Jackson Jambalaya

The Madison Police Department issued the following press release:

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The Mississippi Supreme Court ordered a new mayoral election be held in Edwards after it found an independent candidate was improperly kept off of the ballot last year:

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The Chris McDaniel campaign just issued the following press release:

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Do not view these pictures on a cellphone. 

St. Andrew's Cathedral.  It sits on Capitol Street, often ignored for six days of the week and only remembered by a few hundred on the seventh day.   No surprise as we often take what is around is for granted.  Jackson Jambalaya decided to present St. Andrew's Cathredal to you as a work of art in and of itself.  Local photographer Rick Guy was commissioned to shoot pictures of the cathedral.   Many thanks to the St. Andrew's staff for their cooperation. A special thanks goes to Buddy Huff for letting Rick shoot from the top of the Trustmark building.   Twenty-six pictures are presented below.  Please click on a picture to see a larger version.  The building opened in 1903.  The architecture, the stained glass windows, and figurines present the wonders of an age long past.  Enjoy.

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The City of Madison issued the following press release:

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Rankin-Madison District Attorney Michael Guest issued the following press release:

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State Senator (R-House of Seale) and Chris McDaniel campaign manager Melanie Sojourner told the Natchez Democrat she did not turn in her campaign finance report because her home suffered major tornado damage last September.  Secretary of State Dogbert Hosemann fined her $500 for failure to submit her campaign finance report that was due January 31.

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Unicorns and trannies.  Too funny.

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Looks like then-Jackson Municipal Court Judge June Hardwick engaged in a little bit of campaigning for Octavian while she sat on the bench:

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YEE-HAAAWWWW!!!! Hot diggity-damn!!!! We found us some election fraud and collusion by the circuit clerks.  Take a look at this incident report below and see for yourself.

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Chairman James Henley speaks

Fewer passengers traveled the friendly skies through Jackson as airline traffic continues to decline at Medgar Evers Jackson International Airport. Delta Airlines saw an expected large increase in passengers as its market share rose to 42%. Income is 2% below budget projections for 2014.   Monthly reports that were released at yesterday's monthly meeting of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority state*:

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This post is political junkie porn.  Here are the "incident reports" filed by True the Vote in federal court.  I don't plan to read them but the lawyers and polijunks probably will.  Enjoy.

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Here are the latest crime stats for Jackson. The city is also now posting "crime maps" on the website as well. Some observations of the crime reports:

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Robbers meet MMA national champ from Sri-Lanka.  What could possible go wrong?

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This is not something I would recommend doing with Judge Atlas.

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Earlier post with copy of request for injunction

A sea of black and gray swept upon the banks of Court Street last Thursday. It wasn't a convention of Oakland Raiders groupies, but lawyers, a whole mob of lawyers, dedicated to slugging it out over True the Vote's Lawsuit against Secretary of State (SOS) Delbert Hosemann, the Republican Party of Mississippi (MSGOP), and several counties. The Texas non-profit public interest group sought a preliminary injunction against the defendants over the issue of the redaction of birth dates from the poll books used in the Republican Senate primary and runoff elections last month. The court did not rule on the preliminary injunction but requested briefs in the next two to three weeks.

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Looks like Jackson is finally getting a permanent public works director.  The agenda for the July 29 meeting of the City Council states the Yarber administration will nominate Kishia Powell for the position.  She was formerly the Chief of Waste and Wastewater for the City of Baltimore.  She is a PE.  The agenda is posted below.

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House of Cards, BBC version.  Better than the American re-enactment.

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Chris McDaniel issued this email today:

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Bill Marcy is accusing the Central Mississippi Tea Party of purging him from membership:

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The Clarion-Ledger reported a congressional candidate tried to claim he was a Special Forces Green Beret super-duper Force Recon SEAL Team 200 super-soldier (We will call him "Little Dip" as you will see why at the end of this post):

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Judge Atlas did not issue a ruling today on the request for a preliminary injunction.  I literally just got out of the courtroom.  A post will be written later tonight.  However, here are the promised sketches.  Jackson Jambalaya and WLBT commissioned local artist Bill Wilson to draw several sketches of the proceedings as they took place today.  Many thanks to Judge Atlas for giving us permission.

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The Mississippi Supreme Court just issued the following order:

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Some quick notes from the True the Vote hearing.

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Today is the second show cause hearing in the case of Vicksburg Healthcare, LLC d/b/a River Region Health System v. Clara Dees.  As JJ reported last week, Dees' lawyer Michael Winfield was summoned for a show cause hearing on April 30, 2014, to explain why his brief had not been timely filed despite the many extensions that had been granted.  At 1:30, when the hearing was to start, Winfield was not there.  Time passed. Apparently the clerk was dispatched to contact Mr. Winfield and he had traveled to Canton for a last minute meeting with a client.  When Winfield finally put in an appearance,  he explained that he had forgotten about the show cause hearing.  As the hearing progressed, things just got worse.

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Deputy Jay Legget shoots the test

Hinds County bailiffs carry and can use firearms even if they fail their weapons qualifications test.   Sheriff Tyrone Lewis forbids any deputy to carry a weapon if he fails qualification.  However, Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green barred the Sheriff from demoting or firing any bailiff in a 2012 court order.  The dispute is pending before the Mississippi Supreme Court.  Jackson Jambalaya obtained the 2013 and 2014 weapons qualifications records for all Hinds County deputies through a public records request. They are posted below.

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I will be covering the True the Vote hearing this morning in federal court.  That means no cellphones.  That also means I won't be able to approve comments for a couple of hours.  Comment away. Just realize they won't appear for awhile. Thanks.

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Chris McDaniel filed a response to Harrison County's response to his motion for reconsideration for the denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus against Harrison County. Did you get all that? Don't have time to write about this filing but it is posted below. One interesting quote:

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This is not liberal media bias. This is not being in the tank for someone. Sometimes opportunities for artistic and literary mischief are handed to you on a gold platter- with valet service.  Marshall Ramsey, Chris McDaniel, and comic books.  A potent combination.

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