Jackson Jambalaya

 What can you say? 

 The professional beggars will be out in force downtown today.  One Voice issued the following press release: 

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is briefing the media right now.  The press conference is streamed below.

 Lord Protector Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 Insurance Commish Michael Chaney issued the following statement. 

A former UMC resident physician won a $6.5 million verdict against his former  for wrongful termination earlier this month in federal court.

 What happens when Peyton's Place meets Halloween? 

No one likes a scold and Bill Maher is no different as he defended of all things.  Halloween.  The Real Time host took on Buzzkill, er, make that Buzzfeed and its war on Halloween.   Enjoy the takedown. 

The sermon is short but the message is long as the late Dr. Frank Pollard preached on escaping the bondage of rebellion in the 1994 sermon posted below. More than a few preachers could learn from him how to say so much in so little time.  Enjoy. 

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney asked the Legislature for help after breaking off mediation efforts between the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi. Chaney called “horrendous” the complaints his office has gotten from affected patients. “It’s deplorable that the citizens of our state are being used as pawns to settle this dispute,” he said.

 Why we can't have nice things.  Today was a great day for Jackson but some knuckleheads just could not leave well enough alone.  WLBT reported: 

 Check out the delivery of the game balls this morning at Memorial Stadium. 

Propublica originally published this story.  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Alec MacGillis authored this story. This story is loooong but well worth reading.  Get a Fuentes Maduro.     

Toy Reid has always had a gift for languages — one that would carry him far from what he calls his “very blue-collar” roots in Greenville, South Carolina. In high school, Spanish came easily. At nearby Furman University, where he became the first person in his family to attend college, he studied Japanese. Then, “clueless but curious,” as he puts it, he channeled his fascination with the Dalai Lama into a master’s degree in East Asian philosophy and religion at Harvard. Along the way, he picked up Khmer, the national language of Cambodia, and achieved fluency in Chinese.

 Mandatory Covid-19 vaccines are back in the news again. I know. Seems like just yesterday science was trying to decide whether to wear masks, how far to distance ourselves from others, and promoting elbow bumps over handshakes. Following the science from the Spring of 2020 on has been a bumpy ride with very mixed results at best. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 As Jackson's water system drowned, most reporters covering the story stayed in the shallow end of the pool as they repeated tired narratives requiring little analysis or research. The Clarion-Ledger dove into the deep end  and came up with a damn good story.  Surprised? Yours truly was too until he saw the bylines.  

Gannett's Investigations Editor Emily Le Coz spearheaded team of three reporters.  Ah..., Emily Le Coz, that explains the thoroughness of the article.  She had the downtown beat at the Clarion-Ledger ten years ago and definitely knows where some bodies are buried. The veteran reporter shook off the rust, turned back the clock, and gave a sorely needed lesson in reporting to the Jackson (and national) media.  Article.

 The Chief Twit took over Twitter yesterday and heads are already rolling.  A video of one experience made it to the internet. Enjoy. 

Local schools improve!

The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement. 

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2022 statewide administration of the ACTto all public high school juniors.

This post is reprinted with the permission of The Taxpayers Channel (Greenwood).  

 JPD Sergeant Michael Tarrio was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident near Battlefield Park this afternoon.  He was off-duty.  

Gameday is HERE!

 A realtor wants to change the zoning of several properties in the Fondren from R-1 to NMU-1.  The properties are at the intersection of Council Circle and North State Street.  The zoning application is posted below.  The Planning Board will review the application at its 1:30 PM meeting today. 

 This post was first published on August 21, 2018.  It is a perfect example of how former Mayor Harvey Johnson wrecked Jackson finances with time-delayed fuses.  Mr. Bingham is serving four months in federal prison for defrauding Rolling Fork on a bond deal. 

AgCommish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

 A Hinds County grand jury indicted Byram resident Corey Mathis in July for his fourth DUI since 2016. Mathis was already free on bond for misdemeanor domestic violence charges when indicted.  

 The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement. 

 Malcolm White issued the following statement. 

 Madison-Rankin District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement. 

