Jackson (North Jackson)

Researched: 2026-08-02 · Lead source: Brockovich AI Data Center community map (1 resident report, 2026-05-23) · ZIP demographics: 84.9% Black, pop 21,878 (Census ACS 2023) · County: Hinds County, MS Status: Proposed (citywide) — rezoning application pending; 183-day citywide moratorium adopted July 14, 2026

This report is research, not legal, financial, real-estate, or investment advice.

0. Snapshot

ZIP 39206 is north Jackson — 84.9% Black, about 21,878 people. No data center has been approved or built inside 39206 as of 2026-08-02. But north Jackson is the front line of Mississippi's data center fight, and two live proposals sit within a few miles:

On July 14, 2026 the Jackson City Council voted 5–2 to impose a 183-day moratorium on new data center applications citywide — the first data center moratorium in Mississippi. Because the vote was not unanimous, it takes effect 30 days after passage rather than immediately.

The environmental-justice read. Jackson is ~82% Black and its water system has been under federal receivership since 2022. The Amazon money went to Madison County (majority-white suburbs, wealthiest county) and to Clinton in western Hinds County. What was proposed inside Jackson's Black north/northwest side is a speculative rezoning by an out-of-state developer with no named end user. Residents pushed back and got the state's first moratorium.

1. The Facility & Where It Sits

Nothing is built or approved in ZIP 39206. No data center facility sited within ZIP 39206 found as of 2026-08-02. The resident pin should be read as a north-Jackson-wide concern, which the public record fully supports.

The Saxum proposal (northwest Jackson)

• Developer: Saxum Investment Company / Saxum Investment Group, based in New Jersey
• Attorney of record: Robert Ireland
• What's requested: rezoning of mostly undeveloped residential and commercial land to heavy industrial use, in order to attract a data center. No end-user tenant has been publicly named.
• Location: along Forest Avenue between Medgar Evers Boulevard and I-220, northwest Jackson
• Size: originally ~190 acres; amended April 30, 2026 to 230 acres (+40 acres)
• Ward: Ward 2 — Councilwoman Tina Clay
• Status: Planning Board postponed the request in May 2026 and again in June 2026. Zoning Administrator Ester Ainsworth said it would not be fair to vote without new regulations in place. The moratorium now bars processing.

Precise ZIP of the Saxum parcel: Not confirmed as of 2026-08-02. Reporting places it in northwest Jackson on the Forest Avenue / Medgar Evers Boulevard / I-220 corridor, which is generally a few miles west-southwest of the 39206 core. Confirm the parcel's ZIP and the exact boundary with the City of Jackson Planning Division (see §8).

The Lake Hico site (northwest Jackson)

• 654 acres, owned by Jackson Public Schools as 16th Section land (state school trust land leased, not sold)
• Formerly held a natural gas power plant and a recreation facility with history dating to the 1950s — Lake Hico was a segregation-era recreation site and carries significant local memory
• Goel Investments LLC (Houston, TX) holds a three-year lease option to evaluate uses; an April 2026 executive summary described Lake Hico as Jackson's opportunity "in 50 years"
• Data center use was among several possibilities discussed, along with residential, commercial and industrial
• Mayor John Horhn, July 2026: "All the things you mentioned would be steps of taking if there was a project, but there is no project now" — talks are "very, very, very premature"
• A July 18, 2026 news report triggered concern from U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate, who held a status conference on July 21, 2026 in the water receivership case

Nearby, outside Jackson city limits

• Clinton, Hinds County (~15 miles west): AWS bought a 99-acre plot February 13, 2026; converting the former Milwaukee Tool / Delphi plant, ~690,000 sq ft, ~$750 million (Amazon's own materials describe a $1 billion Hinds County investment converting a former Delphi manufacturing plant). Ribbon-cutting held June 9, 2026.
• Canton and Ridgeland, Madison County (~10–25 miles north): two AWS hyperscale campuses, ~1,713 acres combined. See the companion reports for ZIPs 39046 and 39174.

2. Public Hearings & Notices

This is the best-documented public process of any site in this research set. Jackson residents showed up and changed the outcome.

