Jackson Jambalaya

Of course, it is in a gated community.

That is not as bizarre as it appears..where does Madison get its best residents?

Mama Hamil's must have been booked.

Why wouldn't Madison hold this event in the Battlefield Park facility?

Embarrassing. Madison has places that would accommodate this event. Someone at the Chamber should be taken to task over this.

Honestly, do you mean Madison has no venue to promote events like this? I just can't believe that. Reunion clubhouse? Or are they afraid someone will catch onto the "swinger parties" going on over there?

We welcome the Madison Chamber to Jackson. What's the problem with you naysayers?

One problem I can immdiately think of the old stray bullet scenario. This bad PR, embarrassing, and it will encourage Jacksonians to delude themselves into thinking that they are a destination city. I can't wait for the Jackson City council to hold a retreat at the Lake Caroline clubhouse. Quid pro quo, so to speak!!!

There's still time to change the venue. Now that KF has publicised it, there would be a parking lot full of sitting duck, over-leased, over-mileage, wanna-be faux luxury rides screaming for negative attention.

It only illustrates the nasty truth the Jackson haters can't admit. Madison, Ridgeland, Clinton, Pearl do nothing without sucking the blood from Jackson. Whether they like it or not they ARE Jackson and the rest of the world knows it. They want to act as if they are independently successful and "destination communities". Bullshit. Just destinations for Jackson residents whose roots remain here. Nobody outside central Mississippi considers them to be anything but fat ticks on the butt of a mangy dog called Jackson. For all the hate, guilt, and embarrassment Jackson inspires in these people, Jacktown is still their lifeblood.

This event has been held at JCC for a number years...while the chamber would like to host it in Madison, there are currently no venues capable of doing the job.

Will there be pineapples on the doors?

Everybody in Madison grew up in Jackson. What's the big deal

Should've charged $100 a head and they wouldn't have had to cross the county line for a cheaper venue.

must have been a slow news day

2:08, please expand. The Country Club of Jackson can host it but Reunion or Annandale can't? What am I missing?

Glad to see they're not salty over losing the golf tournament.

The PGA left Madison for the more elegant digs in Jackson.

Yawn. Most of the Madison County groups like this have events at CCJ. Y'all are acting like the event is being held downtown when the reality is they'll (we'll?) be no more than an easy 3-iron from the county line. Glad y'all are excited, though!

There is a beautiful new venue out on 22 between Canton and Livingston that would gladly have accommodated this event. This is a damned shame and Mary needs to explain. She might as well have held it in Natchez where she hangs out.

I wasn't aware the chamber was a government agency. It's a private group.

The PGA left Madison for a pitch and putt course.

Not really news.
This has been held at JCC for many years.

Was it an intended insult to call The Country Club of Jackson "Jackson Country Club"?

Yarber and Goree oughta greet and welcome them at the front door. That would be classic.

Was miss-calling the Country Club of Jackson "Jackson Country Club" an intentional snub, or just a Madison County country bumpkin faux pax? (No pun intended.)

The Madison venues mentioned above are not large enough. Nor is there a hotel in Madison with a large enough ballroom to host such events.
It is CCJ.
That Jackson is one of the few places other than casinos and the convention center in Biloxi that can accommodate really large events. It is not just a matter of square footage but also access to a large enough kitchen, nearby hotel space for events that are more than one day and meeting fire exit codes for numbers of people.
The Madison Chamber of Commerce may deserve derision if the number of invitations sent is a small enough number that one of the Madison venues could work. But, I doubt that.
This is one of the reasons some of you should reconsider your constant bashing and realize that there are issues you just don't know enough about to comment. This is one of the ways Madison's growth and financial success is dependent on Jackson's success.
You hurt all of Mississippi, including Madison when you bash our capitol city.
The world is more interdependent and complex than some of you seem to appreciate.

Madison County needs a conference center, but the government officials cannot get together to fund one, or agree on where it should be.

@1:58

For all the hate, guilt, and embarrassment Jackson inspires in these people, Jacktown is still their lifeblood.

Right on the nose - it was taken away from them and they would rather see it rot than prosper.

Nice to see that a few people get it. Madison, Ridgeland, Brandon, etc. you all need still very much Jackson to work, shop, eat, etc. Despite this, for some reason many of you relish in every issue facing Jackson.

If you do not have a place for your chamber of commerce to meet maybe it is time you decided if you really need a chamber of commerce.

Compare / contrast:
7:12 - informed, factual, logical.
11:56 - idiotic, know-nothing.

3:13

'God' of blogs?

9:04 ??????

WHERE DOES YOUR ALLEGIANCE LIE?? I GUESS YOU WILL PUT ANYTHING ON YOUR BLOG AND NEVER CARE WHO OR WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT!!!!

You will have to admit it is sort of funny. The city of Madison with all of it's grandness does not have a place for their Chamber Of Commerce to meet.