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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 least six times this year to the Chapel Ridge Apartments on Raymond Road. The complex has been…...
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…...
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…...
Family pleased as jury convicts Jackson man in 2021 double killing
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (142+ words) A Hinds County jury returned a guilty verdict for a man on trial in connection with a 2021 shooting at a Jackson gas station that killed two men. Christopher Barber, 30, was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and second-degree murder in the…...
Fire crews respond ovenright to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (113+ words) Fire crews respond to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson WAPT Search location by ZIP code Fire crews respond ovenright to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson Firefighters responded to another blaze at a Belvedere apartment complex On…...
Apartment fire under investigation on Houston Avenue
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (86+ words) WAPT The Jackson Fire Department is investigating an apartment fire that broke out Thursday evening on Houston Avenue. Fire crews responded to 621 Houston Ave. at 7:28 p.m. and arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the structure, officials said. Firefighters extinguished…...
Two injured in shooting at Woodridge Apartments on Raymond Road
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (77+ words) Police are still looking for the suspects. Two people were injured in a shooting at the Woodridge Apartments on Raymond Road, authorities said. Jackson police responded to reports of gunfire at the apartment complex. Investigators said two victims were shot…...
Multiple people shot at Jackson apartment complex, police say
7+ mon, 6+ hour ago (209+ words) Police search for armed suspects after deadly gunfire at The Grove Apartments on Woodway Drive A deadly shooting at a north Jackson apartment complex left one person dead and another injured Thursday night, prompting a search for multiple armed suspects....
Jackson renters still feel the squeeze as housing costs outpace inflation, study finds
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) Rent remains a major pressure point for households in the Jackson metro, even as overall inflation cools, according to a new analysis from Construction Coverage. Using the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census…...
Apartment fire on Raymond Road sends one person to hospital
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) Jackson firefighters say cause of the blaze remains under investigation One person was taken to the hospital after an apartment fire Monday afternoon on Raymond Road, according to the Jackson Fire Department. Fire crews were called to the apartment complex…...