Medgar Evers Boulevard Honorary Renaming

At a glance

• What: An ordinance for the honorary renaming of a segment of Medgar Evers Boulevard, from Freedom Corner to Pocahontas Avenue, to honor a child who was killed.
• Where it stands: Introduced November 3, 2026. The Council President said the vote would not come before December 1 at 10:00 AM.

Sources

• Agenda packet: https://jacksonms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Regular-City-Council-Agenda-Packet-11.3.2026.pdf
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1pJKcaLWQ8

Log

2026-11-03 - City Council (Regular) Meeting

Introduced by Councilman Kenneth Stokes, who stressed that the base street name is not changing. Public commenters, including family members associated with the boulevard's namesake, asked Council to consider a different way of honoring the child so as not to fragment a historic district and said the family had not been consulted.