Mary Rooks and her children (from left) 2-year-old twins Cohen and Susan, Gabriel, 7, and 4-year-old Emory at their Belhaven home on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
As federal and city officials continue to work to assure residents the water flowing from the troubled Jackson system is safe to drink, distrust among many capital city residents — particularly mothers and caregivers of small children — runs deep.
