Mark Clark works at a public water distribution site after a recent bout of cold weather caused large numbers of outages, some going into their third week, in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Rory Doyle/ Jackson, the Southern state’s largest city with a population of more than 160,000 peop...