Moratorium terms. For 183 days the city will not "accept, process, or approve" applications for special use permits, conditional use permits, zoning map amendments, building permits, or other zoning changes for data centers. Because the vote was not unanimous, it takes effect 30 days after passage (i.e., around mid-August 2026) rather than immediately.

The vote (July 14, 2026):

What happens next. The moratorium is a pause, not a ban. It expires roughly 183 days after it takes effect — meaning the Saxum rezoning can be heard again in early-to-mid 2027 unless the city adopts regulations that change the outcome. Watching the ordinance drafting between now and then is the single highest-leverage thing a north Jackson resident can do.

Upcoming specific hearing dates after 2026-08-02: Not found as of 2026-08-02. Check the council agendas page (§8) weekly.

3. Power

Serving utility: Entergy Mississippi, LLC — regulated by the Mississippi PSC, Central District (Commissioner De'Keither Stamps).

No approved data center load exists inside Jackson, so there is no Jackson-specific large-load agreement to examine. But Jackson residents are Entergy Mississippi ratepayers and are inside the buildout:

• Entergy has indicated it plans generating facilities in Hinds County — Jackson's own county — as part of powering the AWS and AVAIO loads, alongside plants in Washington and Tallahatchie counties. Exact Hinds County site, size, and timeline: Not found as of 2026-08-02.
• Delta Blues Advanced Power Station, Greenville — 754 MW combined-cycle gas, ~$1.2 billion, online 2028; replaces the retiring Gerald Andrus plant
• Traceview Advanced Power Station, Ridgeland (Madison County) — 754 MW combined-cycle gas + substation, online 2029
• $300 million in Entergy Mississippi grid improvements funded by Amazon; 616 MW contracted from five Mississippi solar and wind projects
• A Texas Eastern Line 31 pipeline expansion is in FERC environmental review to fuel this generation

The regulatory shortcut that matters to your bill. The Legislature authorized Entergy to build this generation without a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the PSC — the normal approval step. The PSC still regulates rates. Entergy says data center agreements will deliver $2 billion+ in savings to Mississippi customers over 20 years and that large customers cover their own incremental cost.

Earthjustice disagrees on transparency. Its May 2026 report "In the Dark: Data Centers Could be Costing Mississippi Households" argues the terms are not public enough for households to verify. Read it directly. PDF not text-extractable in this research; cited by title/date/URL.

What the city's own consultant recommended. Thomas Consulting Group's report to Jackson recommended per-megawatt and per-gallon impact fees tied to energy and water intensity, with escalation over time — a mechanism no Mississippi city has yet adopted.

4. Water & Drought

This is the decisive issue for 39206, and it is not close.

JXN Water is under federal receivership. After the 2022 system collapse, the EPA, U.S. DOJ and the City of Jackson negotiated a federal receivership. Ted Henifin serves as Interim Third-Party Manager through his company JXN Water, under U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate. Henifin has stated the goal is for the system to be self-sufficient and meeting all costs locally by 2029; there is no set exit date. In February 2026 Judge Wingate granted JXN Water a rate increase while ordering the utility to also pursue city-backed alternatives. Shutoffs over unpaid bills loomed in the third year of receivership.

The judge is watching data centers specifically. Judge Wingate required confirmation that JXN Water was included in data center discussions, and convened a status conference on July 21, 2026 after the Lake Hico reporting.

What Jackson's own consultant said. Thomas Consulting Group (report dated December 2, 2025, sent to then-Chief of Staff Willie Bozeman; report contact Jennifer Cecil, Director of Data Analytics and Project Management) identified water as "one of the most consequential issues for data centers and the one most directly connected to Jackson's vulnerabilities." TCG's recommendations:

• Developers must fund water and sewer upgrades
• Require municipal-scale reuse systems that directly lower long-term stress on Jackson's water system
• Per-megawatt and per-gallon impact fees with escalation
• Adopt a standardized evaluation rubric (within 6 months); a Community Benefits Agreement template (within 1 year); updated zoning defining data centers as a conditional use tied to infrastructure impact thresholds (within 1 year)
• Warned: "Without setbacks, drainage planning, and ecological analysis, large projects have amplified stormwater burdens on residents."
• Overall: "In Jackson, where water and infrastructure systems are under federal oversight and community trust is fragile, any new development must be evaluated with exceptional care and transparency."