 The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 

PETROGNANO, TUSCANY— A few months after my wife and I started dating she wanted me to meet her grandmother. We set out on the road from Hattiesburg to north Louisiana, and I asked, “Where are we going?”

Former Mayor Harvey Johnson and NAACP President Derrick Johnson left out a few facts in their EPA civil rights complaint against the state of Mississippi.  They complained in the complaint the Health Department issued only three low-interest loans to Jackson in 25 years, a clear example of the state starving Jackson of money it needed to fix its water system, right? There is just one problem.  Jackson never got more money because Jackson never asked for more money.  Jackson asked for three loans and Jackson got three loans but such details mean little when one is engaged in a smear. 

All of the nation’s top election prognosticators – FiveThirtyEight.com’s Nate Silver, University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato, Charlie Cook, and Real Clear Politics – are offering projections and hedging bets over whether Republicans or Democrats will control the House and Senate after the 2022 midterm elections.

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 Greyhound may be gone but is not forgotten as it apparently left behind some unpaid rent at Union Station.  The Jackson Redevelopment Authority sued Greyhound and its parent company, Flix North for over $600,000 in unpaid rent and other damages in U.S. District Court today. 

 Good news!  The telescope at St. Joseph High School in Madison is back in action for an evening session tonight. 

Check out the entertainment offerings on High Street. 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding his weekly press conference.   The briefing is streamed below.

 A town hall will be held tonight to discuss the Jackson water crisis.  The flyer is posted below. 

Mississippi schoolchildren learned less as they stayed out of the classroom during the pandemic.  The Mississippi Department of Education released the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2022 this morning.  The scores of Mississippi's fourth and eighth graders fell across the board from 2019 to 2022. 

 The SEC teams go to therapy this week....

 It's 3 PM on a Sunday afternoon and you know what that means.....

 Give some props to Coach Prime.  Gameday, yes, that Gameday, is coming to Jackson Saturday.

 The city of Jackson said it's going to pick its own management firm to operate the city's water treatment plants.  WLBT reported: 

 Sometimes the right words came from the wrong lips.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard discussed the founding of the Church or as he put it, The Adventures of Antioch Paul.    He went from the comforts of privilege to the crudity of jail for a higher purpose.  Enjoy the 1994 sermon. 

 The major roadblock to Medicaid expansion in the Mississippi Legislature is Speaker of the House Philip Gunn.  

 Coach Prime had a few things to say about Jackson yesterday.

“The first to plead his case seems just, until another comes and examines him.” Proverbs 18:17 As midterm elections get closer, debates between candidates become more important, and what passes as news coverage today will sway even more voters to the right or to the left.

 Senator Roger Wicker issued the following statement. 

 The Jackson City Council and Richard's Disposal did not kiss and make up but they managed to settle their dispute over garbage collection in federal court today.  

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

NAACP President Derrick Johnson is trying to direct a bailout for the Jackson water system through Congressmen Bennie Thompson and his cronies at the EPA while cutting the state out of any oversight. $200 million attracts quite a few snouts.  Let's not forget what happened nearly ten years ago when Mr. Johnson operated a non-profit that was in reality his slush fund.   JJ reported on August 30, 2013: 

 Zach New sought permission to sell his Bridgewater home from U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves yesterday.  He and his mother, Nancy, pleaded guilty to bribery of public officials, defrauding the government, RICO, and wire fraud in April in the DHS scandal.  They have not yet been sentence.

The Committees for Homeland Security and Oversight & Reform will "investigate" whether the state of Mississippi denied federal funds to Jackson so the city could maintain its water system.  

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement. 

 Annie Oeth authored the following press release for UMC. 

 A $3 million gift is making the most advanced cleft and craniofacial treatment available to Mississippi’s children through the Stephanie and Mitchell Morris Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Research and Innovation at Children’s of Mississippi.

 Sometimes your old man is the one who's got game.....

 The EPA is going to investigate the state's treatment of Jackson and it's water system. Check out the story.

Uses "I" word in press conference. 

