JACKSON, Miss. — Comedian and actor Mike Epps was in the metro Sunday helping Jackson residents facing water problems.
Before entertaining a crowd in a weekend comedy show, Mike Epps handed out water to Jacksonians still struggling to access this essential resource.
“It’s no laughing matter — and the rest of the country don’t understand how bad it is,” Epps said.
Epps joined members of local fraternities and sororities who gathered at the convention complex for a bottled water giveaway. It was also part of a day of service honoring the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
“To come here man, and to see how resilient these people are here in Jackson, ” Epps said. “Jackson’s always been a great city in America, and I think as a country and as a government, we need to support them.”
With a new federally-appointed third-party administrator now running the water system plus $600 million promised for major repairs to the bottled water distributions could become a thing of the past, but not just yet.
Recent water main breaks have triggered boil water notices and a loss of pressure for people like Wilma Williams.
source: wapt