Jackson Jambalaya

 It's only September but for some reason it feels like January. 

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Once upon a time, newspapers provided professional restaurant reviews.  The restaurant critic was to be feared as praise could promote a restaurant but a public pummeling could give it a black eye as well.  Such a critic was the the first Epicurious at the Clarion-Ledger.  Making her debut in 1983, Bettye Jolly took on the restaurant scene to many a reader's delight.   Posted below are some reviews of some restaurants still going strong and some forgotten. JJ published these ten years ago and figured it was time for a refresher post.  Enjoy. 

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Telling people what they need or what they want to hear.  Tis a trap that ensnared the church in Corinth.  It ensnares preachers even today as they are often scared of losing their flock as the late Dr. Frank Pollard preached in his 1996 sermon posted below.  Thus the message of the Cross is ignored for feel-good preaching.  You are a good person after all and deserve to be told you are.  However, Dr. Pollard said the message is not one of sugared honeycombs but of truth - unvarnished, uncomfortable truth.  Enjoy the sermon.  The newspaper article mentioned in the sermon is included in this post. 

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Hurricane Francine reminded us how prone our state is to severe weather from hurricanes and tornadoes. Not that we needed a reminder.

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This little gem popped up on Youtube.   Metallica played two shows in Arlington, Texas on August 18 and 20, 2023.  Both shows were simulcast in theaters.   Posted below is the August 20 concert.  The sound quality is quite superb.  You're welcome. 

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 Locke Ward got his car back..... sort of.  Mr. Ward announced on Facebook: 

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The city of Clinton issued the following statement yesterday. 

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People say America has never been this divided before. Our founders declared America’s independence from England 248 years ago way back when this election started. As Jerry Clower used to say, “Someone shoot up here amongst us. One of us has got to have some relief. ” We’re glad the kickoff has finally begun.

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City provides update on Thalia Mara Hall repair

Expired fire extinguishers, missing fire hoses, a plethora of exposed wires.  Such were some of the 22 fire code violations at Thalia Mara Hall reported by the State Fire Marshal Monday.  The auditorium is closed due to mold. 

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 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement yesterday. 

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Tax reform is on the agenda. This is excellent news for our state!

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 The Daquiri Bar will continue to plague Downtown Jackson.  The Death Bar posted the following message on Facebook: 

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Comfort food is always a good choice when the rains of fall come our way.

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 Belhaven's Lou's Full Serve is closing.  The restaurant announced on Facebook: 

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 Former Hinds County District 2 Supervisor David L. Archie gets to fight another day in Court.  

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 The Flowood Police Department issued the following statement. 

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 A Lafayette County grand jury indicted Terry and Charlotte Pegues for 20 counts of animal cruelty on August 23.  Charlotte Pegues is the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs at Ole Miss.  

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 The Jackson City Council cut a ticket surcharge in October 2014 after passing the surcharge nine months earlier.  The surcharge was supposed to pay for renovations and a new air-conditioning system at the auditorium.  

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 Rachel Vandeford authored the following press release for UMMC. 

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 JPD arrested three yutes yesterday for allegedly shooting a man to death at the intersection of Jamaica Drive and Wayneland.   WJTV reported: 

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Enzo closes, Taste to move in 

Renaissance at Colony Park issued the following press release. 

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How much money did Jackson's water system lose in 2022? Not $10 million, not $20 million, not $30 million but $39 million dollars.  Read that again.  Jackson's water and sewer system suffered a $39 million operating loss in 2022.  

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My 23-year-old son is starstruck. It's not Hollywood celebrities that have his attention these days—it's the stars awarded by Michelin for restaurant excellence. For over a century, the Michelin Guide has been handing out its coveted stars, a system that was started to sell tires but quickly became the world’s highest culinary honor. My son, who entered— what many consider the “Harvard of cooking schools”— the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, a few years ago, has spent many weekends taking the 90-minute train ride south along the Hudson into Manhattan with his girlfriend, doing what I call "chasing stars." Most of their spare change goes to indulging in meals at the finest of fine dining establishments across the city.

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In 2022, Gov. Tate Reeves signed the largest tax cut in Mississippi history – the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act. The tax cut plan promised to eliminate $525 million in Income tax relief by 2026.

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 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba addressed the woes of Thalia Mara Hall at his regular press conference yesterday.   WLBT's Anthony Warren asked Hizzoner what happened to the funds generated by a ticket surcharge ten years ago.  Mayor Lumumba said he did not know.  

Well, it's time for a history lesson.  Check out this old post from January 13, 2014 when Lumumba the Elder wore the purple. 

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 Diners at the Fortification Street McDonald's definitely deserved a break yesterday.  

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Thalia Mara remediation to take 4-8 weeks. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding his regular briefing right now.  He is expected to discuss the restoration of Thalia Mara Hall.  The presser is live-streamed below. 

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 It appears the infamous Daiquiri Bar on Capitol Street is no more.  Workers removed various signage from the building yesterday.  

