The votes are in. Winning over 55 percent of the vote against eight other candidates, attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 34—son of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and community activist ...

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 34—son of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and community activist Nubia Lumumba—is the new mayor-elect of Jackson, Miss., beating Republican challenger Jason Wells ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that he has been indicted as part of the Jackson bribery scandal, calling it "political prosecution." Lumumba released a video statement at 4:10 ...

ROSS-- WHAT DID THE MAYOR SAY WHEN YOU SPOKE WITH HIM TODAY? THE MAYOR WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO GO ON TRIAL STARTING TODAY. A JUDGE GRANTED A DELAY AND THE NEW TRIAL DATE HASN'T BEEN SET. 14-20 <I ...

When music lovers wake up one day at the end of the year to find their Spotify Wrapped or Apple Music Replay has dropped, it can be, well, music to their ears. The debate between which streaming ...

16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT HIS PLANS AND WHAT COULD BE THE HOLDUP. HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S LEGACY OVER THE WEEKEND MAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA JOINED DOZENS OF ...

Sitting in a private room on a yacht in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens discussed payments from two Nashville real estate ...

State Sen. John Horhn secured the Democratic nomination and is heavily favored to become Jackson’s next mayor. After polls closed Tuesday night, Horhn received 74.75%, or 18,493 total votes in the ...

A resolution placed on the Jackson City Council's Tuesday meeting agenda is requesting Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba "take a leave of absence or sick leave." Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes — ...

Jackson Mayor John Horhn said in October the goal was to reopen Thalia Mara Hall by Jan. 1, 2026. But the venue’s new ...