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On March 12, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced the creation of a COVID-19 task force on to monitor the progress of the pandemic in the capital city. By March 16, the mayor declared a state of civil emergency and signed executive orders to prohibit the number of people in a gathering, shutter non-essential City buildings and require non-essential City employees to work off-site. Photo by Nick Judin

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City Responds to COVID-19 with Emergency Measures, Scales Back Operations

Today, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared a state of civil emergency in the City of Jackson due to the coronavirus outbreak, signing additional executive orders to limit the number of ...

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