Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Mayor to give State of the City address tonight

Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber issued the following press statement: 


Mayor Tony T. Yarber will deliver the State of the City Address on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Center, located at 105 E. Pascagoula St. The public is encouraged to attend.

The Mayor will discuss the City’s achievements, challenges and plans to continue to move Mississippi’s capital city forward.

The address also will be live-streamed on the City’s website, www.jacksonms.gov.

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

This month marks an entire year where I've not received a water bill without an estimated reading and, with Yarber icing on the cake, I've not received a water bill at all since April.

The State of the City is incompetent, inept and incapable.

Anonymous said...

He should fire the folks who are doing his PR; that photo looks like 1. He is looking down on the city, and 2. He is hiding behind window blinds. I'd listen, but I know its all going to be bullshit, excuses and complaints. In every way imaginable this guy is a joke as a leader.

On the other hand, at least the city is using the convention center...

Anonymous said...

Wonder if the turn out will be like his last meeting?

Anonymous said...

LOL, I didn't even notice the venetian blinds until the above poster pointed them out. Probably not so good an idea.

If you are not receiving water bills, 2:02, have you reported this to the City's Service Center Billing Office? It is my understand that the estimated bills for water will be reconciled soon when your meter and its reading apparatus are considered accurate.

"Water Bill" is what we call a bill that includes sewer service and garbage pick up twice a week. Water alone is not the entire charge.

Personally, I would want to clear this up and not be hit with a huge bill that has accrued since April.

Anonymous said...

Looks like he's expecting a drive-by shooting.

Anonymous said...

The Photo appears to have been taken from the top floor of the Sillers State Office Building, facing south

Anonymous said...

It's time for this man to go back to his regular job. We appreciate you enjoying the mayor's position but we are tired of you already and it's only been 3 years. I would vote for Gwendolyn Chapman before tony

Anonymous said...

Will subtitles be provided?

Anonymous said...

That's just nasty and racist 4:44. You can't read anyway.
(My apologies if you have a hearing problem.)
Pic is fine. Glad he shaved. Had a voicemail last evening about a new water monitoring system of some sort.

Anonymous said...

Good Lord, surely you don't want the Hemp Lady. Yarber is much better than that.

Anonymous said...

The state of the city presentation should take about 60 seconds.

Anonymous said...

5:30, the achievement part should take about that long if he talks real slow. Challenges might take a pretty good while. Plans should not take very long.

Johnny Weir said...

He is certainly much, much, better than Antaw Labumba would be.
Antaw would have everything in the city balled up with paranoid unfair treatment of Jacksonians by the man. I'll give Yarber my vote for other 4 years.

Anonymous said...

When you go to the web site to watch the State of the City, you'll actually want to click on the link that says, "Mayor Yarber State of the Union tonight 6:30P"

Anonymous said...

Tony is peering out the blinds, making sure Wells Fargo isn't in his front yard looking to collect on the mortgage he defaulted on. YOU IN JACKSON BABY BOY!

Anonymous said...

What has happened, we elected a mayor (CEO of Jackson) and now we don"t have a mayor?

Anonymous said...

Must say Kingfish that I'm a bit surprised you did not report on Yarber's National Fried Chicken Day proclamation.

Anonymous said...

The negativity of Jackson, add in the racist rhetoric from the surrounding suburbs is why people leave this place. Kid Rock wrote "Jackson, Mississippi" in regards to drug addiction, but when he wrote this part its damn near prophetic - "When the daylight disappeared, I took a good look inside - behind my pride, I sat down and cried. I know I'm not a fool, but I don't know what's wrong.
Maybe it's time to pack and just move on."

That's what the best and brightest say to themselves when it comes to whether they are going to stay or go? A majority of the time, they say "screw this, I am gone!"

Wake up people, we are our own worse enemy, Mississippi will not improve, until we become tired of this bullsh*t! Are you sick and tired of being the laughing stock of America, yet!?

Anonymous said...

Yarber has been such a disaster that it will open the door for Antar to be elected. That will be much worse than we could have imagined. Even worse than if Chokwr would have lived to accomplish his goals.

Anonymous said...

A "water bill" is a mythological piece of mail I last received in January of this year.

Fact Is... said...

According to the paper in my driveway this morn, the mayor is quoted as opining 'all systems are go'. What time is the ticker-tape parade?

Ghost of Henry Kirksey said...

Y'all just keep on bitchin' and you gonna wind up with Kennuff 'Sweat-Rag' Stoakes in the mayor's office. Talk about national laughing stock.

Anonymous said...

Antar doesn't make the runoff. His window of opportunity was the last election and it has closed.

Anonymous said...

Dear God 9:26, did you just refer to Kid Rick as "the best and the brightest?"

Messick said...

On the educatin' front, Cedrick Gray won an award:

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/08/03/cedrick-gray-named-superintendent-of-year/87992896/

Dee said...

Who took the kickback for the Patrol rifles JPD ordered. They have been sent back twice for faulty parts. But you tell your officers they are to incompetent to possess tasers but want to ensure they all of them are equipment with rifles..Where is the moral sense in that.COJ is destined for a lawsuit. Tasers preserve life, proper training equals proper execution. Big ups to the inferior rifle class.

Kingfish said...

They ordered Core 15's. There was a problem with magazines. The company has been offering some insane deals on Core's. You could get the Scout on Gunbuyer.com a few weeks ago for $549 with shipping included. That is a retail price, not bulk wholesale. They bought them because they are the cheapest, don't take donations as Clinton did, and have a few hundred patrol officers. I'm not a fan of the Core 15. Gimme a S&W any day of the week instead.

Anonymous said...

I don't live in Jackson, so really I don't have a dog in the fight- I don't even live in Hinds County... however I get pre-recorded voicemails about the changes to my water service from Mayor Yarber. I am not sure how our Madison County (not even city) landline phone number was included- but I would guess the money could be better spent elsewhere......

Anonymous said...

The Mayor could have just leveled with the crowd and said, "Folks, the City is F$&ked Up! Thanks and have good night. Please be safe as you dodge the pot holes and craters on your home."

Anonymous said...

Stokes fo mayor Stokes fo mayor,,,,,,i dont care i dont live in Jackson

Anonymous said...

So now Kingfish is also an expert on tactical weaponry. Damn this man is versatile!



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