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 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

Waste Management will continue to provide sanitation services to the city of Jackson for another six months after the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba avoided nuclear war today.

 Hinds County District 2 Supervisor David L. Archie was arrested this morning during a meeting of the Board of Supervisors after he destroyed several partitions and other sections of the boardroom.

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 Q&A with Treasurer David McRae | MPACT: Is it right for my family?

 The lab leak rabbit hole keeps getting deeper and deeper. 

Judge Jess Dickinson lowered the appeal bonds from $500,000 to $5,000 for two street preachers convicted of simple assault in Jackson Municipal Court last week. 

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

 Grab a broom and a dustpan because I am about to drop some names. My friend Marty Stuart, country music legend, multi-instrumentalist, curator, fellow Mississippian, and all-around great guy, and his friend Ken Burns the world’s finest documentarian— alive or dead— are supporting a project called Honor Your Hometown. I was honored to have been chosen to honor my hometown in a short video clip.

 Radio Strongman KIM Waaaaaaaaaaaaaade returns to WYAB Monday at 4:07 PM.  This gonna be good, write it in blood. 

 It's the biggest political hoax since Titus Oates's allegations of a "Popish Plot" to assassinate King Charles II in 1678. Oates's charge of a Jesuit conspiracy swept through London and led to the execution of four innocent men before Oates was proved a fraud. 

  Dr. Stacey Klutts penned the following recommendation on booster shots on his public Facebook page (September 10).  Dr. Klutts is the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Service for the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System.  He is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Clinical Microbiology at the University of Iowa. 

Booster shots.  I might be stepping into a pit of snakes here, as this topic is a bit controversial.  However, there's a lot of interest, so here's where we are from my perspective... 

 Here is a homework assignment for the JJ readers.  Posted below is the 144-page draft of the medical marijuana bill.  Feel free to dig into it and post your observations in the comments section. 

 Socrates Soprano is going hard on the airwaves of Jackson for his garbage contract.  Check out one ad posted below. 

 The Jackson City Council sued Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Waste Management in Hinds County Chancery Court today.  The case is assigned to Chancellor Tiffany Grove.  

Jackson Municipal Court Judge Jeff Reynolds, sentenced Allan Grant Siders and Bryan Peden on September 21 for simple assault against Matthew Camp. 

 if contract approved

Posted below is the contract for the Socrates Soprano Crew.  The highlights are:

 It's that time of the week for another edition of SEC Shorts.  What will the topic be this week?

 It may be a surprise to some readers but Facebook profits off of stirring things up.  Bill Maher and Big Tech critic Tristan Harris discussed how the social media monopolist foments cultural civil war with nary a consequence. 

 Couldn't make it to church this morning?  No problem as the wonder of Youtube brings church to you. Enjoy this 1993 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.  

Ever since Gov. Tate Reeves changed course during his 2019 election campaign and proposed major pay increases for teachers, those teachers have been watching for state Republican leaders to deliver.

 October 22 approacheth.   A new Dune trailer dropped in China  Enjoy.  

 And Soc plays the race card.  WLBT reported:

The Covid-19 pandemic has raised a lot of serious questions with very few scientific answers in spite of public admonitions to “follow the science.” One is not likely to find the science, much less follow it in corporate news sources. Unbeknownst to many of us, scientists are battling behind the scenes over some of the most basic suppositions media have reported as “science” or facts. What if these basic suppositions are neither science nor facts? 

 Well, well, well.  Hizzoner said he knew nothing about anymore discussions with Waste Management, right?

 The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement.

 The Solons in the Legislature met this week to hammer out a medical marijuana bill. A summary is posted below.  Toke up and enjoy. 

 Look at the label on any bottle of wine, and you'll see how much alcohol it has. Except for some very rare examples, the law requires it.

 Brittney Haynes has been quite the busy little bee in Rankin and Madison County’s as she has become quite acquainted with law- enforcement in 2021.

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 He just can't help himself. Carlos is clowning yet again. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported:

 We have us a case of dueling press releases regarding the garbage gunfight.  Jackson City Council President Virgi Lindsay issued the following statement: 

 Bill Fitch passed away.  He was the father of Attorney General Lynn Fitch. 

The Jackson City Council voted to hire the Bradley Arant law firm for advice on the Jackson garbage contract.  The City Council also voted to rescind Mayor Lumumba's emergency declaration.  The video  is posted below.  Watch the second half of the video. 

 It’s been a little over a year since Julia Reed was taken from us— much too soon— after a long, sometimes public, always brave battle with cancer. I can’t remember the first time I met Julia. It was either at a party in her French Quarter home on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, or at a party in her apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I do know that it was at one of her parties. Hell, Julia’s entire life was a party, and I mean that in the most doting sense. 

