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Culvert collapse leads to water main break in Jackson neighborhood

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Culvert collapse leads to water main break in Jackson neighborhood

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Updated: 2:51 PM CST Mar 5, 2025

Many residents in a Jackson neighborhood were without water on Wednesday.City officials said a culvert collapse on Norman Street damaged a water line and caused a water main break. Crews were working to make repairs.Black Excellence Water was providing bottled water to residents at 2:45 p.m., at the Westside Community Center on Wiggins Road.Tap here for boil water notices from the Mississippi State Department of Health.

JACKSON, Miss. —

Many residents in a Jackson neighborhood were without water on Wednesday.

City officials said a culvert collapse on Norman Street damaged a water line and caused a water main break. Crews were working to make repairs.

Black Excellence Water was providing bottled water to residents at 2:45 p.m., at the Westside Community Center on Wiggins Road.

Tap here for boil water notices from the Mississippi State Department of Health.

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