Jackson Jambalaya

 The shade of Percy King can finally rest after a judge sentenced his killer to serve life in prison without parole. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement:

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Jimmy Kimmel is off late-night tv. The Wall Street Journal reported: 

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The Radio Strongman himself, KIM Waaaaaade, appeared on podcast with the Kingfish. The topic? What else but the Charlie Kirk assassination. Please smash the "Like" button.  Enjoy. 

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 Believe it or not, this commercial is banned in the former Great Britain.  

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 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

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 The Attorney General's office suffered another humiliating setback in Rankin County yesterday after Circuit Judge Bradley Mills issued a directed verdict in favor of  former Richland Mayor William "Pat Sullivan.  The Attorney General was prosecuting Sullivan for alleged payroll fraud.  WLBT reported: 

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There are tributes in life that make you proud and others that make you sweat—the Mississippi Press Association Roast of me last week did both. Past honorees have included governors and senators—big names with long résumés. My name beside theirs only made me more nervous. Politicians on one line, a restaurant guy on the next—it didn’t quite add up. I half-expected someone to stand up and say, “How did he get in here?” A few of my friends were probably thinking the same thing.

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 Yet another Mississippi corporate titan sold its birthright.   Accounting Today reported:

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Billing problems continue to plague JXN Water just as they plagued the City of Jackson for years.  However, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate has had enough and laid down the law on JXN Water. 

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For many years, Greenville native Jere Nash was best known as a tough, smart Democratic political consultant who entered Mississippi government service as former Democratic Gov. Ray Mabus’s chief of staff.

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 Paramount dropped a new trailer for the third season of Tulsa King.  Weed, violence, romance, and Sylvester Stallone.  What else could one ask for in a series? 

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"Barreling towards insolvency."  Such is how JXN Water Manager Ted Henifin described Jackson's water/sewer system as he reported JXN Water is nearly broke in a status report submitted to U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate yesterday.  

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 WYAB talk show hosts Shaun Yurtkuran and Lindsey Beckam love to discuss crime and yesterday they took on one of the most notorious murders in the last 25 years in Jackson.  Yup, they discussed the killing of Eddie Williams, an employee at the old Time Out lounge.  The show is posted below.  

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 Yet another boy claiming to be a girl smoked his female competition.  Henry McClenethan won the girls 5,000m junior varsity at the Ash Creek Festival at Western Oregon University Saturday.  He beat his nearest competitor by more than two minutes.   

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Henifin warned of garbage fees intercept in July 

There is more than one way to skin a cat and in JXN Water's case, more than one way to collect on a bill. 

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Shuwaski Young authored this guest column. Mr. Young announced he will run for Secretary of State in 2027.

The Mississippi Crime Crisis is a critical, yet common-sense issue that we must continue to address in keeping our communities safe and secure. We need renewed respect for the rule of law, and we accomplish that goal by investing in law enforcement.

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 Police arrested 71 year-old George Zinn in Orem, Utah and charged him with obstruction of justice after he tried to delay the police's search for Charlie Kirk's assassin.  Fox 13 reported: 

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 Special Circuit Judge Forrest Johnson made good on his promise to revoke  Cory Ferraez's bond today.

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 A knucklehead got more relief than he bargained for when he, well, relieved himself during Demon Slayer. 

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 It's been 90 years since a true Saint of Jackson passed away.   Dr. Julius Crisler, loved by many, forgotten by few.  The obituaries describe a life well-lived and a reward well-earned. The Clarion-Ledger eulogized him on September 14, 1935.  

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The financial woes at JXN Water continue to multiply.  WLBT reported last week: 

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Even the best cops have rough days.  

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 The infamous Last Call bar posted this little message on social media. 