Governor Tate Reeves may have pardoned a turkey today but he didn't pardon Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba at a press conference today.  Mayor Lumumba has been on quite a tear lately, blaming state leadership for Jackson's woes at press conferences and community forums.  A fed-up Governor took off the gloves and fired back at the Mayor today as he said the Mayor's allowed Jackson's water system to fall apart and that he was more than happy to let outsiders fix the water system until it was time to shovel out grub, er, make that contracts. 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

Netflix dropped another trailer for All Quiet on the Western Front a few hours ago.  The movie premieres on October 28.  Hopefully the movie matches the trailer.  

 Madison police arrested Todd Mardis for simple assault in 2019 but the case was dismissed after the alleged victim withdrew the complaint. 

 Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

The SEC's case against Lamar Adams, yes, Lamar Adams, is still active in federal court.  Receiver Ally Mills filed her 90 day status report on September 30. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

BARBERINO-TAVERNELLE, TUSCANY— There’s a big difference between a tour host and a tour guide. A tour guide goes through rigorous training for a particular city, region, or institution. They do a deep dive into history, dates, personalities, and minute details into towns and locales such as Florence, Italy. The detailed comprehension required to become certified is amazing and the depth of knowledge these guides possess once training is completed is impressive.

 Todd Mardis struck out in court yesterday after he tried to get permission to enroll in a "spa-type treatment facility in Houston.* Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow denied his request to leave the state as he said he could get his treatment in good ole Mississippi.  Mardis stands accused of brutally beating his wife after Flowood police charged him with aggravated domestic violence earlier this month.

John Collette & Todd Mardis listen to Judge Morrow

 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that perhaps even more so than the controversial Mississippi-based Dobbs abortion ruling frames and defines the fractured state of public policy and politics in the U.S. between liberal and conservative camps.

 As if the Charlie Foxtrot could not get any worse, here come the dueling proposals.   Yup, MEMA and  the city of Jackson issued  separate RFP's for  managing the O.B. Curtis water treatment plants.  The city of Jackson issued this RFP today:

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement yesterday. 

Gino Giammarco at initial appearance (Left in yellow)

 The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement. 

Does the medical marijuana program need some Ex-lax?  It's taking quite some time to get the program spun up at the Health Department as it lacks employees even as job applications pour into its inboxes.  The Health Department said it couldn't hire the necessary employees because the State Personnel Board was "constipated" with their applications.  However, the State Personnel Board said it might be the Health Department that needs a laxative. 

Update (1:45 PM):  Hinds County Court Judge Johnny McDaniels set his bond at $75,000 and issued a no-contact order at his initial appearance today. 

 Hinds County Deputies charged Phillip Crechale with domestic aggravated assault after he attacked his 15 year-old son Friday night.   

 The Oxford Police Department issued the following statement. 

Governor slams Mayor, Mayor Fires back.

Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 One can only hide the color of who he really is for just long before he is discovered.....

 The Oxford Police Department issued the following statement and mug shot. 

 Coach Prime gave his players some tough love last week. 

 Update (#2): Oxford Police announce arrest.  See bottom of post. 

Update (#1): Statement from Mayor Robyn Tannehill. 

A driver ran over two Ole Miss students in the parking lot of Oxford City Hall early this morning, killing one while severely injuring the other. The Oxford Police Department issued the following statement on Facebook: 

 The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency issued the following statement. 

The Unified Command of the Jackson Water Crisis incident, at the request of our federal partners, has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for operations and maintenance at the City of Jackson’s water treatment facilities. The Unified Command is seeking a 12-month emergency procurement contract for staffing for operations, maintenance, and management of OB Curtis Water Treatment Facility, JH Fewell Water Treatment Facility, tanks, and well facilities of Jackson. 

"Today is your most valuable possession. Today is your most crucial opportunity. Today is yours most valuable possession. You do not own yesterday. You already spent it. You do not own tomorrow. You have no guarantee of it. Today is your most valuable possession. Someone has said that today is often crucified between two thieves, yesterday and tomorrow, and those who dell in yesterday and tomorrow are robbing themselves of the great things they could be doing today,"  preached the late Dr. Frank Pollard in one of his better sermons.  If you didn't make it to church today, enjoy the 1989 homily. 

