Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Jackson public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
50 topics
JTRAN bus service
Pittman Park partnership
Data center moratorium and infrastructure
Bailey APAC volleyball recognition
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Case No. 4342 – Tiny homes rezoning
Case No. 4306 – N. Mart Plaza rezoning
Data center community engagement
Jackson Police complaint
Data center moratorium
Data center moratorium/ban
Street conditions near Country Club Drive
Data center opposition
1% Sales Tax street program
Council censure petition
Street flooding and repaving
Tax-sale property and deed process
Senior housing safety at Del Haven Manor
Housing and demolition policy
Tennis Center South management
Tennis Center South / Battlefield Park
St. Andrews Drive repaving
Illegal dumping on Eminence Road and Newman Avenue
Street resurfacing funding (Item 25)
Tasia Fortune case / thanks to police
Grand Chateau apartments response
Town Creek, sidewalks, and tree removal
Vieux Carre TIF plan
Youth recreation opportunities
Nostalgia Skate Center
Case No. 4335 One Voice project
Case No. 4334 rezoning
Clinton Amazon data center / economic development
JTRAN bus service contract
Agenda item 20 — unhoused services
Battlefield Park tennis facility
Battlefield Park facilities management contract
Data center health impacts
Data center quality of life
Data centers and schools
Data center cumulative impacts
SB 2001 and data center transparency
Data center tax exemptions
Zoning board vacancies
Data center litigation and housing risks
Saxon data center rezoning
Data center location
Data center land use
Data center technology safety
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Jackson from local and regional media.
Jackson seeks $125 million under controversial federal policing grant
Jackson seeks $125 million under controversial federal policing grant Mississippi Today
Oct 26, 2026Federal Court Rules There Is No Constitutional Right to Safe Drinking Water
Federal Court Rules There Is No Constitutional Right to Safe Drinking Water Capital B News
Sep 11, 2026Receiver in charge of turning around Jackson’s water system now says city should sell it
Receiver in charge of turning around Jackson’s water system now says city should sell it Mississippi Today
Sep 9, 2026The fight to rename Wood Street in Jackson, Mississippi
The fight to rename Wood Street in Jackson, Mississippi The Clarion-Ledger
Sep 9, 2026Activist interrupts council over ‘lynching problem in Jackson, Mississippi'
Activist interrupts council over ‘lynching problem in Jackson, Mississippi' The Clarion-Ledger
Sep 8, 2026Federal court tells lead-poisoned Jackson, Mississippi residents they have no constitutional right to clean water
Federal court tells lead-poisoned Jackson, Mississippi residents they have no constitutional right to clean water Yahoo Finance
Sep 6, 2026Fifth Circuit upholds dismissal of Jacksonians’ lawsuit against city over lead in water
Fifth Circuit upholds dismissal of Jacksonians’ lawsuit against city over lead in water Mississippi Today
Sep 4, 2026Jackson Public Works faces $8M budget cut amid thousands of service requests
Jackson Public Works faces $8M budget cut amid thousands of service requests The Clarion-Ledger
Aug 21, 2026Jackson Delays Vote on Temporary Data Center Moratorium Following Confidential Legal Memo
Jackson Delays Vote on Temporary Data Center Moratorium Following Confidential Legal Memo Mississippi Free Press
May 21, 2026Five things to know about the ongoing Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis
Five things to know about the ongoing Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis Southern Poverty Law Center
May 7, 2026Jackson City Council considers limits on data centers amid state boom
Jackson City Council considers limits on data centers amid state boom The Clarion-Ledger
Apr 20, 2026Jackson’s Water Crisis Offers Lessons for Cities With Aging Infrastructure
Jackson’s Water Crisis Offers Lessons for Cities With Aging Infrastructure Yale School of the Environment
Mar 16, 2026