Jackson Jambalaya

The St. Paddy's Day Parade will be here for at least another year. The Clarion-Ledger reported today:

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UMMC issued the following press release authored by Annie Oeth. 

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Posted below is a recording of the July 24, 2018 Executive Committee meeting of the Jackson Zoological Society. This is the meeting where yours truly and another Board member confronted the Executive Director over an audit's report of the misuse of state bond funds.  Needless to say, the meeting grew very contentious at times.

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Governor Phil Bryant issued the following statement. 

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Train up a child the way he should go......

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Homeowners in the Madison subdivision of St. Ives can probably breathe a little easier.  The St. Ives Homeowners Association sent out the following email to its members last week:

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State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement and report.

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Millsaps College issued the following statement. 

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SEC Shorts dedicated this week's production to fallen Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

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The Embezzlement Epidemic is apparently not limited to homeowner's associations but has spread to other organizations as well.  WLBT reported some shenanigans apparently took place at the Flowood Chamber of Commerce:

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Update: The victim is the defendant's ex-boyfriend.  She has a restraining order against him.  

The Pearl Police Department issued the following statement. 

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If you couldn't make it to church today, enjoy this sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard of First Baptist Church (Jackson).

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Single moms living in poverty and children born into those households didn't capture much attention in recent statewide elections. Trends suggest paying attention might be very important.

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Add Stonebridge to the list of homeowners associations victimized (allegedly) by Ridgway Lane:

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Rankin County attorney Ed Rainer got himself in a wee bit of trouble in Court yesterday.  It appears he called the court one of the Kangaroo variety and well, you can see for yourself what his transgressions earned him.

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The crew at Zea's held a press conference and tour for the media Wednesday at its new location in Renaissance. Apparently one reporter loved the sample food so much he kept chowing down during the interviews in front of no less than three cameras.

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The Bruenburg Property Owner's Association in Clinton sued Ridgway Lane to recover embezzled funds in Rankin County Circuit Court today.  There are six homeowners associations suing Ridgway Lane for allegedly cleaning out the HOA bank accounts that were managed by the Flowood company.

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And there arose to the north of Eden a tribe called the Hotty-Toddys, who were also called metros. And the Hotty-Toddys were very displeasing; they didst place centerpieces on their banquet tables, and didst exalt themselves much. And they didst glorify the southern kingdom of the past.

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A sexual harassment lawsuit against Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair settled for $110,000.  Bernitha Rice, a former Tax Collector employee sued Mr. Fair two years ago in U.S. District Court.

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King Kenny Rulz The Palisades.  Check out this notice The Palisades HOA Board of Directors sent to its members two days ago.

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The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District will lower the water level of the Ross Barnett Reservoir four feet as it eradicates salvinia.  The agenda for Monday's Board meeting states:

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Matt Wyatt provides some of his expert analysis on the Bama-LSU game  in this week's film study edition.  Enjoy.

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A New Orleans favorite is coming to Ridgeland.  Zea's Rotisserie Restaurant & Bar will open later this month at Renaissance.  Tasty Thai ribs, garlic & herb glazed chicken, the Kingfish's mouth just went Niagara Falls writing those words.  Zea's naturally issued a statement:

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A lawsuit claims David L. Lane confessed to embezzling, allegedly, funds from homeowners associations in the Jackson metro area.  The Lakebend Homeowners Association in Brandon made the startling claim in a lawsuit filed against Ridgeway Lane, David W. Lane, and David L. Lane in Rankin County Circuit Court this morning. 


The lawsuit says it all.  Lakebend stated in its complaint:

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More embezzlement (alleged) has been discovered in the Ridgway Lane scandal.  The Dinsmor Homeowners Association's Board of Directors said $217,782 was missing from funds managed by Ridgway Lane.  Ridgway Lane is a homeowners association management company in Flowood.  It stands accused of embezzling nearly $2 million from various homeowners associations in the Jackson metro area.  Dinsmor also sued the company as well as David L. Lane  in Rankin County Circuit Court this morning.

