Jackson Jambalaya

JJ readers will have to wait awhile longer to find out who John Doe is in the Ole Miss NCAA scandal.  The Mississippi Supreme Court issued a stay of the enforcement of Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas's order that said Ole Miss had to disclose the identity of John Doe.  The order stated:

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The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following press release and test scores.

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Convicted wife-beater Brian Clark will face the music on September 1 at 9:00 AM in a Lowndes County courtroom.  Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens set a hearing on Clark's motion to continue his sentencing yesterday.  Clark pleaded guilty in May to aggravated assault-domestic violence.  He literally beat his wife to a pulp in 2013.  Graphic photos of her injuries are posted below.  Clark is a member of the family who owns Clark Oil & Gas.  His uncle is the CEO of Butler Snow.  Clark faces a sentence of two to twenty years in prison.

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

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The Wall Street Journal dug up more dirt in the Hugh Freeze scandal:

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The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement.

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It appears Jackson is about to get a new Public Works Director from....... the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.  The Morning Advocate (BR) reported yesterday:

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High school football hits full swing in the Magnolia State this weekend. College football Saturdays are two weeks away. The NFL season kicks off Thursday night, Sept. 7.

It's here. And in this state that has produced the likes of Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Brett Favre and so many more, football is a huge and integral part of our culture.

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Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas ordered Ole Miss to release the name of John Doe within seven days.  Judge Thomas issued the order this afternoon after a hearing was held in Hinds County Chancery Court this morning.

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Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following press release. 

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Some people don't know when to leave well enough alone.  The cabbies are howling about Uber as they are unable to handle the free market.  WLBT reported:

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The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Two Sisters Restaurant actually received a mention in the Wall Street Journal today  Commentator Roger Simon wrote:

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Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens postponed the sentencing for wife-beater Brian Clark last week. He pleaded guilty in May to Aggravated Assault-Domestic Violence after he beat his wife to a pulp in 2013.  His order is the fifteenth time the case has been continued.  The order states District Attorney Will Colom did not oppose the continuance. The order is posted below.  Clark is a member of the family who owns Clark Oil & Gas.  His uncle is the CEO of Lord Snow. 

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Special Circuit Judge Henry Lackey ruled that Hinds County paid $4.3 million to a company that didn't exist.  Hinds County terminated a multi-million dollar radio maintenance contract with Airwave Consultants, LLC in 2014.  Airwave sued for damages caused by the termination in Hinds County Circuit Court.  Judge Lackey ruled that the company had no rights to damages since it never registered as a corporate entity with the Mississippi Secretary of State.  No company, no money. 

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Houston Nutt called Ole Miss's bluff.  Ole Miss said that the former football coach was only interested in money after he sued the school for breach of contract in U.S. District Court.  However, Mr. Nutt offered to settle the case in exchange for a public apology and a donation of $500,000 to establish a sports integrity commission in Mississippi. The settlement dispute is currently moot after the lawsuit was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction last week although Mr. Nutt said he will re-file the lawsuit in state court.

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Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement and photos.

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If you can't make it to church, enjoy this sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard. Dr. Pollard preached from 1 Samuel 2:12-26.  He had a few words to say about the PTL scandal and the moneychangers in the temple. 

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WOW!!! Team Targaryen showed up after getting knocked around for a few weeks.  No more misdirection plays or reverses.  Dany used the try and stop it offense and unfortunately for the Lannisters, no one figured out how to stop an honest-to-goodness fire-breathing dragon backed up by a Mongol horde.  Some thoughts on "Spoils of War".

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Broken turbines and failed pumps dominated the news in New Orleans this week as residents found out to their horror that the Sewerage and Water Board had lied to them for years about the condition of the pumping system while they suffered more flooding.  The Times-Picayune blasted the Board and Mayor Mitch Landrieu yesterday:

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The 13-state Appalachian Regional Commission just released its latest county economic status rankings. Mississippi has 24 ARC counties with 12 ranked "distressed," nine "at-risk," three "transitional," and none "competitive" or "attainment." Rankings did not change from last year.

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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety continues to coverup the federal government's demand for $7 million after DPS was caught misusing DUI-enforcement grants.   Unfortunately, DPS stonewalsl all attempts to obtain information about the dispute.  JJ published proof two weeks ago that DPS has been lying after obtaining the federal demands from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

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The Fight in the Hills - River Hills Racquet Club that is- opened on another front.  Courtney and Todd Middleton sued Tom Ostenson in Hinds County Circuit Court  in April after the couple was fired from their tennis pro jobs at the club.  They accused him of using manipulating the board into firing them and made several salacious allegations in their lawsuit.  However, Mr. Ostenson loaded up a double-barrel shotgun and fired a counterclaim for $1.5 million at the Middletons this week.*   Needless to say, the counterclaim tells a story that is completely different from the one told in the Middleton's lawsuit.  This website posted the accusations made by the Middletons so it is only fair to post Mr. Ostenson's response as well as his charges.  Start reading at #7 in the counterclaim posted below.

