Jackson Jambalaya

The Ronny Lott for Chancery Clerk campaign issued the following press release:

Desperate or smart? That 'tis the question as an ad in the Mississippi Link asked "democrats to cross over and vote in the republican primary to ensure our community's interest is heard."  Republicans asking Democrats to vote in a Republican primary? Interesting. 

Madison County Chancery Clerk candidate David Overby issued the following press release:

The Ronny Lott for Chancery Clerk campaign issued the following press release.

 Warning: Mature adult content. Not safe for work, kids, wives, or Thad Cochran voters. ;-)

The McComb Enterprise-Journal is the first newspaper to publish a story about Sergeant Redfruit.  The newspaper reported on the escapades between a Mississippi Highway Patrolman and his um, "buddy" at a closed down rest area on I-55 last month.  JJ published the first page of the story with the permission of the Enterprise-Journal. The rest of the story is behind a paywall.

It's tight.  Harper Polling said the latest polls shows Cochran at 45%, McDaniel at 40%, and the undecided vote is 15%. Harper stated:

We are going to the last week of the campaign or as someone else said:



Might as well get this out of the way so here are the latest missiles from the Senate race.

Here are the latest crime reports for Jackson, Madison, Rankin County, The Rez, Byram, Clinton, and Ridgeland.

Update: Bond for Rick Sager is lowered from $250,000 per count to $25,000 per count. Bond for Kelly reduced to $75,000. He was released after making bond.

Here are the police reports for the arrests of Mark Mayfield and Rick Sager.  The report for John Hurt is also included although he was not taken into custody.  Sager and Clayton Kelly still reside in the Madison County jail.  There is no new information in the reports.  Madison will not release any more information until some of these cases are adjudicated.

Pete Perry and former State Senator Lee Yancey appeared on the show today to discuss what else but the Senate race.

JJ has learned that Trudy Fisher is leaving her position as Executive Director of Environmental Quality. 

It seems nothing can strike fear into a Senate candidate than a CNN reporter:

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Schuler Smith issued the following press release:

Political strategist and operative Richard Buckman submitted this column about the Senate race to JJ:

Admiral William McRaven gave a powerful speech last week at commencement exercises at the University of Texas in this video.

Nick's is now closed.  Wow.  JJ called Nick's to confirm.  The person answering the phone hung up when the question was posed as to whether Nick's was closed.  Staff was sent home today when they showed up to work. Sorry to see this happen. Here is a note from Nick Apostle:

Update: Ready for this? He was arrested in 2012 for armed robbery, carjacking, and using a gun in the commission of a felony.  He was scheduled to go to trial in April but Judge Kidd granted  a continuance.  His trial is scheduled for August 11. Judge Kidd has approved several continuances in the case for plea negotiations.  The court file is posted below.

Should we get a posse together?  The Madison Police Department issued two press releases today:

The Secretary of Ukraine's Defense Council begged for American help on the pages of the Wall Street Journal:

The Central Mississippi Tea Party issued this press release:

Someone has gone dark since Clayton Kelly was arrested. Red Alert Mississippi (@redalertms)is a pro-McDaniel Twitter account. The account holder has posted over 1,200 tweets since mid-March. Red Alert posted three tweets the morning after the arrest of Clayton Kelly and then went silent. JJ has learned the account-holder lives in Laurel.

This is the best scene so far in Game of Thrones. Just finished season 3.

The police report for the arrest of Clayton Kelly opens up a window into the alleged conspiracy to photograph the infirm wife of Senator Thad Cochran.  The report claims Clayton Kelly, "Mark"*, John Mary, and others began conspiring in February to photograph Mrs. Cochran  in her nursing home bed.  They intended to use the pictures in an  internet video attacking Senator Cochran.  Kelly and two other suspects were arrested and charged.  JJ obtained the reports through a public records request.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following press release:

Time to take a quick break from you know what and give you some good news. The Dolly Parton Foundation and Nissan are providing free books to children under the age of five years old in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties. The registration form is posted below.Parents can get up to 60 free books for their children. Hinds County Library System Executive Director Patty Furr said Nissan provided $400,000 to fund this program.

Rankin-Madison District Attorney Michael Guest made this statement yesterday:

The Chris McDaniel campaign issued the following press release:

Brother just can't catch a break.  Madison police charged "Constitutional" Clayton Kelly with the crime of photographing or filming another without permission where there is expectation of privacy.  Madison police arrested Mr. Kelly last Friday and charged him with exploitation of a vulnerable adult after he allegedly entered the Alzheimer's unit at St. Catherine's Village, took pictures of an infirm Rose Cochran, and posted them in a Youtube video that was online for a few hours. Mrs. Cochran is the wife of Senator Thad Cochran and has suffered from dementia for over fifteen years.

