Bridges has been with JAN for two years and has a passion for communtiy advocacy and helping others. She believes that JAN represents an opportunity to share across wards to help everyone grow and thrive as Jackson moves forward. “We are rising together,” said Bridges. “If we lift from the bottom, everyone rises.”

For a second year, Jackson will celebrate 601 Day, a collective celebration of Mississippi’s capital city. 601 Day falls on a weekend this year, June 1 – 2, 2024. Jacksonians should look forward to two days of new and existing events, promotion specials, and opportunities to connect to the people that live, work, and play in the City With Soul.

Georgetown, one of Jackson’s oldest historically Black neighborhoods, is actively revitalizing its neighborhood association. The neighborhood held its first post-COVID meeting on April 15 and continues to meet on the first Monday of every month at the Jackson Medical Mall Community Room at 6 p.m.

The historic levels of support provided by these grants will enable communities like Jackson and their partners to overcome longstanding environmental challenges and implement meaningful solutions to meet community needs now and for generations to come.

The boundaries of The Bottom are: Officer Thomas Catchings, Sr. Drive (North), Lindsey Drive (East), McCain Avenue (South), and Nimitz Street (West).

The boundaries of Carriage Hills are: Raymond Road (North), Carriage Hills Drive (East), Carriage Hills Drive (South), and Yorkshire Drive (West).

A severe storm with gusting winds came through Jackson overnight on May 9 into the early morning hours of May 10. Mayor Chowke Antar Lumumba has declared a State of Emergency for the City of Jackson following the overnight storms.

The purpose of a “Walk and Talk” is to bring residents and neighborhood stakeholders together to talk about the needs and assets in their own neighborhood and to collectively identify solutions for implementing the change they want to see.

The boundaries of Autumn Hills of Autumn Woods ast are: Chastain Drive (North), McWillie Drive (East), Garvin Street (South), and Chastain Drive (West).

The boundaries of Dalehaven are: W. Ridgeway Street (North), Bainbridge Drive (East), Holmes Avenue (South), and Shady Oaks Street (West).

The boundaries of Virden Addition are: Northside Drive (North), West Street (East), Woodrow Wilson Ave (South), and Livingston Road (West).

The boundaries of Georgetown are: Medgar Evers Boulevard (North), Bailey Avenue (East), Fortification Street (South), and Hawkins Field (West).

The boundaries of Elraine are: Sunset Drive/Medgar Evers Boulevard (North), Medgar Evers Boulevard (East), Elraine Boulevard (South), and Sunset Drive (West).

The boundaries of Tougaloo are: I-220 (North), I-55 (East), Beasley Road (South), and Wesley Street/Tougaloo College (West).

The boundaries of Wildwood North are: E. County Line Road (North), Woodfield Drive (East), Woodfield Drive (South), and Purple Creek (West).

The boundaries of Wayneland are: Briarwood Drive (North), Wayneland Drive (East), Old Canton Road (South), and Wayneland Drive (West).

The boundaries of Northpointe are: E. County Line Road (North), Northpointe Parkway (East), Plantation Boulevard (South), and S. Pear Orchard Road (West).

The boundaries of Country Club of Jackson are: County Line Road (North), Brashear Creek (East), golf course (South), and Old Canton Road (West).

The boundaries of Colonial Circle East are: Colonial Circle (North), Colonial Circle (East), Colonial Circle (South), and Colonial Circle (West).

The boundaries of Bellewood Meadows are: Brecon Drive (North), Hillview Place (East), E. Northside Drive (South), and Ridgewood Road (West).