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Locke Ward's good deeds went for naught in Jackson.  

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 There were quite a few casualties after this past weekend.  

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The manager of Thalia Mara Hall has been screaming for help for over a year as the auditorium deteriorated but to no avail.  WLBT reported Friday:

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 The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement. 

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“Common sense needed to move Mississippi forward,” read the headline in the Magnolia Tribune. Who could disagree with that?

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Jackson's zoological collection shrunk by half in only six years.

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 Just another fight at the University of Colorado, right? 

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Last week FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Associated Press that he was “hard pressed to think of a time in my career where so many different kinds of threats are all elevated at once.”

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 Ardenland issued the following statement. 

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 Actually, the post should be titled "Furry Funny of the Day."  

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Waiting for my suitcase in the arrivals hall at Jackson airport the other evening, it occurred to me that the luggage carrousel was a pretty good metaphor for Mississippi politics. Like suitcases on a carrousel, many leaders simply sit on the conveyor belt of state politics, waiting their turn to get moved along to the next role.

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 The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Opera, Ballet Mississippi, and Ballet Magnificat issued the following statement yesterday. 

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 I will take the blame if this one is a repeat posting (Don't think it is) but honestly, it is "post twice good."

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 A knucklehead managed to turn a speeding ticket into a felony yesterday.  Good job, moron. 

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 Check out Empower Mississippi's latest podcast posted below. State Representative Fred Shanks (R-Gold Coast) discusses a plethora of topics such as ballot initiative, law enforcement training, the Goon Squad, tax reform with host Grant Callen. 

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 The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra is moving out of Thalia Mara Hall - for now.  WAPT reported: 

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 Rachel Vanderford authored the following press release for UMMC. 

The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, in collaboration with the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, recently launched a new telehealth clinic to offer public university students free mental health services. 

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 Convicted killer James Williams, III is a free man yet again after he was arrested nearly a year ago. Williams was paroled in May 2023 after serving 18 years in prison for killing his father and stepmother when he was 17 years old.

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The incompetence of the Lumumba administration was on full display yet again today as Jackson officials admitted the city did not spend $700,000 the City Council appropriated a year ago for pothole repair.  You read that correctly.  The city is always complaining it has no money to do anything yet when it is given the money, it does nothing as usual.  Watch for yourself. 

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 Jackson's First Consul, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, issued the following statement. 

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My iPhone read 8 a.m. when I woke up this morning. For anyone who knows me, that’s quite the feat. My days typically start well before the sun even thinks about rising, my internal clock drags me out of bed between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. on most mornings, whether I’m ready to wake up, or not. But today was different. Today, I allowed myself the rare luxury of a late start, savoring a few extra moments under the covers, listening to the outboard motors slowly cruise by as early fishermen headed to their favorite fishing hole on the lake. I can’t remember the last time I slept this late, and to be honest, it felt a bit indulgent. But isn’t that what holidays are for? Especially one like Labor Day.

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A small repayment has been made in the DHS scandal.  Anna Wolfe - yes, the Anna Wolfe - reported in Mississippi Today last week: 

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Think about a powerful public speaker with the clarity and power of a Barack Obama. Then think about a distinguished educator who can capitative and motivate his students. Then imagine a politician unafraid to stand up for the rights of his constituents in the toughest political arena of all – local politics.

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 The city buses will not roll today as JATRAN employees went on strike at 3 AM today. WAPT reported:

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 Bill Maher took on the Opiate Fairy as he discussed the role of gasp, doctors in the opioid crisis.  Enjoy. 

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 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

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It's the last call for Jackson Jambalaya's annual fund-raising drive.  Your support makes this website possible and it would not have made it this far without you. JJ led the way in reporting on the Jackson water crisis and covered stories the media would not touch, right.  However, the need for your support remains as strong as ever. 

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 Seen at Renaissance this weekend.  Anti-freeze, anyone? 

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The friction between the prosecution and defense in the Carly Gregg case heated up Friday.  Rankin-Madison Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Newman accused Gregg's lawyers, Kevin Camp and Bridget Todd, of playing games in the media as well as the courtroom in several motions filed Friday afternoon.  

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 Check out JPD Chief Joseph Wade working his second job.  JPD posted on Facebook: 

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 A former JPD officer who brutally raped a woman during a traffic stop was released from prison in July. 

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 Everyone likes a party, right?

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 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement Thursday.  

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"You can make a difference, you can do something about it.  This world doesn't have to go to hell in a hand basket.  This nation doesn't have to rot from its interior disease.  There can be something that people can do.  The Church doesn't have to be weak and inefficient.  Your Christian life does not have to be a joyless, pitiful falling away from God.  You can make a difference, you can make a difference, you can make a difference."  Thus spaketh the late Dr. Frank Pollard as he preached from Jeremiah 5:1-5 in the 1996 sermon posted below.  Enjoy. 

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Write about Millsaps he said. But the fascinating story about Millsaps College right now is him, the new president.

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