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Multiple people shot at Jackson apartment complex, police say
7+ mon, 8+ hour ago (209+ words) Apartments on Woodway Drive A deadly shooting at a north Jackson apartment complex left one person dead and another...Drive off North State Street. Officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to reports of gunfire...saw individuals wearing ski masks…...
Jackson renters still feel the squeeze as housing costs outpace inflation, study finds
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) remains a major pressure point for households in the Jackson metro, even as overall inflation cools, according...the study found the median monthly rent in the Jackson metro is $1,411. Median rents rise to $1,608 for...slowing rent growth and higher vacancy…...
Family pleased as jury convicts Jackson man in 2021 double killing
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (142+ words) on trial in connection with a 2021 shooting at a Jackson gas station that killed two men. Christopher Barber,...
Jackson fire fighters battle apartment complex fire
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (108+ words) Friday evening to an apartment fire at a North Jackson complex, according to the Jackson Fire Department. Crews were dispatched around...
Fire crews respond ovenright to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (113+ words) respond to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson WAPT Search location by ZIP code Fire crews...ovenright to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson Firefighters responded to another blaze at a...
Four people shot at Leewood Apartment Complex in Holmes County
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (96+ words) Four people were injured in a shooting early Sunday at Leewood Apartment Complex in Holmes County, according to law enforcement officials. Around 1:30 a.m., Holmes County sheriff’s deputies received reports of a shooting at the apartment complex. When deputies arrived, they found…...
Fire chief addresses repeated calls to Chapel Ridge Apartments
1+ week, 1+ day ago (159+ words) Jackson's fire chief is addressing multiple fires set at an abandoned apartment complex. The Jackson Fire Department said they have been called at...we've been going to due to the traffic in the area. The building is becoming dilapidated…...
Two injured in shooting at Woodridge Apartments on Raymond Road
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (77+ words) Woodridge Apartments on Raymond Road, authorities said. Jackson police responded to reports of gunfire at the...
Apartment fire under investigation on Houston Avenue
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (86+ words) under investigation on Houston Avenue WAPT The Jackson Fire Department is investigating an apartment...
Man stabbed in back by "intimate dating partner" at apartment complex, Vicksburg police say
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (110+ words) Woman in custody expected to face aggravated domestic assault charge A woman in Vicksburg is in custody accused of stabbing a man at an apartment complex. The Vicksburg Police Department said they were called to the Eastview Apartments on Baldwin…...