How the metro's approved projects handle water — for comparison:

• Canton (Madison Co.): ~83 million gal/yr, recycled wastewater, pipeline from Beattie's Bluff on the Big Black River
• Ridgeland (Madison Co.): ~93 million gal/yr from the City of Ridgeland potable system, with $37M Amazon investment raising Ridgeland's capacity 10%
• Jackson: no agreement exists, because no project has been approved

Drought status. U.S. Drought Monitor map released July 30, 2026 (data valid July 28): Mississippi at 17.7% D0, 7.0% D1, 4.2% D2, 3.1% D3, 0.9% D4 — 15.2% of the state in D1–D4, roughly 269,500 residents affected, unchanged week over week. Hinds County-specific classification: Not found as of 2026-08-02 — read the interactive county map at droughtmonitor.unl.edu.

5. Population & Who Lives Here

• ZIP 39206: 84.9% Black, population 21,878 (Census ACS 2023, as provided in the project source data). This is one of the most heavily Black ZIP codes in the metro.
• Jackson is Mississippi's capital and largest city, roughly 82% Black, and has lost population steadily for decades.
• Hinds County contains both Jackson and Clinton; the county's data center investment landed in Clinton, not Jackson.
• North Jackson's history of disinvestment is not disputed by anyone in this record. At the June 2026 hearings, speakers reminded the council that Jacksonians have endured years of infrastructure neglect and should not be asked to shoulder additional environmental risk.

Poverty rate, median household income, and 2010→2023 population change for ZIP 39206: Not independently re-verified as of 2026-08-02. Pull at data.census.gov (ZCTA 39206).

6. Money — Abatements, Incentives, Jobs

No Jackson incentive package exists, because no Jackson project has been approved. That is worth stating plainly: as of 2026-08-02, ZIP 39206 has been offered nothing and has committed nothing.

What the surrounding jurisdictions got, for benchmarking:

Note the contrast. Clinton gave a 30-year, 67% abatement with no publicly reported job or investment benchmark. Madison County gave a 10-year FILOT with enforceable clawbacks. If a project ever comes to Jackson, Madison County's benchmark structure — not Clinton's — is the floor residents should demand.

State incentives. Mississippi's statutory data center incentive: ≥$20 million invested, 20 full-time jobs at 125% of the state average wage, MDA certification, contracts with recapture clauses, documentation of financial position, annual review. Provides a 10-year sales/use tax exemption on construction materials and equipment plus income and franchise tax exemptions. The largest deals have received permanent sales-and-use tax exemptions on equipment.

Jobs, honestly. Ward 2 Councilwoman Tina Clay's stated objection is precisely this: "we need better development than a data center" — arguing manufacturing and housing would create more long-term jobs and tax revenue. Hyperscale data centers are capital-intensive and labor-light after construction.

TCG's recommendation: a Community Benefits Agreement template within one year. Jackson does not have one yet. If you want one, the drafting window is now.

7. Community Reaction & News Coverage

Jackson residents organized, showed up, and won a pause. That is the headline finding.

Key events:

• June 12, 2026 — Data Center Public Education Forum at Jackson State University. Mississippi Today reported residents still had questions afterward.
• June 22 & 23, 2026 — First City Council public hearing; WLBT headlined "'The fight is not over': Dozens turn out to voice concerns." Speakers urged the council to mandate independent environmental studies before approving construction.
• July 6, 2026 — Second hearing; vote delayed after a confidential legal memo.
• July 14, 2026 — 183-day moratorium adopted, 5–2. MDEQ hearing the same evening.
• July 16, 2026 — MSJW's "People Over Politics: Stop Data Centers Edition" at Tougaloo College's Warren Hall; 70+ attendees; workbooks with glossary, fact sheets, worksheets distributed.

