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1. UPDATE: Tasia Fortune's Hanging Death Is Being Investigated As Homicide As Mississippi Police Await Autopsy Results (theshaderoom.com) — Jackson police say they are treating 29‑year‑old Tasia Fortune's hanging death as a homicide while they await overdue autopsy results, and the case is drawing scrutiny at City Council meetings. Family members and Councilman Kenneth Stokes are pressing for transparency amid Mississippi's painful history with lynching, while a nearby resident has been arrested on an unrelated firearm charge and named a person of interest.
2. 'You've got the wrong guy': Chapel Ridge owner, asset manager found guilty of city code violations (wlbt.com) — A Jackson Environmental Court judge has found Chapel Ridge's owner and asset manager guilty of multiple city code violations and warned they could face jail if the dilapidated Raymond Road complex isn't secured and cleaned up. The ruling lays out steps to fence, board, clear debris, and address repeated fires, with the city poised to intervene if they fail.
3. Clean Drinking Water Not a Constitutional Right, Court Rules (balleralert.com) — Jackson residents just lost a major legal battle over their long-troubled water system, as a federal appeals court ruled the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water or truthful health information from officials. The decision limits residents' ability to sue city leaders in federal court, even while Jackson's water system remains under court-ordered third‑party management and ongoing repairs.
4. Jackson City Council clash: Brian Grizzell apologizes (wapt.com) — A heated argument between Jackson Ward 4 Councilman Brian Grizzell and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes over a proposed street renaming led Grizzell to issue a public apology for his language and behavior. Their clash highlights rising tensions around street-renaming proposals in Jackson, as council members struggle to keep debate civil while deciding how to honor local figures like Dr. Little.
5. Former inmate sues Hinds County, alleges beating left him with traumatic brain injury (tippahnews.com) — A lawsuit filed in federal court in Jackson accuses Hinds County of failing to protect former inmate Deonte Shaw, who says a jailhouse beating in Raymond left him with a traumatic brain injury and lasting disabilities. County attorneys dispute that he was beaten, while long-running federal scrutiny of jail conditions and recent inmate violence keep pressure on local officials.
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