Jackson Jambalaya

 A Jackson City Councilman said Hinds County District Jody Owens and several out of state "investors" met with him in February to discuss the convention center hotel and related projects. 

It’s difficult to listen to those who are offended by “everything.” Of all the things that have offended the weakest among us, few of us ever imagined that “motherhood” could be offensive to anyone. And yet, the sanctity and praise of motherhood by a commencement speaker has been besmirched mercilessly by many who consider motherhood to be inferior to a professional career.

 Tonarri Moore is wanted for murder.  WJTV reported: 

 Correction on earlier post posted below.

Smith-Wills Stadium is quite the cash cow for Tim Bennett.  The baseball enthusiast operates Churchill's Smoke Shoppe at the stadium.  However, the cigar bar is not his only cash cow.  Mr. Bennett leases the parking lot to the Veterans Administration for $370,000 per year.  

 The Clinton Police Department issued the following statement. 

The Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, Jason White,  spelled out his vision for Mississippi last week at a luncheon sponsored by the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.  He talked about school choice, tax cuts, reforming healthcare laws, and yes, restoring the ballot initiative.  Enjoy. 

I have been accused of making recipe posts that were too complicated and that is probably true. Here is one that is country boy simple and straight forward. Its tasty too.

 It's college baseball tournament time and for today's funny, we have this little gem from the Lone Star State. 

The Mayor tried to get JXN Water Manager Ted Henifin in trouble with the EPA, oh how he tried.  For all of his troubles however, the EPA blew off Mayor Lumumba.  

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

 Animals. Savages.  Barbarians.  Such words are too kind to describe Hamas terrorists as they taunted captured Israeli women, women beaten and bloodied, with promises of rape and Hamas babies. 

 Rachel Vanderford authored the following press release for UMC. 

When Patricia Hurrod's aggressive cancer continued to defy chemotherapy and radiation, she found hope in a groundbreaking, advanced treatment offered only in the state at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. 

CHICAGO— No one would ever accuse me of being a creature of habit. Other than my morning breakfast routine, I have managed to live a life free from getting pigeonholed into repetitive activities. There aren’t too many places I visit on an annual basis. For the past quarter of a century my wife, two kids, and various groups of their friends spend a week on the beach in the Florida Panhandle. But other than that, there is only Chicago.

 The Fibbers are executing a search warrant on the Hinds County District Attorney's office and the Downtown Cigar Company on Pearl Street. Mr. Owens owns the cigar bar.  

In a Louisiana congressional redistricting case, the Supreme Court decided last week to allow the state to use congressional maps that created a second Black majority district among the state’s six total districts.

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement yesterday. 

 Note: Comment in the earlier post today. 

Churchill Smoke Shoppe announced on Facebook it is shutting down for now: 

 Gary Pettus authored the following essay for the University of Mississippi Medical Center. 

 It was Dustin Clarke who found the wedding band with the inscription, “Ever true to thee,” in an unmarked grave.

 Churchill's busted for selling liquor without permit

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba accused the state of racism after Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill that would terminate the lease of Smith-Wills Stadium with the city of Jackson.  Standard stuff for the Mayor when he can't get his way. 

 Check out the Oregon State Championship Women's 200m race. Notice anything? 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba held his regular press briefing. It is posted below.

Is there something in the water in District 2 of Hinds County? 

The "reading-gate" scores are in and unfortunately, nearly half the kids in Jackson are not reading.  JPS's third-grade "reading-gate" scores plummeted to 54% this year.  You read that correctly.  Barely half of Jackson third graders can read at grade level.  The results are rather disappointing as 67% passed the test  last year.  

 Red Mountain Entertainment issued the following press release. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 "Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink" is a famous line penned by Coleridge.  However, what if you are dying of thirst and although surrounded by water, you refuse to drink?  Sporting a turtleneck, the late Dr. Frank Pollard comes back to life as he discusses this conundrum as he preaches from Psalm 42 in the 1996 sermon posted below.  Enjoy.

Two recent editorials in Emmerich newspapers deserve our attention. Both dealt with people held in jail too long and the legislative responses this past session.

 The Byram Police Department issued the following statement.

Why have the media, academic elite and global elite attacked President Trump since he announced his run for president in 2015? Why did all these forces continually attack him and demean his supporters throughout his first term in office? Who benefits if Trump is ineffective? Who benefitted from Trump’s policies?

Injuries included a brain bleed

The attorney for a Mississippi State University student is demanding the Oktibbeha County District Attorney and MSU leadership take action against MSU football player Demonte Russell after he allegedly "cold-cocked" the student, causing serious injury.  

 The construction of the Top Golf development is moving along rather nicely.  It is supposed to open before Christmas.  

Many university degrees produce a negative return on investment, according to a report out this week. Data from the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity shows that the cost of many college degrees is not offset by increases in lifetime earnings.

 A Rankin County grand jury indicted Nicholas Webb for sexual battery and statutory rape on April 25.

 When you see the Miller bottles in this photo, you will know this is not a new recipe.

State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

Update: Sheriff Bryan Bailey said nothing was found. 

Police are looking for a body on Tazan Road in Rankin County right now.   

 "There was no shame in his game."  So said JPD Chief Joseph Wade as he announced at a press conference yesterday that Daveon Lindsey confessed to killing Melvin McNair, Jr. at Parham Bridges Park. 

HBO dropped a trailer for House of the Dragon yesterday.  Team Black or Team Green?

 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

 JPD is chasing the suspect in the Parham Bridges murder right now.  Chase started around Walgreens (Canton Mart) and is now on the frontage road.  

The view from my desk is inspirational. I’ve been in the same office for 27 years. There are no windows, but I have surrounded myself with things that inspire me and things that I love.

 A body was found at Parham Bridges Park this morning.  WLBT reported: 

On Capitol Hill, the calendar is driving increased partisan attention on the new U.S. Farm Bill. The current 2018 Farm Bill will expire on Sept. 30. Congress and President Joe Biden extended the five-year original term of the bill on Nov. 16, 2023.

Carly Gregg tried to get her million dollar bond lowered and close the courtroom today but Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow postponed the hearing to June 4 after her lawyer, Caleb Coleman, failed to follow notice requirements for filing such motions.  

Gregg & Attorney Caleb Coleman

 The state of Mississippi is taking back Smith-Wills Stadium.  HB #1983, Section 22 states: 

Enough is enough.  Tired of the hatred for all things Jewish at Columbia, 540 Jewish students at the Ivy League school stood up to the hate they have experienced since October 7.  Unlike the protestors who hide behind masks, they signed their names to a letter describing their treatment at their own university for the past seven months while making a damn good defense of what it means to be Jewish.  The letter is posted below.   

 The Justice Department issued the following statement.