Traffic expected to be slow moving Saturday in downtown Jackson

Busy Saturday in Jackson could be traffic nightmare for JSU fans, fairgoers

NOW WE’RET A I-55 AND WOODROWWILSON WHERE WE COULD SEE SOMEPROBLEMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITHTHOUSANDS HEADED IONT THESTADIUM FOR THE BIG HOMECOMINGGAME.THAT’S WHY PICATAL POLICE ASWELL.THE HINES COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICE WILL BE ASSISTING JPD TOKEEP THINGS MOVING SMOOTHLY.TBU WE HAVE INCREASED POLICEPRESENCE.THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ISGEARING UP FOR WTHA COULD BE ATRAFFIC NIGHTMARE THIS WEEKENDTHOUSANDS EXPECTED TO ATTENDJSU’S HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAMESATURDAY AFTERNOON AT VETERANSMEMORIAL STADIUM.THIS IS WHAT TRAFFIC LOOKED LIKEHEADING TO A HOMECOMING GAME AFEW YEARS AGO PRETTY SURE IT’SGOING TO BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ONTHENT IERSTATE GOING FROMWOODROW WILSON TO HIGH STREETI-55 AT HIGH STREET COULDE BJAMMED UP SATURDAY EVENING WITHDRIVERS HEADING TO THE STATEFAIR FOR ITS FINAL WEEKEND.WE’RE GOING TO BE DNGOI EXTRATRAFFIC AROUND THE FAIR GROUNDSAREA AS WELL AS THE CAPALITCOMPLEX DISTRICT ALONG WITHCAPITAL POLICE AND THE HINDSCOUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ANDOUR FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERSAS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WEHAVE THE MAIN INTERSECTIONS FREEOF ANY CONGESTIONS ARE IN THEFREE FLOW TO TRAFFIC.SO THEY HAVE A GREAT PNLA INTERMS OF TRAFFIC CONOLTR ANDTRAFFIC TRAICFF SAFETY HINDSCOUNTY INTERIM SHERIFF.MARSHAWN.CHRISTER SSAY DEPUTSIE WILL ALSOCONDUCT RANDOM SECURITY ANDSAFETY CHECKPOINTS THROUGHOUTTHE WEEKENDO T GO AFTER WHAT HECALLS DIRTY GUNS SAFETY.CHECKPOINT ARE REALLY DESIGNEDTO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND THOSEFOLKS WHO ARE BRINGGIN THESEGUNS INTO OUR COMMUNITIES ANDGETTING THOSE GUNS OUT IN THOSECONVICTED FELON DOWN.NATIONAL WILL BE GOINTOG THEPENITENTIARY.THE GAME POLICE SAY YOUR BESTBT TRY TO LEAVE HEOM AS EARLYAS POSSIBLE.THAT WAY YOU WILL AVOID HAVINGTO SIT IN ALL THAT TRAICFF IFTHERE’S A BACKUPND A YOU MIGHTEVEN GET A BETTER PARKING SPACELIVE