Organizations:

• Mississippi For A Just World (MSJW) — Sabir Abdul-Haqq (director); Candace Abdul-Tawwab (executive director): "Success looks like they bend to the will of the people."
• Environmental Advocates of Mississippi — Dr. Erin Shirley Orey: "…why so much secrecy?"
• Dogwood Alliance — Kadin Love, Gulf South manager
• Wurmworks — Matt Casteel

Voices for development:

• Bishop Ronnie Crudup, Sr., chair of Downtown Jackson Partners: "Those folks are progressing and moving forward…"
• Council members Ashby Foote (Ward 1) and Vernon Hartley (Ward 5), who voted against the moratorium
• Gov. Tate Reeves, who announced a $20 billion xAI investment on January 8, 2026

Why Jackson residents are skeptical — the Southaven precedent. In DeSoto County, xAI's Colossus 2 retrofitted a former Duke Energy plant with 27 methane gas turbines. Beginning February 2026, Southaven residents reported noise and vibration. CBS News reported the mayor's advice to affected homeowners was to "consider selling." That story is cited repeatedly in Jackson-metro organizing.

Lawsuits specific to a Jackson data center: Not found as of 2026-08-02. The active federal litigation touching this is the water receivership case before Judge Wingate, in which data centers have become a live topic.

8. Find Out For Yourself

All contacts below were taken from official government or utility websites on 2026-08-02. Verify before relying on them.

City of Jackson

• City Hall: 219 S. President Street, Jackson, MS 39201 · Hours M–F 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• General/311: 3-1-1 or 601-960-1111 · Non-emergency (601) 960-0794
• Mayor: John Horhn
• City Council meeting schedule: https://jacksonms.gov/government/city-council/meeting-schedule/ and https://jacksonms.gov/meeting-schedule/
• Council agendas & minutes: https://jacksonms.gov/government/city-council/council-agendas-and-minutes/ and https://jacksonms.gov/council-agendas-minutes/
• Committee agendas & minutes: https://jacksonms.gov/government/city-council/committee-agendas-and-minutes/
• Upcoming meetings: https://jacksonms.gov/home/upcoming-meetings/
• City Council: https://jacksonms.gov/city-council/
• Contact page: https://jacksonms.gov/contact-us/
• To speak on an agenda item: contact the City Clerk's office; public-comment rules are stated at the start of each meeting agenda. Direct City Clerk phone/email not published on the pages retrieved 2026-08-02 — call 3-1-1 or 601-960-1111 and ask for the City Clerk.

Your council members (moratorium vote, July 14, 2026): Ward 1 Ashby Foote · Ward 2 Tina Clay · Ward 3 Kenneth Stokes · Ward 4 Brian Grizzell (President) · Ward 5 Vernon Hartley · Ward 6 Lashia Brown-Thomas · Ward 7 Kevin Parkinson. Reach them through the City Council page above.

Planning & Zoning

• City of Jackson Planning Division — the Saxum rezoning file (amended application filed April 30, 2026) lives here. Zoning Administrator: Ester Ainsworth. Request the file by applicant name (Saxum Investment Company) and by parcel. Route through City Hall / 3-1-1.

Water — JXN Water (under federal receivership)

• Customer service: (601) 500-5200, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Pay by phone (IVR): 877-578-2490
• Mailing: PO Box 22667, Jackson, MS 39225
• Web: https://jxnwater.com/ · About/receivership background: https://jxnwater.com/about/
• Interim Third-Party Manager: Ted Henifin
• The receivership is supervised by U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate; filings are public on PACER for the underlying case.

Hinds County Board of Supervisors

• 316 S. President St., Jackson, MS 39201 · (601) 968-6501
• Meetings: first and third Monday of each month, Hinds County Chancery Court Building, 1st Floor Board Room, 316 S. President St.
• Chancery Clerk, 1st District: P.O. Box 686, Jackson, MS 39205 · (601) 968-6537
• Chancery Clerk, 2nd District: P.O. Box 88, Raymond, MS 39154 · (601) 857-8055
• Web: https://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/board-of-supervisors and https://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/board-supervisors/board-meetings

Power & rates

• Mississippi Public Service Commission — 501 N. West St., Jackson, MS 39201 · General 601-961-5434
  • Central District (Hinds County): Commissioner De'Keither Stamps · toll-free 800-356-6430 · central.district@psc.ms.gov
  • Docket search / e-filing: https://ctsportal.psc.ms.gov/portal/document-search
  • File a utility complaint: https://www.psc.ms.gov/
• Entergy Mississippi: https://www.entergymississippi.com/

Air quality

• MDEQ air permit portal: https://opc.deq.state.ms.us/ — search by facility for any proposed generator or plant permit.

