Jackson's primary election is just weeks away, set for April 1, while the city's general election will be held on June 3.

"The zoo is gone," one candidate said in a dramatic moment during the latest mayoral forum at Millsaps College.

"That is why Jackson is the first city, not in Mississippi's history ... In a frank, matter-of-fact speech, Wade, a Conservative talk-show radio host, asked residents to really listen to the ...