 With Census data compiled, state legislatures across the country are engaged in the intensely political, intensely partisan exercise of legislative redistricting for both congressional districts and state legislative districts.

Metallica + surprise show at The Metro + $20 ticket  = Greatness

 WLBT's Anthony Warren uncovered some more info in the food fight between Mayor Lumumba and Waste Management. Read the story.  It's a good one. 

 We got us an Amazon coming to MadisonCounty. While the press rah-rah's Amazon, Breaking Points looks at the company in a slightly different light. 

 The Kingfish and the AWM Clay Edwards subbed for KIM Waaaaaaade Friday.  Feel free to torture your ears by clicking on the show below. 

 UMMC issued the following statement.

 Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance was still warm in the grave before interim Sheriff Marshand Crisler starting blaming the late Sheriff for his own problems. Exhibit 1: Supervisors started directing jail operations.  JJ reported Friday: 

 The nation's largest state has just voted in an election triggered by one of the nation's weirdest recall processes, and the results have come out just about where they've been before.

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba claimed Waste Management was trying to "strong-arm" Jackson in garbage contract negotiations. Check out this letter:

SEC Shorts might have hit too close to home for Mississippi State Bulldogs this week.  

 Dr. Stacey Klutts penned the following explanation on how vaccines affect the Delta variant on his public Facebook page.  Dr. Klutts is the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Service for the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System.  He is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Clinical Microbiology at the University of Iowa. 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

 Uncle Joe wants to look at your bank account whenever he wants to do so.  Why?  Because he wants to protect you from the rich folks.  WFAA reported:

The Kingfish subbed for Kim Waaaade Thursday. The special guest in the first hour was retired WAPT Assignment Editor John Parker. The show is posted below. Enjoy.

What is the mission of the church, asked the late Dr. Frank Pollard in this 1993 sermon.  If you didn't make it to church this morning, consider this the remedial sermon.  :-)

 “The President has no authority to require that Americans inject themselves because of their employment at a private business,” Gov. Tate Reeves said. “The vaccine itself is life-saving, but this unconstitutional move is terrifying. This is still America, and we still believe in freedom from tyrants.”

What in the world is going on? September 11, 2001, was one of those days that changed the world. September 11, 2021, the world looked to the future. 

 Who needs Saturday Morning wrasslin' when we have the River City.

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement and order,  

 Mayor Destroya didn't like it when a constituent dared to insult her in public:

Admin seizes control, will ration treatments 

The Biden Administration will cut monoclonal antibody treatments to Mississippi, citing a shortage. Politico reported:

 What the heck is going on at the Hinds County jail?

SHANKSVILLE, Pennsylvania -- The first thing you notice about Frank Siller is the resolve in his mission. Each step he takes along Shanksville Road on the outskirts of this Somerset County town is done with purpose. 

 The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.

 One of the greatest movies ever made comes to the big screen next week.  

 Surprise, surprise.  The Eudora Welty continues to crumble while the city studies away.  WLBT's Anthony Warren reported: 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement.

 The Flowood Police Department posted the following message on Facebook.

 The youngsters at Chateau Ridgeland need your help for a Roaring 20's party:

 It appears Facebook has two sets of rules.  One set for the unwashed masses and another for the beautiful people.  The Wall Street Journal reported Monday:

Check out this week's recipe! 

I had a very long, storied, and notorious college career but I ended up right back where I was born, in Hattiesburg as a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. I started my freshman year at Mississippi State University way back in 1979. In between Mississippi State and Southern Miss, I attended William Carey University, Belhaven College, Hinds Junior College, Jones Junior College, and the Chemical Dependency Unit at Baptist Hospital in Jackson (which is where— at 21-years old— I finally straightened my life out and got serious about school). I didn’t graduate with flying colors at Baptist Hospital, but something “took” as I’ve been clean and sober ever since. Most of my major coursework after that was done at the University of Southern Mississippi, where I received my bachelor’s degree, 21 years after my college career began.

There are five lessons in there, kids:

 Randall Scott Parker is finally, mercifully at peace and a family circle violently broken 31 years ago is once again unbroken.

 This little tweet might stir things up on the masking front.  

 Fed up with not being properly fed, some Cleveland Central High School students protested over the food served in the cafeteria.. Unfortunately, the school had other ideas and arrested two students while suspending eight others.  

 Although it's been twenty years, we still remember the terrorist attacks that took place on that horrific day. Posted below are two videos of the attack on the second tower from ground level.  Warning: It's hard to watch.  