Update: Go to 17:15 of clip 3.  A caller gets into it with Pete Perry. 

The Kingfish sat in for KIM Waaaaaaaaaade last Monday. Here is some of the show. Eyes Wide Shut performs a rendition of his hit "Kim Wade is a Black Man" at 9:00 in the second clip.

Who is Mr. Big, oops, I meant the "Big Man"? That is the question. Therese Apel of the Clarion-Ledger snagged two really good interviews with the wife and lawyer of "Constitutional Clayton", otherwise known as Clayton Kelly. Mrs. Kelly claims he was egged on by others into making the ill-fated Youtube video about the Cochrans:

Mississippi is finally first in something: Dirty tricks. Time magazine justpublished list of 2014 dirty campaign tricks:

The Mayor dares to tell the truth about his "D" rated school district.  Naturally some people screamed bloody murder over.... the truth:

Breitbart published additional information on THE story yesterday.  Mark Boyle reported:

The city of Clinton issued the following press release:

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

Thought you might enjoy this video.

Madison Municipal Court Judge Dale Danks set bond for Juanitez McDonald at $1 million dollars yesterday at his initial appearance. He is accused of participating in an armed robbery that took place in the Cypress Lake subdivision. The video of his initial appearance is posted below.

Citizens United Political Victory Fund just issued this press release:

Here is the audio recording of the voice mail Senator Melanie Sojourner left with the Thad Cochran campaign yesterday morning.

Watch the WAPT video below.

The Madison Police Department issued the following press release about the Cypress Lake armed robbery:

 Update: McDaniel campaign issued a second statement in response to a Clarion-Ledger story. It is posted below.

The Chris McDaniel campaign issued this statement:

Update II (4:27 PM CST, 5/17/14): The first update was posted between 9:00 and 10:00 AM today.  The original post was published at 11:40 PM last night. It did not mention the identity of Rose Cochran.  The original headline stated "Madison Police arrest Clayton Kelly for sneaking into St. Catherine's".  I changed the headline to reflect the Rose Cochran angle this afternoon.  The problem was I posted right before midnight, hence leading to the confusion.  My apologies.  

Update (5/17/14): Clarion-Ledger beat JJ to it (We were both working on it at the same time although it beat JJ by a few minutes.)  but the victim was indeed Rose Cochran, wife of Senator Thad Cochran.  JJ confirmed her identity with several non-campaign sources.  She has lived at St. Catharine's since 2000 since she suffers from dementia.  She lives in a special unit dedicated to such patients.  A Youtube video with pictures of Mrs. Cochran in her bed was posted and soon taken down nearly two weeks ago.  Story is breaking.

Original post:  Madison Police arrest Clayton Kelly for sneaking into St. Catherine's Village.

The Madison Police Department just issued the following press release:

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued the following press release:

Check out this video of Last Chance High in Chicago. Warning: Very crude language.

The Madison County School District went to court to protect students and employees at Madison Middle School from a (allegedly) violent student.   U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan, III issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) in April against student "X.N." after he ruled the student committed many acts of violence and was "certain" to cause further harm to others.  The district claimed the student suffered from deafness and "certain disabilities" as he became a "danger to school personnel, other students, and himself." 

The Ronny Lott campaign just issued the following press release:

Can't make this up.  Go ahead and call in to Supertalk today. I dare ya.

Rankin parents are up in arms over the Rankin County School Board's decision to close a special program for children suffering from autism.  The Clarion-Ledger reported:

Public Defender Michelle Purvis attacked the Hinds County Board of Supervisors last week over a large raise the board gave to a prosecutor and demanded raises totaling $400,000 for her defenders.

 Warning: Content is graphic, NSFW, and of a sexual nature.

Looks like a member of the Mississippi Highway Patrol recently engaged in some brotherly love with a trucker he met in the um, trucker-troooper undercover program.

The city of Madison just issued the following press release:

Ridgeland Police confirmed that attorney Precious Martin was killed in a four-wheeler accident tonight in the Bridgewater subdivision. The four-wheeler flipped several times.   His ten year-old son was injured and taken to UMMC.  Chuck McRae just said on his Facebook page the son is on life support. 

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors recognized Helen Govan as the District 5 "Mother of the Year".  It is Mother's Day so I think you will enjoy watching this very gracious and charming lady address the supervisors in this video.

No players drafted. At all. Last time this happened to Texas is when the Hindenburg blew up.  Here is some perspective:

MDOC issued the following press release:

Madison Police issued the following press release:

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following press release :

You can't make this up.

