The City Council in Jackson, Mississippi has rejected a resolution calling for the city's mayor to take a leave of absence ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said his legal team informed him that federal prosecutors have ...

The attorney for a city councilman implicated in Jackson’s most recent bribery scandal says the 32-page indictment unsealed ...

Jackson’s bribery scandal took center stage during the City Council meeting on Tuesday. Some councilmembers said in light of ...

For Stokes, Lumumba's indictment is enough reason for the mayor to step aside and take sick leave with pay. He wants Louis Wright, Jackson's Chief Administrative Officer, to take over for Lumumba.

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba hasn't filed an annually required campaign finance report since 2021, according to public records.

An attorney for Councilman Aaron Banks, one of three defendants, wants more time to review government materials he calls ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is facing up to 95 years in prison after pleading not guilty to federal bribery charges.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks were all indicted in November, allegedly participating in a bribery scandal that ...

GAINESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady has died after a battle with cancer. Heady has served as mayor of Jackson County since April of 2018 and was a pastor at New Hope ...