 Perhaps those attending the Senate Study Group on Women, Children and Families already knew. But it was pretty startling to read what the newly installed director of the Mississippi State Department of Health told them out loud about healthcare in Mississippi.

 A streaker ______'ed around and found out at the Ole Miss game today.

 The Jackson Cracker Barrel reopened today.  I wasn't able to get a picture but the place had customers and the closed sign was removed from the door.  Good news.

Gary Pettus authored the following press release for UMC. 

In a milestone for the years-long Asylum Hill Project, a team of archaeologists should begin exhuming human remains this month on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

According to its website, “The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.”

 Some scumbags, excuse me, environmental protestors tried to ruin a Van Gogh painting. The Telegraph (U.K.) reported: 

 Gold Coast Commodities paid Brandon $850,000 to settle a lawsuit after it illegally dumped highly acidic wastewater into Brandon's sewer system. The Board of Ealdormen approved the settlement on July 5.

Once the money man for multiple governments in Mississippi, a disgraced Porter Bingham will serve four months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud in U.S. District Court.   The court docket states: 

 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

 Commissioner Gipson invites everyone to attend the 163^rd Mississippi State Fair and announces the schedule of Mississippi State Fair events taking place today, Friday, October 14, through Sunday, October 16, 2022. All events take place on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds.

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. The indictment is posted below.

Surprise, surprise, the Health Department is taking quite some time to step into its role as Mississippi's medical marijuana regulator.  47% vacancy rates tend to have that effect.  Mississippi Today reported yesterday:

       In the last 25 years, imported wine has become fascinating for many American wine lovers.

Note (10/14/22): Comments maxed out on other thread so open one now. 

Todd Mardis is no longer President of Capital Preservation Services, LLC.  The company posted this message on its website:

 The Jackson City Council voted to pay Richard's $4.8 million for garbage collection services but with a caveat.  WAPT reported:

 It's amazing how fast someone can make things happen when properly motivated.   Hinds County Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten set a hearing for Anthony Fox's motion for Judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial in the alternative for December 20, 2022.  A jury convicted the former JPD and Clinton police officer of culpable manslaughter in the death of George Robinson.  

 A petition to allow the sale of medical marijuana failed due to a lack of signatures.  Gluckstadt Municipal Clerk Lindsay Kellum stated in her certification of the petition:

 If 2022 had a personal theme created specifically for me, it would be decorated in the green, white, and red of the Italian flag, have Louis Prima music playing in the background, as pasta was served, while I was packing a suitcase. It’s certainly been an Italio-centric year for me. I spent six weeks working over here in the spring, spent the interim months preparing to open— and opened— an Italian restaurant, and I’m back over here working for the next six weeks.

Anthony Fox might be going home while he appeals his Hinds County conviction for culpable manslaughter in the death of George Robinson. Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten sentenced him to serve 20 years in prison but suspended 15 years of the sentence on August 17. Judge Wooten denied his request to remain free on bond while appealing his conviction.

Republican Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann continues his consistent message that the state he helps to lead needs a more realistic Medicaid program in which the state’s values match the state’s policies – and that getting hung up over the term “Medicaid expansion” is an outdated obstacle to that goal.

There is an old adage that says return something better than you found it.  Apparently the Poor People's Campaign missed this bit of home training.  Check out what they left behind. 

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Update (10/12/22): Mardis posted bond yesterday and was released.  

Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow set bond at $750,000 for Jason Todd Mardis this morning after Flowood police arrested him for aggravated domestic violence Friday.  Broken bones, torn-out hair, and a lacerated liver are just some of the savagery Mardis allegedly unleashed upon his wife the night of October 4.  Justice may indeed be served one day but it won't erase the horror that will forever scar her long after the wounds heal.  

 Hey-hey, Ho-Ho, Tate Reeves has got to beaux, Free the Land, Free the Water......

