Trash Crisis Resolved + Murder Suspect Arrested

Happy Friday, people of Jackson! Here's everything going on today in Jackson.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, warm and humid. High: 87 Low: 69.

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Here are the top stories in Jackson today:

1. Jackson residents will have trash pick up, at least for the next six months. On Thursday, the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba reached an agreement to drop a lawsuit on the impending expiration of the city's trash collection and enter into a new six-month agreement with Waste Management to continue residential pickups. The council approved the resolution, which will pave way for the mayor to implement the roughly $5.4 million agreement, at a special called meeting Thursday. (WLBT)
2. Members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested a man in Jackson in connection to a Hattiesburg homicide. Nykeus Samson, 23, of Jasper County, was arrested on Tuesday, September 28. He was wanted for second-degree murder in connection to a homicide in May 2019.(WJTV)
3. A St. Dominic cancer patient had her medical debt paid off following a project published by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. (Clarion-Ledger)
4. Near daily gunfire terrorizes Northeast Jackson residents as they say their once quiet area now sounds like a war zone. (WLBT)
5. An infant was killed in a multi-car crash on Highway 18 in Hinds County. (WJTV)

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— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She holds a Master's Degree in Writing Arts and is grateful to incorporate writing into everything she does. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.