Mississippi Governor Tells Crowd It's ‘A Great Day to Not Be in Jackson' as City Recovers from Water Crisis
ROGELIO V. SOLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) told a crowd in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that it's 'a great day to not ...
ROGELIO V. SOLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) told a crowd in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that it's 'a great day to not be' in the capital city of Jackson on Friday. Life in the city of 150,000 has been upended the last seven weeks after floods rendered Jackson's largest water treatment facility inoperable. On Thursday, officials finally lifted an order telling residents to boil tap water before consuming it. Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony for Jones Capital, a Houston-based private equity firm, Reeves indicated he's glad he's not in Jackson.