Community organizations

• Mississippi For A Just World (MSJW) · Environmental Advocates of Mississippi · Dogwood Alliance (Gulf South) · Jackson Association of Neighborhoods — https://www.jxnneighborhoods.com/resources

Newsrooms (tips)

• Mississippi Today — mississippitoday.org
• Mississippi Free Press — mississippifreepress.org
• Jackson Advocate (Black-owned, Jackson)
• WLBT 3 / WAPT 16 / WJTV 12
• Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
• Mississippi Public Broadcasting — mpbonline.org

Six questions to ask when you call

1. "Where exactly is the Saxum parcel — give me the parcel numbers and a map — and what is the ZIP code and the nearest residence, school and church?" (Ask Jackson Planning. Get it in writing.)
2. "What is the exact date the 183-day moratorium took effect, and what is the exact date it expires?" (Ask the City Clerk. If you only remember one date, make it the expiration.)
3. "Has the city adopted the Thomas Consulting Group rubric, the Community Benefits Agreement template, or the per-megawatt / per-gallon impact fees? If not, when is the ordinance coming to a vote?" (Ask your council member and the Planning Division.)
4. "What is JXN Water's current available surplus treatment and distribution capacity, in millions of gallons per day, and how much of it could be committed to an industrial customer without affecting residential pressure?" (Ask JXN Water at 601-500-5200 and ask for it in writing.)
5. "Where in Hinds County is Entergy planning its new generating facility, what size, and in which PSC docket?" (Ask the PSC Central District office at 800-356-6430.)
6. "Will the city require an independent, third-party environmental and cumulative-impact study — paid for by the developer but selected by the city — before any data center rezoning is heard?" (This was the specific demand made by speakers at the June 2026 hearings. Ask whether it is in the draft ordinance.)

9. If You're Thinking About Moving Here

Honest read:

What 39206 has going for it right now. Nothing has been approved. The community organized effectively and produced Mississippi's first data center moratorium, and the city commissioned a consultant report that names water as the central risk and recommends real safeguards. Residents here have demonstrated they can move their government. That is not nothing.

What is genuinely unresolved.

• Water is the risk, and it is severe and pre-existing. JXN Water has been under federal receivership since 2022, with rate increases granted in February 2026, shutoff pressure over unpaid bills, and a self-sufficiency target no earlier than 2029. Anyone moving into Jackson should evaluate water reliability and water cost independently of the data center question. The data center question makes it worse; it did not create it.
• The moratorium is a pause, not a decision. 183 days from mid-August 2026 lands in early-to-mid 2027. The Saxum application does not disappear; it waits. If Jackson does not adopt real regulations in that window, the rezoning gets heard on the old rules.
• No end user has been named. A speculative rezoning from residential/commercial to heavy industrial on 230 acres, with no disclosed tenant, permanently changes what can be built there — data center or otherwise. Heavy industrial zoning outlives any one project.
• Lake Hico is unsettled. 654 acres of school trust land under a 3-year option to a Houston developer, with a historically significant site and no announced project. Watch it.
• Power costs. You will be an Entergy Mississippi ratepayer inside a multi-billion-dollar generation buildout whose cost allocation Entergy calls a $2 billion customer benefit and Earthjustice calls insufficiently transparent. Both parties agree the rates are set at the PSC. Follow the dockets.
• Land prices. North Jackson land is comparatively cheap, which is exactly why a New Jersey developer optioned 230 acres of it. Speculative industrial assembly puts upward pressure on some parcels and downward pressure on adjacent residential values. Neither effect is settled.

What's actually reassuring. Jackson is the only jurisdiction in this research set that (a) held multiple public hearings before any approval, (b) hired a consultant and published its recommendations, and (c) stopped the clock. Compare that to Clinton — 67% abatement for 30 years, approved in February with limited public detail — or Ridgeland, where a 786-acre campus and a 754 MW gas plant proceeded without comparable public contest.

