Jackson Jambalaya

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

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of HB #1020 today.  Simply put: The CCID Court is good, the four special-appointed Circuit Judges are bad. Posted below are the relevant excerpts from the 45-page opinion. 

Hotel burns as owner fiddles in court

The owner of the dilapidated Hotel O on I-55 N Frontage Road struck out yet again in court as Hinds County Court Judge Johnny McDaniels rejected his appeal of a demolition order.

Annie Oeth authored the following press release for UMC. 

 The city of Jackson wants to tear down the Eudora Welty library.  WLBT reported: 

A man stabbed his wife on St. Andrew's Drive recently yet CCJ members say JPD officers refused to catch the suspect. 

 State Auditor Shadrack White issued the following statement and report. 

State Auditor Shad White released a report today arguing for changing the way taxpayer money is spent at Mississippi’s public universities. The report highlights the degree programs whose graduates are most likely to stay in Mississippi or land a good-paying job versus the ones who are not.

Everyone has a personal wonderland. When my brother visits a hardware store, a garden center, or a tackle shop he has hit peak existence as those places are his wonderland. When my wife is in an antique store it’s her little slice of heaven. Years ago, my mother loved art galleries and art supply stores. My friend Anthony’s wonderland is Disneyland (though that seems like cheating). For me it’s restaurant trade shows, and restaurant supply showrooms and stores.

 It's not often The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are on the big screen but on the big screen they will be this week and next week in  Jackson's premier (and only) movie theatre, the Capri. 

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Brandon Presley has pledged that if he is elected governor in November, he will expand the state’s Medicaid program “on Day 1” of his tenure. In today’s parlance, good luck with that.

 Tune in tonight for some political drama at the meeting of the Clinton Board of Aldermen over what else but redistricting.  

Correction: Rollins was mistakingly referred to as a former player. He is still on the team. 

An Ole Miss tackle sued Ole Miss and Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin for $40 million in federal court after he claimed he was kicked off the football team for being depressed. 

 Madison-Rankin District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following press release. 

 This post is reprinted with the permission of The Taxpayers Channel in Greenwood. 

The state court criminal trial of John Coleman has been put off again until Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

 Yesterday's meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors was one for the books as you know who went on a tirade lasting over ten minutes.  Just watch.  

Did some hackery occur today at WLBT? 

 The Colonial Circle bridge is almost ready. 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is holding his regular press conference right now.  It is live-streamed below. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

"Don't mess with that swamp voodoo.  It worse than the devil." - old nursemaid's warning.  

That swamp voodoo.... it's something else.  

 Former Flowood Police Chief Ricky McMillian passed away.  The Flowood Police Department posted the following statements on Facebook: 

Google is rolling out the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro in early October so it is clearing out its stock of the 7 Pro.  If you want to pick up an unlocked flagship phone on the cheap, this is not a bad way to go.  

Are angels to be worshipped?  How should they be treated?  Using stories from World War II and the Korean War, the late Dr. Frank Pollard discussed the role of angels in the great scheme of things and did so in only ten minutes.  If you can't make it to church, enjoy the 1995 sermon posted below.  

 Thirty-one years ago in November an overwhelming 70% of voters approved a ballot initiative process for Mississippi. Two years ago the Mississippi Supreme Court threw out the process over a wording snafu. Despite state leaders’ calls for the process to be reinstated, that has not happened. So, another November general election will pass with citizens denied their right to alter their constitution.

 No arrests are planned for the showing of The Exorcist next month at the Cinemark theatre in Pearl.  

 Sean and Leigh Ann Touhy denied they took advantage of former NFL star Michael Oher in a response  filed in the Probate Court of Shelby County, Tennessee yesterday. 

A couple of years ago I shared a post on Facebook that mocked misinformation. The photo allegedly showed a 206 year-old Tibetan monk who had just been discovered alive in a mountain cave. The caption said he had been in a meditative state called “takatet” for years. It continued, “Among his things, they found an old scroll that read, ‘Stop believing all the crap you read on Facebook.’”

One of the best movies to hit the screen in the last 40 years returns next week.   Barry Levinson, Tom Cruise, and Dustin Hoffman are at their best in Rain Man.  

The Lumumba administration decided Jackson does not need an internal audit department.  WLBT reported: 

 Retro Metro, LLC issued the following statement. 

We love soup at our house. That is probably an understatement, with the truth being more like, WE LOVE SOUP AT OUR HOUSE! I understand many folks break their culinary year into seasons, with a weather based menu. This means they cook cooler foods like BLT sandwiches on Sally Sunflower toasted bread during hot times and save hearty soups for the cooler season. We did that at one time too, with the soup season set aside for the few months when the hot weather had not taken soup off the dinner rotation. In Mississippi, and especially this year, warmer is translated as HOT! Then one day, it occurred to me our AC has lower temperature settings that go very well with soup in the heat of summer.

 Phil Bryant's slog to find out who Anna Wolfe's sources are in her DHS scandal continues in his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today.

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 Flowood police charged Adam Russell with extortion and arrested him on September 6.

 The Mississippi Energy Institute sponsored and authored this post.

 What are the energy sources of electricity in MS, and how does MS compare with TX and the U.S. as a whole?

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

 A dog nuts went nuts at the beach when "Savage" well, went savage on the beach, running wild, biting other dogs, you get the idea.  The police showed up and well, just watch for yourself. 

State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba refuses to issue another request for proposals for garbage collection even though the current contract with Richard's Disposal expires in a little over six months.

 One of the most frequent questions I am asked in interviews is, “What is your favorite ingredient?” That’s a broad and subjective question, but it’s low hanging fruit for an interviewer when speaking to someone in the food business. My answer typically varies depending on the season, my mood, what genre of the food world I am exploring at that moment, and a dozen other factors that might come into play. 

Annie Seth authored the following press release for UMC.  

  At the age of 29, then-Republican Jackson City Commissioner Doug Shanks had no less than the political writers at The New York Times hanging on his every utterance during the Republican National Convention battle between then-President Gerald Ford and insurgent California GOP Gov. Ronald Reagan.

 The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement and mug shots. 

A Rankin County Court bound over Nicholas Webb to the grand jury after he was arrested for allegedly molesting a family member.  However, charges were dismissed against his parents, Pastor Stephen Webb and his wife, Stephanie at a preliminary hearing today. 

 Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

 The good guys won a round.  The following post appeared on Facebook last weekend: 

 The Mississippi Department of Transportation issued the following statement.