JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor John Horhn delivered his first State of the City Address on October 21, 2025, to a large crowd at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Since taking office, Horhn has met with state lawmakers to see how they can work together to move Jackson forward. Another step includes working with Hinds County to repair city streets. The Public Works Department is managing 35 projects, according the mayor.
“The department recently secured $1.4 million in new equipment funding to strengthen our citywide cleanup efforts, accelerate blight removal, and improve the way we serve our neighborhoods,” Horhn said.
The city also secured $125 million for street repairs.
The administration is also conducting a national search for the next police chief. Horhn said the process includes listening to the community.
The mayor also announced that the Mississippi Development Authority assigned a project officer to the city to help improve economic development.
“We have an MOU that we’ve signed a couple of weeks ago, and that means that we’re going to have someone on the ground part of our team whose sole job is to ensure that opportunity doesn’t pass our city by,” he said.
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