 Don't you just love national reporters? They parachute into Jackson with narrative in hand, talk to a couple of people, then tell us how things are. Report for America's Michael Goldberg is one such reporter.  He recently whirled into town and set up camp at the AP's Jackson office, anxious to fight for social justice in Mississippi. What could be more noble?

 Today is the day we celebrate Christophe Colomb.  Lost in all the controversy is the superhuman feat he accomplished.  He wasn't just taking on an ocean but centuries of thinking the world was flat.*  Neil Degrasse Tyson - a really smart dude - discusses his achievement and how finding America was one of the most important events to ever happen to the human race.

 Jackson somehow made the radar of the Jimmy Dore Show.  Needless to say, Mr. Dore had a bit of fun at Jackson's expense.  What can one say but most humor is based in truth.  Check out the segment below.

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said state government kept his administration from recruiting a "top five company" to Jackson.  The mayor made the remarks at a September 27 community forum at New Jerusalem Church in south Jackson.

 Some people just can't enjoy a good thing, right?

 A California couple moves to Texas.  What could possibly go wrong? 

 A former Provine football star who made it to the NFL continued his downward spiral.  JPD arrested Quinton Culberson for business burglary, auto burglary, and grand larceny.  The charges are just one more episode in a string of arrests and substance abuse problems over the last decade.  

Somebody has to pay. Such was the message in the 1994 sermon as the late Dr. Frank Pollard preached everything comes with a price, including redemption.  Enjoy the sermon if you missed church this morning.    

 It’s happy time again for 617,431 or so Mississippians. Medicare enrollment opens on October 15^th.

Doe's in Ridgeland closed recently.  These photos were shot last night.

 A homicide took place at the Jubilee gas station on Highway 80 yesterday in Jackson.  WLBT reported: 

The 2022 midterm elections are generating a lot of claims and counterclaims about what the ‘other side’ will do with majorities in both chambers of Congress. Republicans trotted out a to-do list of their intentions called Commitment to America that would undo major crises Democrat majorities have inflicted on the American people.

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 The Jackson City Council agree to pay Richard's Disposal $4.8 million for garbage collection since April 1.  Garbage collection will continue until the Mississippi Supreme Court rules on the veto fight.

 Once a beacon of learning in America, NYU is now a cesspool of the spoiled as students got one of the top professors in Organic Chemistry fired because he was too hard.  Guess what, buttercups? Organic Chemistry is what separates the med-school bound from the wannabes.  Think of it as a boot camp of sorts for pre-meds. The New York Times reported: 

 The Poor People's Campaign issued the following statement.

The Jackson City Council voted 4-3 yesterday to sign a confidentiality agreement with the Justice Department.  The agenda stated: 

 This post is reprinted with permission of The Taxpayers Channel in Greenwood. 

Yesterday, Craig Geno, the attorney for bankrupt Express Grain, finally filed EG's April and May 2022 Monthly Operating Reports.

A comparison of the April and May reports discloses that in May, 2022, EG paid out $57,553,754.25 in grain settlement money to UMB Bank, StoneX, Macquarie, and a few farmers.

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Will Jackson's garbage be picked up after this weekend? Inquiring minds want to know.  WLBT reported today: 

 A consent decree will handcuff Jackson's roadblock program, better known as "Ticket, Arrest, & Tow." JPD began the program last year after the number of murders soared to record levels.  The roadblocks predictably generated no small amount of controversy.  Five Jackson residents sued the city of Jackson and JPD Chief James Davis in U.S. District Court on February 23, 2022.  The Mississippi Center for Justice represented the plaintiffs. 

 Check out the new street mural on High Street at Lamar Street.

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

Something is on the way to rescue you from the clutches of MCU....

 The Madison Police Department issued the following statement.

 Check out the latest episode of Scared Straight: Georgia Edition

A tiny infant clings to life after her mother brutally beat and bit her because she would not stop crying.   JPD arrested Danielle Richards on September 30 and charged her with felony child abuse and battery. 