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 Why is it when some people see something beautiful, their first thought is to destroy it?  The Houmas House and Gardens posted the following message on social media on September 7: 

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"There's more to this world than this. This is not enough. I cannot be fulfilled in just the stuff of this world world but the dangerous thing is what do you do next?  Because you see we're living in that phase now. We're a whole nation of people in America who have found out that just making it and getting it is  not enough, so you go to the next thing.  You go to power, you go to lust, you go to recreation, you go to entertainment,  you do everything you can to try to go to the next step and still find in the world the thing you're looking for. The danger is Abraham could have moved to Sodom and Gomorrah, from secular city to pleasure city, and he still would not have been fulfilled," said the late Dr. Frank Pollard as he preached from Hebrews in 1997. How does one find fulfillment? Dr. Pollard answers the question in the sermon posted below. 

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In August, Gov. Tate Reeves deployed 200 troops from the Mississippi National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, to Washington, D.C. They were sent, Reeves said, in support of President Donald Trump’s push to “return law and order to our nation’s capital.”

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 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

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Jackson State University apparently filed a grievance against JXN Water with U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate. Two notices popped up in the docket in U.S.A. v. City of Jackson yesterday: 

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Education needs are best funded and administered at state and local levels as opposed to one-size fits all. Teachers and students’ needs drive wise curriculum choices. Teachers and students’ relationships are the most foundational predictors of educational successes.

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 The NCAA issued the following statement yesterday. 

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 JPD issued the followings statement. 

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 Uh-oh, it appears some Jackson attorneys might have gotten tripped up by the use of AI.  

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The suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination is in custody.  The New York Post reported:

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Sunday dinner is a treasured tradition.  ZeroBear PolyBear provided a recipe in downloadable format for such an occasion.  Check out his post for some good ole comfort food: Chicken and dressing.  Enjoy. 

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 Former JPD Chief Joseph Wade had a new job. 

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 The kids are not all right as their reading scores continues to fall.  The New York Times reported: 

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 Madison-Rankin District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement. 

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 This post is sponsored and authored by Empower Mississippi.

For many Mississippi families, private school feels financially out of reach. However new research shows that private education may be more affordable than most people think—and that smart policy could make it accessible to thousands more students. 

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or The Case of the Missing $13 million

Once again, the NAACP is not telling the truth.  The organization sued the state of Mississippi last week, accusing the state of Mississippi of starving Jackson's water/sewer system of much-needed ARPA funds.   There is just one problem. None of what the NAACP claims is true.  

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More information is coming out as the Kirk assassination investigation gets underway.  The Wall Street Journal reported: 

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“The times they are a-changing …. If you don’t learn to start swimming’, you’ll sink like a stone.” Bob Dylan’s 1963 lyrics about social and political change and what happens if you don’t adapt still resonate. They are timeless. But now we say the Overton Window is shifting. It’s a measure of what’s socially, culturally, and politically acceptable. Policy wonk Joseph Overton dressed up folk singer Bob Dylan’s insights in academic jargon.

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 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

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Erick Erickson nailed it as he discussed Charlie Kirk's assassination on his radio show today.  The earlier post has been taken down.  The videos were not meant to stay on this website in perpetuity.  People needed to vent, including me.  JJ usually removes "venting" posts as many things are said in the heat of the moment.  

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 One of the all-time cinematic greats returns to the big screen Sunday for a run of four nights.  Mothers, make plans to take your daughters to see none other than The Sound of Music for its 60th anniversary. Showtimes are posted below.  Get your tickets now.  This one usually sells out.  

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 The water bill war between Tracewood Apartments and JXN Water is over for now.  WLBT's Anthony Warren reported: 

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 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC—Flying home from Scotland, I feel two things at once—tired and thankful. Travel always does that to me. For the first half of my life, there wasn’t much travel outside of work. The only time I made it to Europe before age fifty was on a honeymoon trip paid for by one of my food suppliers. These days, every trip feels like a gift I don’t deserve but am grateful to receive.

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No work, no pay. 

The financial scales were righted a little after the Jackson City Council voted yesterday to cancel a $400,000 one-year no-bid contract with New Way Mississippi, Inc. to pick up garbage at right of ways for non-performance.   The vote was unanimous. 

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