Not real-estate or investment advice. Before you buy in 39206: pull the zoning of the parcels around your address, call JXN Water and ask about pressure and service history at that specific address, and go to a City Council meeting.

10. Sources

All accessed 2026-08-02 unless noted.

Saxum rezoning & Jackson process

• Mississippi Free Press, "Jackson Data Center Proposal Expands to 230 Acres Amid Mounting Local Opposition" — https://www.mississippifreepress.org/jackson-data-center-proposal-expands-to-230-acres-amid-mounting-local-opposition/
• Mississippi Today (June 23, 2026), "City Council says no Jackson data centers until regulations are set" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/23/data-centers-jackson-regulations-moratorium/
• Mississippi Today (June 12, 2026), "Residents still have questions after Jackson data center forum" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/12/jackson-data-center-forum/
• Mississippi Free Press, "The City of Jackson Pauses Data Center Construction Until It Passes Regulations" — https://www.mississippifreepress.org/the-city-of-jackson-pauses-data-center-construction-until-it-passes-regulations/
• Mississippi Free Press, "Jackson Delays Vote on Temporary Data Center Moratorium Following Confidential Legal Memo" — https://www.mississippifreepress.org/jackson-could-block-data-center-construction-but-legal-questions-delay-a-vote/
• The Capture Cascade Timeline, "Jackson MS: 230-Acre Northwest Jackson Data Center Rezoning (Saxum) Heads to June 24 Planning Board Hearing" — https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-06-23--jackson-ms-northwest-data-center-rezoning-saxum-june-24-hearing/
• WLBT (June 23, 2026), "'The fight is not over': Dozens turn out to voice concerns on data center in Jackson" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/06/23/fight-is-not-over-dozens-turn-out-voice-concerns-data-center-jackson/
• MPB, "Crowded Jackson hearing highlights growing concerns over proposed data center" — https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/crowded-jackson-hearing-highlights-growing-concerns-over-proposed-data-center/
• The Jackson Wire, "Jackson Council to Vote on Data Center Moratorium at Monday Hearing" — https://www.thejacksonwire.com/article/jackson-council-data-center-moratorium-hearing-july-6

Moratorium vote

• Mississippi Today (July 14, 2026), "Jackson passes state's first data center moratorium" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/07/14/jackson-data-center-moratorium/
• WLBT (July 14, 2026), "'Not ready for a data center': Jackson City Council approves moratorium on data centers" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/07/14/not-ready-data-center-jackson-city-council-approves-moratorium-data-centers/
• Mississippi Free Press, "'Nobody Wants This': Jackson Pumps the Brakes on Data Centers for 6 Months Amid Local Opposition" — https://www.mississippifreepress.org/nobody-wants-this-jackson-pumps-the-brakes-on-data-centers-for-6-months-amid-local-opposition/
• Mississippi Today (July 7, 2026), "Jackson City Council debates data center regulations, considers moratorium" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/07/07/data-center-jackson-city-council/
• News From The States, "Jackson passes state's first data center moratorium" — https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/jackson-passes-states-first-data-center-moratorium
• The Cool Down, "Mississippi city puts new data centers on hold for 183 days after residents push back" — https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-center-development-jackson-mississippi-halted/

Lake Hico

• WLBT (July 20, 2026), "Jackson mayor: No data center in the works for Lake Hico site, talks still 'very premature'" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/07/20/mayor-no-data-center-works-lake-hico/

Consultant playbook

• WLBT (July 29, 2026), "Consultant helps Jackson develop data center playbook. Here are some of the highlights" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/07/29/consultant-helps-jackson-develop-data-center-playbook-here-are-some-highlights/

Water / receivership

• JXN Water — https://jxnwater.com/ · About — https://jxnwater.com/about/
• Mississippi Today (Feb 23, 2026), "Judge wants both: Wingate grants JXN Water rate increase and orders utility to pursue city-backed alternatives" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/02/23/jackson-water-rate-increase-granted/
• WLBT (Dec 19, 2025), "Shutoffs loomed in third year of receivership. Can Jackson afford its own water system?" — https://www.wlbt.com/2025/12/19/shutoffs-loomed-third-year-receivership-can-jackson-afford-its-own-water-system/
• WLBT (Nov 27, 2025), "Is Jackson's water emergency over?" — https://www.wlbt.com/2025/11/27/is-jacksons-water-emergency-over-heres-what-parties-case-have-say/
• WLBT (May 11, 2026), "Feds: Water authority act doesn't infringe on existing Jackson water lawsuits" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/05/11/feds-water-authority-act-doesnt-infringe-existing-jackson-water-lawsuits/
• Water Finance & Management, "Getting Jackson on Track" — https://waterfm.com/getting-jackson-on-track/

