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The Jackson Transit Authority has moved into it’s new facility located at 38 Eutah Street. This is on the Bemis bus route, across S. Highland from the Post Office and next to the Criminal Justice Complex.

JTA’s 2011 Bus Road-eo winners are: Mr. Joe Coleman  is the first place winner for the Operations department, Mr. Willie Marrow is second place winner for the Operations department, Mr. Leonard Ellison is the first place winner for the Maintenance department. Mr. Coleman and Mr. Marrow will represent JTA in the State Bus Road-eo to be held in Knoxville [...]

The Jackson Transit Authority (JTA) is pleased to announce Mr. Steve Deatherage as JTA’s Maintenance Employee of the Year and Mr. Michael Whiteford as JTA’s Operations Employee of the Year. Mr. Deatherage  and Mr. Whiteford were awarded this honor at JTA’s annual Employee Dinner, December 11, 2011. Mr. Deatherage was awarded this honor because of his dedication to [...]

Last minute Holiday shopping? GO JTA! Running low on cash? GO JTA! Going shopping will look very appealing before Christmas if you ride any of JTA’s buses. Fares will be slashed on December 22 & 24. JTA regular bus fares will be 25 cents and THE LIFT bus fares will be 50 cents. There will be [...]

JTA’s Annual Food Drive will be Tuesday and Wednesday, November 7 & 8, on all JTA buses to help the Second Harvest Food Bank make sure everyone has a bountiful holiday this year. JTA riders ‘can’ donate a canned food and receive a free ride at the time of the donation. JTA riders ‘can’ do [...]

JTA has free Trick or Treat bags for children to help them ‘shine’ this Halloween. The shiny silver bags are reflective to help motorists see the children. The bags have a ghost and a black cat hiding in a pumpkin. The safety tips which are printed on the bags are Never go out alone, Stay [...]

January 2 · New Year’s Day · No Service January 16 · Dr. M.L. King Jr. Day · No Service February 20 – President’s Day – Full Service April 6 · Good Friday · Full Service May 28 · Memorial Day · No Service July 4 · Independence Day · No Service September 3 · Labor Day · No Service [...]

JTA has hit the 21st century with its own web page. Please take a minute to look into the web site. There are many interesting pages to the web site including history, program, fares and schedules. If you would like to share your views with JTA on its web page please do so by clicking [...]