The Dinsmor HOA Board of Directors sent the notice posted below to its members yesterday:

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following statement. 

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This old video of LSU qb Joe Burrow popped up today on Twitter.

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Local homeowners associations continue to investigate and unfortunately uncover more missing funds in accounts managed by Ridgway Lane.  However, never fear, Daddy Lane and Baby Lane announced they are going to exit the HOA management business at the end of the year.  The Bruenberg HOA Board of Directors posted this message on its website last night:

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A lender accused one of the Baker Boyz, Jon Seawright, of engaging in a bit of fraud when he filed bankruptcy recently.  The legal industry website Law360 reported:

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The city of Jackson issued the following press release.

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Republican Gov.-Elect Tate Reeves won a solid general election victory over Democratic nominee Jim Hood and two minor party candidates in a race that was projected to be much tighter.

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How bad is the new Star Wars movie?  So bad that the Street Committee says George Lucas was brought back to fix Act III after it scored a 4 on test screening, causing Robert Iger to totally lose it.  One reason D&D were kicked to the curb.   Keep in mind the source in the video below is a masked-dude wearing a John Lennon shirt with a Star Trek backdrop.  Enjoy.

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Add The Barrington to the list of homeowners associations allegedly ripped off by Ridgway Lane.  The Barrington Condominium Association sued Ridgway Lane & Associates as well as David L. Lane and David W. Lane in Rankin County Circuit Court today.  The Flowood company manages homeowners associations. Several homeowners associations accused the Lanes and their company of embezzling nearly a million dollars from their accounts.

  

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Well, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what the subject of this week's SEC Shorts video is. Enjoy.

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Former Congressman and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy issued the following statement. 

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The Ridgway Lane scandal continues to mushroom as more homeowners associations accused the company of embezzling nearly a million dollars from local homeowner's associations it managed. Bridgewater asked a Madison Circuit Judge to freeze all of the assets of the company, David W. Lane, and David L. Lane.  The Bridgewater at Old Agency homeowner's association jumped into the fray today, charging Ridgeway Lane embezzled 343,938 from the  in its own lawsuit filed in Rankin County Circuit Court today. 

The Dinsmor and Palisades homeowners associations stated in notices sent to members that they discovered large sums of money missing from Ridgway Lane-managed accounts as well.

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Bill Maher took on Zuckerberg Friday night in a most humorous way.  Enjoy.

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The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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JPD issued the following statement yesterday. 

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Meet every coach's nightmare of a fan.

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 Update (5:50 PM): The Board of Directors for the Palisades Homeowners Association notified its members that "a substantial amount" of HOA funds "are missing."  The funds were managed by Ridgway Lane of Flowood. The Board stated in a notice sent to members today:

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If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard. 

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As Thanksgiving looms one thing we can all be thankful for is that Mississippi political campaigns are over and done. No more negative ads. No more recorded telephone calls. No more yard signs decorating every open space on major thruways.

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Guess what returns to the big screen tomorrow and Wednesday?

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Coach O had a few things to say about Alabama after the game today.

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Americans were horrified when a Mormon family was recently butchered in Mexico.  Such violence should come as no surprise as Mexico becomes a failed state.  That may be a harsh assessment but when the police and soldiers must don mask for their own safety, the state has failed.   One cartel recently flexed its muscled as it captured a town, beating the Mexican army in open battle, and forcing it to surrender.  Time Magazine (yes, it is still around) reported:

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This little event took place at a gas station on High Street last night.  Enjoy.

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The Dinsmor Board of Directors notified its members that it "found substantial irregularities" in its accounts managed by Ridgway Lane. JJ reported yesterday the Bridgewater Owner's Association accused Ridgway Lane of embezzling over $500,000 from its accounts in a lawsuit filed in Madison County Circuit Court Wednesday. Ridgway Lane is a homeowner's association management company in Flowood. The notice states:

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A Meridian woman has literally gone to the dogs... or should we say done down on the dogs?

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