Jackson Jambalaya

Now the Madison county survivalist nut cases can stock on even more toilet paper and hand sanitizer.

What time are the TP Fights?

Limit 72 hand sanitizers per person please

I don't see anyone eating a Kirkland's hotdog. Absolute plebs.

It's the social & cultural event of the season - I was there this morning, I now know the purpose & meaning of my life

It's the social & cultural event of the season - I was there this morning, I now know the purpose & meaning of my life

Cool, this is exactly what the people want right now!

Looks like more than 250 people to me. COVID-19 factory.

Good lord, so many fat people.

Better get ya panic buying game face on!

The TP fights started this morning at Dollar General Metro wide. Panicked mouth breathers are literally waiting on the trucks to open up as they arrive. Folks are damn stupid.

Look at the guy on the other thread bleating about outside orders at Chik Fil A. They do that every damn day when the line gets long, but "someone told him" that they were closed inside. And "wearing gloves"... Food service wearing gloves. Unheard of.

Run!!!!

@3:01
Stanley's and Wine & Spirits are both running out of top shelf liquor. I will be damned if I am going to resort to drinking sub-$100 a bottle spirits.

The cynical naysayers on here obviously can't afford the annual fee nor background check to join. Riff-raff need not apply.

1:51 criticizes the event...then admits he was there. Classic.

real long line for liquor. out of beer virus stuff, actually never had any. i being sane had a subordinate go and report back.

Looks like it's popular with fat people. Oh wait, this is Mississippi, everyone's fat.

No line for liquor at all

Long line to sign up and pay annual fee

Lines are super short for costco

In and out in 30 minutes

And everyone was buying TP....

This site will be interesting.

I remember the "Grand Opening" of the Super Wal Mart on the Beasley Road extension around 1989 or 1990. ( Behind the current Comcast facility)

How long did that economic pipe dream last ?

So glad I didn't buy anything around Old Agency Road.
Not being smug. Only pragmatic.

I've seen this scenario in the Jackson area for years.

It's great for the out of town folks, but sucks for the local property owners.

We know Mayor Mcgee and others have a different view.

But Within two years, I predict this will be the same as what's left of Northpark Mall.

6:32 that was K-Mart. Big difference.

You're right.

It was worse than I remembered.

Just at Kroger and the mouth breathers have wiped out the TP. Friggin idiots. And panicked Grandpa was stocking up on water as though Corona is gonna turn off his tap water.

Old Agency housing is still hot, I would buy in Dinsmore in a heartbeat. Try to find a medium sized house in there at a medium price. People with options in life buy around there, they are not looking to send kids to public school and for the ones I know, the house they live in is not a significant portion of their wealth. A few were super concerned about Costco but most were not worked up and I have heard some say they will be happy it is so close. And gas without the riffraff of convenience store dwellers. Since there are no cheap houses around there, I suspect the area will be fine.

There will be no more cheap houses in towns in the future. Makes the town develop blight and they have been administratively done away with.

I went there late this afternoon and, yes, there was a long line. I, however, had previously bought a $120. Memnership and went in without a wait. The credits and coupons I had received exceeded my purchase in the store (which is magnificent) plus the liquor store exceeded the credits I got with my membership. It was a very pleasant experience and I am pleased with my decision to shop there. I believe it will revolutionize big box shopping in our market.

@6:32

As 6:52 stated it was a Super K-Mart. Also it WAS the current Comcast building. I guess you don't remember as well as you think you do.

BTW, if you don't know the name or Ridgeland's mayor please don't use the wrong name. Just refer to him as Ridgeland's Mayor.

And another thing. Apparently you haven't been to Northpark Mall recently.

I'll meet you at either Costco or Northpark Mall in 2 years, your choice. If either one is out of business I will gladly hand you a $100 bill. If they're still open you will hand me a $100 bill.

Now go quarentine yourself so you don't give the rest of use your negative attitude, or Covid-19!

6:32. I predicted that. You are wrong

As long as mayor Mcgee gets his insurance premiums he doesn’t care.Pay to play! Go on for years!! Tip of the iceberg! Shad needs to check this mayor out!! Residents are begging for help!!

Suck it 6:32. Plenty of haters. Costco will be just fine without you or Dinsmor.
Mayor got a good hit with this. Congrats to Gene.
But I’m sure you are right as Renaissance has done so poorly.
Oh wait. It’s doing great. More quality development to come around Costco. Wait and see.

Could hurt Sams though Costco has a higher level of customer overall. Grandview Drive is the next failed mall.

Can someone pleeeeez convince Target to build a new store in MadCo? The store on County Line sucks especially the bathrooms.

