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‘When will water crises end?’ South Jackson residents want to know
‘When will water crises end?’ South Jackson residents want to know

Ward 6 City Councilman Aaron Banks asked his constituent Ed Coles to stand at a town hall meeting last week at Glory Empowerment Center on Maddox Road.

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With Jackson's water and sewer struggling, the metro's suburbs are jumping ship
With Jackson's water and sewer struggling, the metro's suburbs are jumping ship

Sometime around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 5, the mayor of Byram got a phone call.

It was Public Works Director Bill Miley, calling to tell him a water main had burst. Again. Some people would be without water, and those that had water would need to boil it before drinking, an all too common event.

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