🌱 March Of The Mayors Food Drive + Mask Mandate Lifting Soon

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Jackson today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 81 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Jackson:

1. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is asking Jackson residents for their help in raising food items for the Mississippi food pantry Extra Table. The March of the Mayors food drive is running now through March 22. Residents are asked to donate tuna to several locations, including Kroger at 4910 Interstate 55 North or Firehouse Station 23 at 2640 Raymond Rd. (Press Release Desk)
2. Jackson will join a new peer-learning cohort led by the National League of Cities (NLC), according to Jackson leaders. The program runs from Feb. 2022 through Aug. 2o23 and will support re-engagement efforts with other city leaders and partners across the Southeast and Southwest. A comprehensive plan has been proposed by the City's Office of Economic Development that identifies four ways to engage and elevate the lives of those who have left high school prematurely. (WJTV)
3. In a recent announcement, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said he will be lifting the mask mandate for the city soon. According to the mayor, after consulting with the COVID Task Force, he believes a mask mandate is no longer necessary. Lumumba is waiting for the city's legal department to send him the executive order, however, he expects the mandate to be lifted before the St. Paddy's Day parade. (WJTV)

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Today in Jackson:

• Spring Farm Days, Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Museum (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• PIO Michael Flood is one of the longest-serving employees in the Public Affairs Division of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Michael covers the central district keeping you up to date on what happens in Districts three and five. (Facebook)
• Congrats to the Mississippi School of the Arts vocal students for placing at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition! (Instagram)
• The theme of 2022's World Wildlife Day at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is "recovering key species for ecosystem restoration." (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.