Smith-Wills Stadium is the focus of another potential takeover battle between the City of Jackson and the Mississippi Legislature.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba responded to the state’s efforts to retake Smith-Wills Stadium, intimating the city likely will fight the effort in court. “While I won’t get into what our defenses are,

Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba responded to Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s order for the city to transfer the deed of Smith-Wills Stadium to the state. Fitch sent a letter to the city on3. In the letter,