Jackson Jambalaya

That'll help the situation.

Lil Choke's heart cold as a well diggers ass.

Interesting report - but can't call anything in this "news".

Millsaps story - almost a year old
Fairgrounds - over a year old
Byram - announced two years ago.

News derives from the word "new" - maybe Scott Simmons just had a day off with no killings to report on in Jackson

Disappointing to be a customer and your city can't even provide basic services.

Wait until "The Collective" gets loud and screams racism or some other divisive term for private businesses spending their own money drilling wells for reliable water. Richard's B!tch will then try to pass some fee or tax for people drilling their own wells and not relying on unreliable water. Hide and watch. You heard it here first.

If I were going to college today, I believe I would major in well digging. It certainly is a popular occupation in Jackson.

The fair grounds broke away so there is no water bill. What about sewage? Do they have a fee or how is that handled. What about Byrum? I know that West Rankin cut ties to Jackson and has it's own treatment plant.

Lets see how much of this new grant gets paid towards water and how much work really gets done. Bet that several projects don't get finished due to running out of funds.

That new grant is making a lot of palms smile.

I have two buildings in Jackson - one occupied, and one vacant. I receive a water bill for each, and both bills are the identical. I am billed an extra $11.00 per month on each account for using over 300 cf, however, I am positive that I am not using over 300 cf in either building. I finally called the water department and asked why. They said they are billing a me based on a flat rate since they cannot read my meter by satellite. My bills indicate that they have been doing this for at least 2 years. I requested a meter read and told them I was suspending payment until they read the meter. I did request a meter read about 6 months ago, and they never followed through. I wonder if they will read it this time. This department is a disgrace.

To 5:33 PM,

This may hurt your feelings,(and don't take this personal)...but the truth is not many give a rat's ass about your water woes.

Most of the smart business folks left Jackson years ago.

You stayed for some reason.

(Don't whine about it now ... like you're some kind of victim).

Jackson is a city with no middle class. Your either very very well off or very poor
The people left with money have a beach house and a Oxford
Condo they have loads of money and multiple kids in private school and country club memberships
The family’s remaining are those that own beach club in orange beach and spectrum in pearl Trustmark park land bass pro land and several Ergon family members and some of the large local home builders and plastic surgeons and a family that owns a house on Martha’s Vineyard and pebble beach. Some reason the burbs think all in Jackson are poor. Truth is quite opposite
My patients are always surprised I live in Jackson and many of there physicians do also. Problem is there are way too many poor people in the city that elect morons and mooch off the others

"If I were going to college today,..."

Here, let me fix it for you:

If I were going to college today, I, like anybody else in their right mind, would certainly not pick a Jackson school.

(And what type of parent would allow it?)

12:52 - A 'doctor' who butchers the English language like that?

Spot on 12:52! Your first sentence says it all.

how many college kids left jsu because of boil water in dorms and no ac in dorms. how soon before they announce plans to break away from the city?
i am happy for milsaps and any entity who can break away from the city and tip my hat to restaurants who fight the good fight.

12:52 - A 'doctor' who butchers the English language like that?
November 5, 2022 at 7:45 AM

Thank you! I was thinking the same thing.

I hope Millsaps does EPA level testing on their well daily and doesn't get a surprise in what it will cost to treat the "well water" and afford/find/ hire enough competent people to staff it.
I hope they understandabout sewage as it relates to drinkable water.
Far more important is to find out if what they are doing will reduce the existing water supply elsewhere (see western U.S. water issues from siphoning off too much source water to too few).

Of course, many of those with more money and ego than sense are represented here with their " I can afford it so I can buy whatever I want!".
I'm glad they can't buy clean air. Oh wait, maybe they see their grandchildren as still so rich, they can buy enough oxygen for a "bubble" like you've created for yourself only with a visible dome!

7:45 AM....I don't mind that the doctor made grammatical errors, as long as he doesn't "butcher" his patients. I am an official Grammar Nazi, but when I am writing a quick comment I don't always proof and correct. Be sensible. Most of my neighborhood (Belhaven) and our neighbors in Fondren do not live in Mansions with multiple other homes. We live in modest Craftsman style homes that meet our needs.

5:33, I am so glad you said this. I get billed the extra $11 per month also and there is NO way I am using over 300 cf. They came to house about a month ago, installed another meter. Got my bill and the reading for usage--first number matched last months but the second number was "est" for estimate. I called, just got new meter, why are you estimating AGAIN? Read the meter. Ok. Have they read it? No. Its infuriating. I thought I was the only one dealing with the extra $11 a month and getting no meter reads. Thanks for posting.

"I have two buildings in Jackson - one occupied, and one vacant. I receive a water bill for each, and both bills are the identical. I am billed an extra $11.00 per month on each account for using over 300 cf, however, I am positive that I am not using over 300 cf in either building. I finally called the water department and asked why. They said they are billing a me based on a flat rate since they cannot read my meter by satellite. My bills indicate that they have been doing this for at least 2 years. I requested a meter read and told them I was suspending payment until they read the meter. I did request a meter read about 6 months ago, and they never followed through. I wonder if they will read it this time. This department is a disgrace."