Jackson Jambalaya

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

This post is reprinted with the permission of The Taxpayer's Channel in Greenwood. 

In a remarkable escalation of the nasty litigation in the fall-out of Express Grain's bankruptcy, attorney Don Barrett, representing farmers in Tallahatchie and Holmes Counties, has accused Horne LLP, the former auditors of EG, of contributing to the huge losses by the farmers, who delivered grain to EG, but were never paid for it.

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

 Let's play spot the error in this announcement from Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding his regular press conference right now.  It is live-streamed below.  The press conference was relatively short.  Mayor Lumumba provided quick updates on the city's cleanup campaign and the Mayor's food drive contest.  More information about the contest is posted below. 

 A massive study published in The Lancet on February 16 states Covid-19 infection is just as effective as the two-shot vaccine in providing immunity to the virus.  The study examined 65 studies from 19 different countries.  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the study.  

 Red Mountain Entertainment issued the following press releases. 

A new "movement" wants to transform Jackson into an independent nation.  Yes, you read that correctly.  An unknown group wants to create a "Republic of Jackson" free from any control by the racist federal and state governments. Ads promoting Jackson independence began appearing on Facebook yesterday. Hmmm...... are these Neo-Confederates?  Check out the screenshots of the website posted below. 

 Jackson Municipal Court Judge Jeff Reynolds ordered the demolition of the Hotel O on I-55 N frontage road Friday.  

What do the Marines, hypocrisy, and children have to do each other?  The late Dr. Frank Pollard braided them all together in a message of hope and grace for all as only he could.  Enjoy the 1995 sermon posted below if you missed church this morning.  

 Senate Bill 2224 introduced by Sen. Kevin Blackwell of Southaven passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. After adopting amendments, the bill passed the House by a vote of 111 to 5. The Senate unanimously concurred with the House amendments and sent the apparently uncontroversial bill to Gov. Tate Reeves for approval.

 The failure of SVB got quite a bit of attention this week as depositors got a nice little bailout from the Federal Reserve.  More than a few people blamed the relaxation of Dodd-Frank regulations for banks below $250 billion.   However, there is just one little problem with that hypothesis.  Want to guess what was not included in the stress tests for the "too big to fail" banks?   

Comparing Trump’s baseline economic numbers at the end of his term with Biden’s numbers today has no impact on the divisions in America. Likewise, comparing Trump’s work to prepare for the coming pandemic with Biden’s response to the pandemic has no impact on the divisions. Comparing Biden’s date-certain  plans to get American troops, citizens, and allies out of Afghanistan with Trump’s condition-based plans is all water under the bridge. So what if people died and were left behind under Biden’s plan?

One of the best war movies ever made popped up for free on Youtube.  What do you get when you combine the genius of Stanley Kubrick, the talent of Kirk Douglas, and the madness of war? Paths of Glory.  If you haven't seen this flick, you're in for a real treat.  Enjoy. 

Murder, domestic violence, and repeated-drug dealing took place over the years at a Braxton home where six Rankin County deputies stand accused of torturing two suspects. 

Federal Reserve officials may have known Silicon Valley Bank was playing with fire.  Bloomberg News reported (no paywall): 

Sharpen the sweet tooth and break out the insulin pump because Zerobear Polybear presents a chocolate cake recipe that is indeed from the devil.  Don't say you weren't warned.  Enjoy.  

You really can't make some things up.  Exhibit A: Raymond Road in South Jackson: 

 Even on the little things. 

 Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones issued the following statement. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 Insurance Commish Michael Chaney issued the following statement. 

 Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo....

The Jackson Zoo continues to wither away as the aging collection of animals dies off.  WLBT's Brendan Hall and Anthony Warren dove deep into the weeds and produce a thorough report on the current state of the Jackson Zoo.  Some highlights are: 

The Mississippi Department of Transportation issued the following statement. 

Check out this Canton dispatcher as he works hard to eventually land a similar job at JPD. 

 Ok folks, we got us a lost little dog in Pearl.   Meet Charlie. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 Former FDIC Chief Sheila Bair slammed the bailouts for Silicon Valley and Signature Banks on the pages of the Financial Times this week: 

The Jackson Environmental Court's war on wayward hotel owners continued when a the owner of a neglected hotel went to jail yesterday.  

 Irish pubs have always intrigued me. The attraction doesn’t come from the typical things one expects from a pub. I’m not interested in Guinness on tap, or Irish whiskey, or any alcohol for that matter. I’m not a prude, and I’m certainly not against responsible alcohol consumption (it put both of my kids through college), but I’ve been clean and sober since 1983. Trust me the world is a better— and safer— place without drunk Robert stumbling around in it.

 For well over three decades, Mississippi has been home to a population that features the poorest citizens in the country paying the highest sales tax on food. The sales tax on food remains at seven percent.

 You can't make this up.  You just can't.   WLBT reported: 

Therese Apel is not the only woman who gets to ride around with the cops as the Canton Police Department apparently has its own ride-along program.  However, the program is not for reporters such as the Queen of the Dark Horse but is instead for friends and family.  

The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following press release. 

 The Gluckstadt Police Department posted several social media updates about the Friday morning shootout on Galleria Parkway: 

 or here today, gone tomorrow. 

The Blackmons pulled a good ole-fashioned Madison County switcharoo recently.   State Representative Ed Blackmon and his son Lawrence qualified to run for the House District #57 seat while State Senator Barbara Blackmon and their son Bradford both qualified to run for the State Senator's District #21 seat.  Does anyone want to guess what happened next?

 It appears Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn is going to go out with not a bang, not a whimper, but rather a plea as in a plea - or demand, depending on the perspective - for more money. 

 Meet Asia Lampkin and Darshena Marion, two student trainers who followed Coach Prime from the Jackson State University to the University of Colorado.  

Well, well, well,  this little job posting is going to make a few police chiefs and troopers mad.   Read it all the way through. ;-). 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

 The New York Stock Exchange stopped trading on Regions Financial Corp at least twice today.  Morningstar (not that Morningstar) reported today: 

 Red Mountain Entertainment issued the following press release. 

 A shooting took place last night at Club Vibe on Ridgewood Road.  WLBT reported: 

The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank shocked the financial world last week.  To say many companies got caught with their pants down is an understatement.  Roku alone stands to lose half a billion dollars it deposited at the bank.  SVB is the 16-largest bank and the largest collapse since 2008. The Financial Times provided a pretty clear and concise explanation on how the bank fell apart so quickly:

Some Mississippi umpires had a rough go of it this weekend.  First up is the UNO-MVSU game.  Check out the last at-bat in the game. 

The Mississippi Senate wants to “fully fund” the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), well, sort of.

 What do you do when the music stops? Tis the question asked in Margin Call, a flick about a fictional Wall Street firm that discovers in 2007 its entire portfolio of mortgage-backed securities is worthless.  Sorry but there are no guns, no boobies, dragons, or car chases in this film. Boring? Not hardly as a good script combined with Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey and Demi Moore makes for a financial drama only rivaled by The Big Short.  The movie is free on Youtube and is posted below.  Enjoy.

The former Managing Director of the Greater Jackson Arts Council accused the organization of firing him after he reported Executive Director mismanaged over $500,000 in a lawsuit filed today in Rankin County Circuit Court.

 Update (4:00 PM): The Madison restaurant is open. Looking at it right now.  Cars in the parking lot, customers in the drive-thru lane it's open.  I was wrong. 

All Backyard Burgers in Jackson suddenly shut down today.