Hinds County Supervisor Peggy Hobson-Calhoun wanted to adopt a "best business practices" resolution at the regular meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors last Monday.   Her resolution would direct the Hinds County Economic Development Authority to vet and conduct due diligence on all companies seeking to do business with Hinds County.  In other words, the Supervisor wanted to check out companies seeking to get a check from the company.  However, Supervisors Robert Graham and Kenneth Stokes fought the measure tooth and nail as is shown in the video below.  Can't imagine why they would do so. 

Dennis Sweet IV just issued this press release:

Office Linebacker undergoes sensitivity training in this video.

The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following press release:

The Fox Bay Board of Directors sent out this email on April 30:

Discussed the Bennie Thompson column, JJ posts, and some time on the Senate race.

The Wall Street Journal editorial page praised Detroit for making the tough decision to enter bankruptcy. Bankrupty allowed Detroit to begin to get its house in order. Believe it or not, the city has made some progress:

Tyrone Hendrix issued the following press release:

Mr. Williams was arrested for a wee bit of criminal mischief in Madison yesterday.

Democrat consultant Richard K. Buckman submitted this column to JJ.  It is much closer to political reality than Sid Salter's recent "Kingmaker" column on Congressman Bennie Thompson. Enjoy. 

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And the big fool said to push on. Pete Seeger's 1967 song was a metaphor for Lyndon Johnson and the Viet Nam War. It is now shorthand for a blind escalating commitment to a lost cause.

A good example of a blind escalating commitment to a lost cause: the Kemper County Lignite Plant under construction by Mississippi Power. On April 2 its Southern Company parent announced another construction (and startup) write off of $177 million in its 8K SEC filing. This brings the total cost for the experimental plant to $5.5 billion and counting.

Remember Brother Kali Akuno, former director of special projects and external funding under Mayor Chokwe Lumumb?  Here he is on video gnashing his teeth over Octavian's loss (:28):

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors wants to charge Jackson more money for housing its prisoners.  The county currently operates under an agreement with Jackson made more than twenty years ago under the Ditto administration.  The board voted 4-1 two weeks ago to open discussions with Jackson about the contract. 

Looks like former Marshall Wolfe business partner and ex-wife Tracy Montgomery Thompson got in a little bit of trouble in Ridgeland nearly a year ago. 

Punk and his friend try to rob a Waffle House in South Carolina with guns back in 2012.  CCP-holder uses his weapon to shoot (and kill) one of them.  Video captured it all.  Doesn't matter. Family still wants to prosecute the law-abiding citizen who stood up to their gun-toting thug wannabe. Here is the video that was just released.

The real Farmer's Market is still open. Not run by the government. (Really, only a gummint bureaucrat would think setting farmer's market hours when people are on their way to work instead of leaving work in the afternoon is a good idea). 7 days a week. Open all day. They are still out there on West Street by the Stadium:

11 years later and still funny.

Here is the 2013-2014 budget for Jackson as adopted by the city council last year.  Mayor Yarber said on the radio show that the budget has been amended during the fiscal year.  JJ will get a copy of the amended version.  However, this is a good starting place.  There is a great deal of material to digest so any help from the readers is welcome. 

Kali Sheik Akuno blamed Mayor Tony Yarber's election on record-breaking white and low black turnout at the polls lasts week. Yup. You read that correctly.  Here are a few excerpts of Brother Akuno's comments. 

Looks like the Jackson Rising conference did not exactly go as planned.  The new mayoratorial administration apparently pulled support for the event.  The Jackson Free Press reported:

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued the following press release:

It looks like a Thailand province developed a rather ingenious way to deal with criminals:

The Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond has been no small source of controversy since it opened more than twenty years ago.  The jail is poorly designed.  There have been several disturbances or riots over the last few years.  Sheriff Tyrone Lewis argues prisoners are staying in the jail for too long without going to trial.  JJ filed a public records request for a roster of inmates and determine how many inmates are in the jail and when they were arrested. 

JJ just checked with the clerk's office in Jackson and guess what?

Update: Held without bond. 

Dr. William Mayfield, Jr. was charged with murder after he allegedly killed his wife at their home on 44 St. Andrews last night.  JPD told JJ that Susan Mayfield was shot in the stomach.  JPD classified it as an act of domestic violence.   Dr. Mayfield is in custody and will make his initial appearance this morning in Jackson municipal court.  He is a retired opthamologist. Sources informed JJ Dr. Mayfield suffers from Parkinson's Disease and is undergoing treatment.

No guests. Just discussed the destruction, Jackson Mayor's race, took a couple of calls.