Clinton / Hinds County comparison

• WLBT (March 4, 2026), "Who's building the data center in Clinton? Records provide details" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/03/04/whos-building-data-center-clinton-records-provide-details/
• WLBT (March 4, 2026), "Documents reveal incentive package for $750M Clinton data center" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/03/04/documents-reveal-incentive-package-750m-clinton-data-center/
• WLBT (March 2, 2026), "$750M data center coming to Clinton" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/03/02/750m-data-center-coming-clinton/
• WLBT (June 9, 2026), "'Exciting day in Mississippi': Ribbon-cutting marks opening of Clinton data center" — https://www.wlbt.com/2026/06/09/exciting-day-mississippi-ribbon-cutting-marks-opening-clinton-data-center/
• Mississippi Today (March 17, 2026), "Data center gets mixed reaction in Clinton" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/17/data-center-clinton-limited-details/
• Mississippi Today (March 4, 2026), "Data center proposed for Clinton" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/04/data-center-clinton-mississippi/
• DCD, "AWS likely behind plans for $750m data center in Clinton, Mississippi" — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-likely-behind-plans-for-750m-data-center-in-clinton-mississippi/

Power

• Entergy, data centers Mississippi — https://www.entergy.com/datacenters/mississippi
• Entergy, "Powering up the grid to save customers $2 billion" — https://www.entergy.com/blog/entergy-mississippi-is-powering-up-the-grid-to-save-customers-2-billion
• Entergy Mississippi generation — https://www.entergymississippi.com/generation
• Mississippi Today (Jan 25, 2024), "Amazon coming to Mississippi with plans to create jobs … and electricity" — https://mississippitoday.org/2024/01/25/amazon-data-center-mississippi-entergy/
• Mississippi Today (Sept 17, 2025), Entergy Mississippi CEO Fisackerly Q&A — https://mississippitoday.org/2025/09/17/entergy-mississippi-ceo-fisackerly-answers-questions-on-data-centers-and-electricity-rates/
• Earthjustice (May 2026), "In the Dark: Data Centers Could be Costing Mississippi Households" — https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/in-the-dark_mississippi-data-center-report.pdf (PDF not text-extractable in this research)

Community / context

• BlackPressUSA, "Connecting the Dots: Mississippi's AI Boom Leaves Communities Searching for Answers" — https://blackpressusa.com/connecting-the-dots-mississippis-ai-boom-leaves-communities-searching-for-answers/
• CBS News, "Mississippi homeowners blame a noisy data center plant for sleepless nights. The mayor's advice? 'Consider selling.'" — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-elon-musk-xai-data-center-power-plant-noise/

Money

• Mississippi Today (July 29, 2026), "What incentives are available to data centers in Mississippi?" — https://mississippitoday.org/2026/07/29/data-centers-incentives-mississippi/

Contacts

• City of Jackson — https://jacksonms.gov/ · contact https://jacksonms.gov/contact-us/ · council https://jacksonms.gov/city-council/ · agendas https://jacksonms.gov/council-agendas-minutes/ · schedule https://jacksonms.gov/meeting-schedule/
• Hinds County — https://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/board-of-supervisors · https://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/board-supervisors/board-meetings · https://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/chancery-clerk
• Mississippi PSC contacts — https://www.psc.ms.gov/home/psc-contacts · docket search https://ctsportal.psc.ms.gov/portal/document-search
• Jackson Association of Neighborhoods — https://www.jxnneighborhoods.com/resources

Drought

• Drought.gov, Mississippi (data valid 07/28/2026) — https://www.drought.gov/states/mississippi
• U.S. Drought Monitor, Mississippi — https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MS