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The leadership of the city of New Orleans provided a great lesson over the last week in how not to handle a crisis.  9 inches of rain fell on New Orleans last weekend.  Unfortunately for the Crescent City, 16 pumps didn't work (We will get around to the turbines that failed today in a separate post.) and flooding commenced. The city lied and said they were working at full capacity but the city used a different definition for "full capacity."  The Times-Picayune reported:

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Sentencing was postponed today for Brian Clark in Lowndes County Circuit Court. Clark pleaded guilty to aggravated assault- domestic violence in May.  He beat his wife, repeatedly banged her head against a wall, and split her head wide open on September 6, 2013.  The gruesome photos of some of her injuries are posted below.  Clark asked the court to postpone his sentencing so he could complete his therapy at a clinic in Pearl, Mississippi.  Clark's family owns Clark Oil.

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Mississippi might have a shot at landing another Toyota plant.  Bloomberg News reported:

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Madison-Rankin District Attorney Michael Guest issued the following statement.

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Ole Miss posted today the NCAA response to its response to the NCAA notices of allegations.  The NCAA response to the response is posted below.   Ole Miss will appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions on September 11 in Covington, Kentucky.

The NCAA response provides much more information on John Doe's intrigue.  Start on p.77.  First pour a drink and light up a cigar.  You're welcome.

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Former Ole Miss Head Football Coach Houston Nutt's lawsuit against the university was dismissed today in U.S. District Court.  Mr. Nutt sued Ole Miss and the Institutions of Higher Learning on July 12 for breach of contract that occurred when Coach Hugh Freeze and Athletic Director Ross Bjork allegedly defamed him in conversations with the media.

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"I really believed I was going to die."  So states a petition for a restraining order against Brian Clark that was filed in May 2016 in Okaloosa County, Florida by his girlfriend at the time.  Clark is the member of the Clark family who owns Clark Oil.  He pleaded guilty last May in Lowndes County to aggravated domestic assault.  Clark savagely beat his wife and split her head open in 2013.   Earlier post with pictures of gruesome photos of victim's injuries.

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Super Bowl XX was memorable for many reasons, including that Refrigerator Perry, an overweight defensive tackle, was allowed to score a meaningless late touchdown instead of the late, great Walter Payton, who was playing in his only Super Bowl.

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Two RFP's for the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority are posted below.  The first one is a solicitation for proposals for air service development.  The second one requests bids for terminal upgrade work for the two concourses at the airport.

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The jury acquitted Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith of all three counts. Attorney General Jim Hood issued this statement:

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Governor Phil Bryant issued the following statement.

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A scion of a prominent Mississippi oil family faces prison after pleading guilty to brutally beating his wife.  The Columbus Packet reported:

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Mississippi College issued the following press release. 

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The City of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.

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The video doesn't lie but it can be spliced and diced to show a story that is different from what really happened.  The media jumped all over a Byram arrest last year when a man released video of police tasing and arresting his sister in his front yard.  However, JJ obtained a copy of the bodycam video that tells a slightly different story. 

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Many people, including government employees, are not aware of what rights citizens have under the Open Meetings Act.  The Kingfish recently paid a visit to a local city hall so he could review the minutes of the 2017 meetings of the board of aldermen.  Reading the minutes of your government at work should not be a problem, right?  Guess again.  A city employee said that I would have to file a public records request.  Doing so means the government could take up to fourteen business days to provide me with a copy of the minutes I wanted to review.  Fortunately, the Open Meetings Act provided a way out of this bureaucratic logjam.

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Today is the 72nd anniversary of Little Boy's debut.

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These folks got a little bit of a surprise while out on water. Wait until the end.

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The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement and pictures.

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If you can't make it to church this morning,  enjoy this 1988 sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard. 

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Wow.  Game of Thrones shifted gears last Sunday and stepped up its game, no pun intended. Tomorrow night should bring a fiery crescendo to the mid-point of the season as internet chatter says the show will be a top five episode.

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The UAW went down down in defeat yesterday in Canton after it spent a great deal of time and money trying to unionize the plant.  See where the UAW spent it's money in the spreadsheet posted below. 

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Recited the Pledge of Allegiance lately?

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Gentleman Jim Giles filed a motion for to intervene in State v. Robert Shuler Smith today.  His motion asks the court to declare a mistrial.   The motion is posted below. 

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