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Trial over Jackson airport leadership structure continues

By Mercy Rain Jun 26, 2026 | 8:33 PM

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Day five of the federal trial over control of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport focused on whether a state law changing the airport’s leadership structure affected the political influence of Jackson voters. The plaintiffs’ final witness was Byron Orey, a political science professor at Jackson State University (JSU) who testified as […]