Another homicide took place by the Family Dollar Store on University Boulevard. WJTV reported:

 Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

 Are we witnessing the feminization of America? And if so, is that a good or bad thing, or is it, like so many quiet but ineluctable trends, a combination of the two?

 The plot thickens in the Keyshia Sanders mystery.  The Clarion-Ledger's Lee Sanderlin engaged in some shoe-leather reporting and reported some new information:

Texas is learning the eyes of SEC Shorts are upon you.

 The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following statement. 

 The Weinsteins appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss what else but the antiviral drug Ivermectin, leaky vaccines, and the rise of the Covid variants.  

 Apparently our interim Sheriff thought the JSU band might need some additional protection.

What does it mean to be ready? The late Dr. Frank Pollard pondered this question in this 1992 sermon as he preached from Luke 49: 26-33; 50: 24-26. Enjoy.

 “Many automakers have detailed plans to electrify large portions of their fleets over the next decade, with some announcing goals for fully electrified lineups within five years,” reports Consumer Reports. 

 HBO dropped a new trailer for a certain prequel set in New Jersey. Enjoy. 

It's been 20 years since 9/11.  The transcript of the conversation between Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer and an Airfone operator says it all:

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of 911, Americans have witnessed what would have been completely unbelievable twenty years ago. Our President, military, and intelligence agencies lost a war to the Taliban and forfeited the nation of Afghanistan along with $85 billion of the latest technological weaponry to the very Islamic terrorist organizations that perpetrated 911.

 Kim Wade is on the mend.  He is still hospitalized but yours truly spoke to him this morning.  Yes, spoke. Good job.  

 Former Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith passed away this afternoon.  He was severely injured an automobile accident last week.  

 The Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure issued the following statement. 

 The Goblin King returns to the big screen next week. 

 Last Thursday, Aug. 26, at 6:00 p.m. in Kabul, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest as American troops at Abbey Gate were processing entrants to Hamid Karzai International Airport. Nearly 200 people died at that horrific moment, including 13 U.S. service members. 

This sponsored post was authored by State Treasurer David McRae.  

With each new school year, our family falls into new habits. We figure out new breakfast routines, new drop-off routines, new afterschool activity routines. It takes a bit of adjustment in the beginning, but soon enough it’s second nature. For many families, I think that’s similar to how they feel when they begin seriously saving for their child’s college. It takes a little adjusting, but once you make it a habit, it’s second nature. 

President Joe Biden will require businesses with over 100 employees to require their workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine.  The Wall Street Journal reported: 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

AG tries to use DHS report in family court fight, intercepts all letters from stepmom to husband

The War of the Fitches continues today in a Marshall County Courtroom  at 10 AM as Attorney General Lynn Fitch and her sister battle their stepmother over the right to control the life of their father, Bill Fitch. 

Check out this week's recipe. 

 I am a regular. Always have been, always will be.

If I am in town, I regularly eat breakfast at 7:00 AM at table number 19 in our breakfast-lunch café, The Midtowner. I am here every morning along with the usual cast of morning regulars. Restaurant concepts such as these thrive on regular customers. Some come in every other morning, others on weekends only, several are here every morning. I am in the latter group.

 The Kingfish subbed for Kim Wade on WYAB Tuesday.  Instead of pontificating for two hours, yours truly hosted Mary Ann Kirby of Shower Power.  Shower Power is a group of volunteers who help the homeless in downtown Jackson every Friday.  Facebook page.  JJ could tell you about Shower Power's mission but that would spoil the fun of listening to the radio show posted below.  Enjoy. 

 Today is Good Neighbor Day at Greenbrook Flowers.  Pick up a dozen roses for free and share the love. 

Greenbrook owner Gwen Dearman has roses for you

 Special Circuit Judge Forrest Johnson sentenced Greta Brown-Bully to serve ten years in prison but suspended 8 years of the sentence and placed her under house arrest for two years.   She pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of panhandler Larry "Caveman" Lee in Hinds County Circuit Court.  She is the daughter of Hinds County Constable John Brown.

  This weekend, I completed my 10-day Covid-19 Delta Variant quarantine period. My wife and I both were diagnosed with so-called “breakthrough cases” of the virus.

 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

 Greta Brown Bully will plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of Larry "Caveman" Lee in Hinds County Circuit Court. The killing took place in the parking lot of her liquor store, the Toast & Sip, on Medgar Evers Boulevard on April 24, 2020.  Ms. Brown-Bully also owns Bully's Restaurant with her husband and is the daughter of Hinds County Constable John Brown.  She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  

 End-of-summer patio parties call for tossing steaks onto coals. And choosing the right wines for such fare seems simple enough -- dark reds to go with grilled meats.

