FILE - Ted Henifin, head of JXN Water, the corporation that operates the water system for Jackson, Miss., demonstrates how to run a thin line of water from faucets during cold weather on Jan. 12, 2024. JXN Water announced Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it was shutting off service to some apartment complexes with long-unpaid water bills.Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long-unpaid bills lead to some water service cutoffs in Mississippi's capital city

by · National Post

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Water service is being shut off at some apartment complexes in Mississippi’s capital city because of long-unpaid bills, the company that runs the Jackson water system said Wednesday.

JXN Water said in a statement that it has made “major strides in improving the consistency and reliability” of water flowing to customers in the city of about 144,000 residents.