Yesterday I entered my 62nd year on the planet. The thing about turning 61-years old is that I thought I would feel differently at this point in my life. I imagine— 40 years ago— when I looked at the prospect of hanging around for six decades, I probably thought I would feel like an adult by now. That's not the case. On the inside, and emotionally, I still feel like a 22-year-old. Sure, am I move just a little slower, and have slightly less energy than I did four decades ago, but to be honest with you there was a time back then when I didn't even think I would reach 30.

The NAACP filed a Title VI complaint with the EPA's  Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights against the state of Mississippi on September 27.  The complaint charges the state intentionally deprived Jackson of the money it needed to ensure its citizens had safe drinking water.

When former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour announced his 2003 campaign for that office, he did so in his Yazoo City hometown. When he formally announced his re-election bid in 2007, he did so in Gulfport on the Mississippi Gulf Coast – a region still devastated in every way by 2005’s catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.

The Jackson State University issued the following press release. 

Jackson State University music students Madison Perry, Bryan Jefferson and recent graduate Maya Davis, were selected to participate in the prestigious LA Opera’s HBCU Opera Career Comprehensive over the summer.

Watch our man Steve bring these shoes back to life.  The Allen Edmonds Maxfields should have been trashed. However, they were a gift to an attorney from his father when he started law school so he wanted to keep them for obvious reasons. He sent them to the world champ cobbler at Bedo's Leatherworks in Falls Church, Virginny for a miracle and it was a miracle he received.  Check out the work.

 Jackson Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth I. Stokes blamed the Siemens project for much of Jackson's water woes on the Mary Wieden Show Friday.   Yes, Mr. Stokes actually appeared on Supertalk FM.   Kudos to the Supertalk crew for getting him to appear on their network. Check out what he had to say.

 Corey "Cornbread" Lepard is going back to prison after graduating from the Hinds County Catch & Release program a couple of years ago.  JPD arrested Corey Lepard August 20 for allegedly stabbing a 73 year-old Herbert McCombs to death for his motorcycle on May 26.  

The Mississippi Department of Human Services issued the following statement. 

 Please help find Chopper.  He is lost in the Ridgeland area.  

The One Lake Plan is one step closer to fruition.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budgeted $221 million for the project in a budget addendum issued today.   The Corps announced: 

 Ag Commish Andy Gipson issued the following statement. 

 Did you know heaven has a miracle department? Yup.  It even has it's own phone line for SEC football teams. 

 It appears an episode of fisticuffs  between some coat and tie thugs occurred in the stands of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the gridiron match between Ole Miss and Kentucky Saturday.

It was a tale of two town halls as  Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes discussed a recent Capitol Police shooting at their own forums last week.  Although the subject was the same, the approach could not have been more different as one leader engaged while the other attacked.

 Coach Prime had a few things to say about NIL and none of them were good.  Check out this short clip. 

 Who would have thought the late Dr. Frank Pollard was the inspiration for A Christmas Story?  Only Dr. Pollard could work in his hunger for a Red Ryder BB gun into.a sermon on when prayers are answered but work it in he did.  Enjoy the 1994 sermon presented by one of Jackson's best-ever preachers.  

 In 2020 the State Board of Education added the ACT WorkKeys assessment to its accountability system as part of its goal to prepare students for college and careers. WorkKeys measures foundational skills needed in the workplace.

Once upon a time, Jackson had a Mayor who was rather far-sighted.  Mayor Dale Danks began the O.B. Curtis plant construction project.  However, Mayor Danks did something else that is forgotten today. 

 The Clarion-Ledger published this front page yesterday: 

Former  Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson hides the truth yet again.  The Online Journal of Rural & Urban Research published a an article by Mr. Johnson in the spring edition that focused on Jackson's 2021 water crisis, a worthy topic for an academic publication.  

The former mayor used a great deal of facts and figures as he blamed everything under the sun for the water crisis except for one little item: the Siemens project. Yup.  It's as if he never heard of the project that blew up Jackson's water/sewer billing system, starving it of tens of millions of dollars.  The abstract shows the coverup to come: 

 Governor Tate Reeves briefed the media on Jackson's water crisis on Labor Day.  Compare the Mississippi Today report to the Governor's remarks.  Notice anything?