A big box retailer on a road like Highland Colony Parkway is god-awful tacky. It's just not where it goes. Madison knew that for it's Wal Mart, Sam's, etc. If they had to put the store in that area, they should have found a way to build a frontage road or something so the storefront and entrance were not on Highland Colony.

I don't live in the area and may never darken the doors of the place. So, just saying.

Yep, it looks like Sams only newer. And no, they will not have a higher level of customer overall. The market area is the same people that shop at all the other big box stores.

All the bathrooms at Target suck because some woman with 6 inches of manhood could be peeing next to your 8yo daughter. But, you know, it's ok. Target has a higher level of customers than Walmart...

Nice store bad location.shame you Gene Magee!

Perhaps they can mount some of those 12 foot fiberglass Grecian urns on top . . . like the Madison CVS pharmacy had for a few minutes back in the mid 2000's.

That should draw in more shoppers from Canton & Pelahatchie.

Even Mary realized that didn't look right.

But Gene might like it.

Can you imagine what these folks will do when a real crisis hits us.

It is really hard to have something nice in MS. I don’t know what is worse; ignorance or jealousy. MS doesn’t have many wealthy, upscale people. Many of those few fled to south Madison County only to be greeted by an insurance selling, red neck mayor who thinks apartments, trailer parks, & now a big box retailer attracting Non-resident rift raft is premium city development. Many people poke fun at the CofJ mayor & aldermen. Both r of the same quality.

“ As long as mayor Mcgee gets his insurance premiums he doesn’t care.Pay to play! Go on for years!! Tip of the iceberg! Shad needs to check this mayor out!! Residents are begging for help!!
March 12, 2020 at 9:12 PM” as quoted.
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We have witnessed a multi-tier federal judiciary in Washington. Why would one think that such does not exist on a state level in Mississippi?

Can hardly wait for Gene to figure how he and his cronies can get a $ out of the NCL dump. When he & they do we'll get a dump. Thanks for looking out for your constituents Mr Mayor. Might as well rename Highland Colony, County Line Rd Extension. Look at the vacant stores on County Line & then the Renaissance. Your future is right there.

The city of Ridgeland has made itself business friendly. One can get ones commercial real estate, insurance, & all necessary government permits with one stop.

I’m tired of the Ridgeland city officials giving all these tax breaks to non-residents to develop high demand virgin land in the city. Why can’t they help some of our older, less attractive East Ridgeland businesses? Seems like we pay all the taxes for the big boys to get the tax breaks & put us out of business. It’s time Ridgeland officials looked after their own first. I feel so very fortunate trying to make a good of a business with Sam’s on one side & now Costco on the other. Say goodbye to small businesses in Ridgeland thanks to our elected officials.
Sam’s & Costco will drain Mississippi like a tick on a dog. One will not see any corporate executives build a nice house in Mississippi, but we are just poor old Mississippi and with our elected officials we will stay that way.

Forget nice homes for upper corporate executives. The low level management of Sam’s & Costco will have their pick of Gene’s apartments. Lower income employment is perfect for Mississippi. These lower income employees with their out of state backing can prevent any small business owner from providing an above average life for their families. Keep Mississippi poor. Re-elect the status quo.

U fells spent too much time listening to some liberal college business professor. The roads to riches in Mississippi is politics. I’m not just talking a state wide office. Get one of this little part time elected offices that will feed your money making business. Sure, one can become wealthy as governor but never doubt, one can get wealthy with one of these little pesky, part time offices as well.

Magoo sells insurance? Really? Had no idea. He'll also have a really nice PERS check in a couple of years. Then we'll have Gerald. Careful what you axe for.

If Shad provided the evidence to prosecute Gene, Gene would give him a spanking. Of course there is probably no prosecutor that would be brave enough to prosecute Gene. These people who continually bad mouth & poke fun at the mayor & city council of Jackson need to take a long look at Ridgeland, I would rather have incompetence than corruption.

Low voter turn out is conducive to maintaining the status quo. Take the office of mayor. Unfortunately many city employees have low self esteem with little motivation. Their city employment is worth surrendering their hard fought right to vote. They will blindly vote for the reigning king thinking that will preserve their job. With the vast number of city employees voting in a low voter turn out makes it exceeding difficult to unseat an incumbent. So, cities can get straddled with corrupt, incompetent officials.

What exactly is a "higher level of customer"? I graduated college and earn approximately $70,000 to $80,000 yearly. Am I "higher level" or "lower level"? I shop at Dollar Tree, Walmart, Dillards, Penney's, Coldwater Creek, Salvation Army, Goodwill, and anywhere else that I choose.