This is the last call for JJ's annual fund-raising drive.   Thank you very much for your support of Jackson Jambalaya and reading the blog over the years. We've come a long way since we started up in 2007. This blog couldn't have gotten as far as it has without support from the readers. You've donated money, provided tips, and helped when it was needed.

 The Mississippi Supreme Court suspended Former Hinds County Attorney Martin Perkins from the practice of law for six months on September 1.*

 The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued the following statement. 

 Notice anything missing from these editions of the Clarion-Ledger? 

 It's that time of year and SEC Shorts continues to deliver.  Check out their first video of the college football season. 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

National Review's Jim Geraghty reports the Delta variant of Covid-19 surges in Massachusetts even though it is one of the highest-vaccinated states in America.  Mississippi should be so  lucky as to suffer the Bay State's Covid problems.  Mr. Geraghty writes: 

 The Madison Police Department issued the following statement. 

The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached on how to live smarter in this 1993 sermon.  Tis a question that has troubled many a person.  If you are enjoying a lazy Labor Day weekend, pour some scripture and enjoy the sermon.

 The numbers showed 2,469 of the 2,510 Mississippians who died of Covid between January 1 and August 4, 2021, had not been vaccinated. That’s 98%.

 Just another Friday night in Jackson.  What could go wrong?

 FEMA is issuing $500 payments to Hurricane Ida victims. Go to the FEMA disaster assistance website and submit the application. The application takes about 20 minutes to complete.  If the application is rejected, do not despair.  FEMA has been reversing denials within a day. 

It all started long before we thought it started. Why did they hate us so much that they would cross many lands and oceans to attack and kill us? Hate and fear are driving the world insane. 

 Jackson suffered its 100th homicide last night for the second year in a row.  There were only 82 homicides a year ago.  WLBT reported: 

 "The worst president since Jimmy Carter."

    You see a lot of that sort of thing if you regularly read conservative commentary, as I do. But as a conservative writer, I think it's unfair to the 39th president. I think it's time to say some good words for Carter. And if some of his accomplishments provide stark contrasts with his only-18-years-younger successor President Joe Biden, well, draw your own conclusions.

 UMC issued the following statement.

 Nursing home evacuees were literally packed into a warehouse, yes, warehouse, in Independence, La.* Four patients died. Warehouse workers barred he Louisiana Department of Health employees from entering the warehouse.  WWL-TV reported:

I drove to Hammond yesterday to deliver ice and dry ice to a friend who desperately needed it.  The drive itself was uneventful but yours truly made several observations while smelling the sweet smell of fresh-cut pine only the smell wasn't so sweet when one remembers why it was cut. 

Can anyone spot the error in this Clarion-Ledger article?

 Historic Oak Alley Plantation took a beating during Hurricane Ida. The building survived but those oaks, oh those magnificent oaks.  See for yourself. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 LEBANON, Kansas -- There is something uplifting about standing in the center point of the United States of America. It evokes a sense that is both spiritual and patriotic, particularly if you reach this point having traveled on both sides of the monument that marks the spot. 

 Well, well, well.  The Clarion-Ledger's "investigative reporter" Lee Sanderlin reported on Attorney General Lynn Fitch's efforts to keep her step-mother away from her father.  Mr. Sanderlin "reported" today: 

He is the most respected and most hated man in Mississippi, even after the Governor. His name is Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi's State Health Officer.  No one has probably affected Mississippians' daily live than the State Health Officer.  Y'all Politics managed to garner Dr. Dobbs for a  35-minute interview (posted below). 

 Kim Wade's family issued the following statement. 

 Former Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith was severely injured in a wreck last night. 

 The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement. 

 Joe Rogan announced he is suffering from the 'rona: 

 The federal government is throwing its mighty resources behind an effort to fix a problem that has bedeviled us for years.  The Wall Street Journal reported: 

 The Mississippi State Department of Health is holding its weekly Covid-19 press conference.  It is live-streamed below.

 Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney issued the following statement.

 Hurricane Ida turned a thriving Terrebonne Parish into a wasteland of sorts.  Read this Terrebone Parish press release:

 For the past 22 plus years I have written this column on Monday mornings. I usually get to my office early, close my door, turn on some classical music, and spend the next hour or so pounding out 1000 words. This is the way I've done it— week in, week out— never missing a week, for over two decades.

 University of Southern Mississippi Professor Emeritus James Crockett, now an adjunct professor of accountancy at the University of Mississippi, perhaps enjoyed a bit of serendipity in bringing his latest book to market in the same year that the entire nation witnessed a Mississippi team win a legitimate NCAA national championship at the 2021 College World Series in Omaha.