tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post3886268544938492367..comments2024-03-28T09:59:55.474-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: JA Senior Killed in Ridgewood WreckKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50145830079307910042018-05-21T15:41:32.752-05:002018-05-21T15:41:32.752-05:008:45 p.m. You're right. Attorney Tom Fortner...8:45 p.m. You're right. Attorney Tom Fortner moved to Hattiesburg several years ago. <br /><br />I think his Fortner family moved to Jackson in 2003. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16482224405379084502018-05-21T15:39:30.622-05:002018-05-21T15:39:30.622-05:007:44 P.M.: I believe Superior took over from anot...7:44 P.M.: I believe Superior took over from another company that was taking too long and doing a poor job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-86608836618289364082018-05-19T11:46:34.417-05:002018-05-19T11:46:34.417-05:00Where are the revenues paid to this city going? Wh...Where are the revenues paid to this city going? Who is really in charge? Where is the corruption? Those are the questions we should be asking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28890837032593023052018-05-19T09:44:08.471-05:002018-05-19T09:44:08.471-05:00Here is a video of a car hitting a pothole, drivin...Here is a video of a car hitting a pothole, driving at what appears to be a normal speed. The vehicle in the video is a SUV, so not hard to imagine a small car flipping over. Tragedy.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP_wfEY7kw<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-38585080923225790792018-05-18T22:42:32.883-05:002018-05-18T22:42:32.883-05:00^^^ OK
^^^ OK<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91797653416672195132018-05-18T21:40:23.090-05:002018-05-18T21:40:23.090-05:00Ok, get back on topic. I understand a tragedy up ...Ok, get back on topic. I understand a tragedy up is upsetting so I let readers vent a little because they just need to get it off their chests. However, I have two other threads that are more jackson-oriented. Make the comments about Jackson itself on them. Thanks. Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-23861865618955454622018-05-18T20:45:10.198-05:002018-05-18T20:45:10.198-05:00I just took a drive and photographed several potho...I just took a drive and photographed several potholes including the one that caused the accident. Hey Kingfish... Have you ever considered allowing commenters on your blog to post pictures? <br /><br />Instead of a single thread, have you ever considered opening this blog and giving the readers the ability to post threads with photos and also to respond to the threads? <br /><br />Thanks... I do enjoy this blog.... I read it daily. You do a good job. <br /><br /><br /><br />PrayForJacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967979402703669127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11024921543055100512018-05-18T18:58:40.010-05:002018-05-18T18:58:40.010-05:00Indeed, 4:33. I don’t pretend to fathom this famil...Indeed, 4:33. I don’t pretend to fathom this family’s grief. I hope I never can. Whatever they choose to do, May God comfort them in this horrible tragedy. I would SUE.SUE.SUE. There is a known pattern of incompetence. We do projects in over a dozen states, but will never work in city limits. Incredible incompetence, apathy and attitude from city employees. We can handle getting licenses and permits statewide, multiple cities located in CO, FL, NC, TN, NV, AR, KY, SC, GA, AL, LA, TX, ND, WV, MI, IN, etc., but we don’t bid jobs in Jackson. I am sure I left a couple of states out, but you get the idea. State needs to take Jackson over before the rest of the businesses and tax payers evacuate due to high crime and crumbling infrastructure. Now, a liberal apologist will chime in and tell me how it’s all my imagination and/or I just hate Jackson. No, I love Jackson.That’s why watching it decline into a mismanaged cesspool angers me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80383834647035352752018-05-18T16:33:52.239-05:002018-05-18T16:33:52.239-05:00Those of you with eyewitness information and 911 c...Those of you with eyewitness information and 911 call records, go ahead and turn it in to the city but don't expect anything to come of it. Just be sure and save a copy to go to the Fortners' attorney when he/she is named. This is coming from someone who just spent over $700 for new engine mounts due to driving on Jackson streets (what's left of them).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61284723555660267802018-05-18T16:12:25.644-05:002018-05-18T16:12:25.644-05:002:17 -- ROADIE -- Retired on Active Duty 2:17 -- ROADIE -- Retired on Active Duty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43530712444106328672018-05-18T15:28:48.188-05:002018-05-18T15:28:48.188-05:00@2:17
He might as well have. He's never accom...@2:17<br /><br />He might as well have. He's never accomplished anything positive since he's been there. If it wasn't for watching an occasional video of the City Council meeting showing Enoch Sanders and his rants, I wouldn't have thought he even attended the meetings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-13626447082029747722018-05-18T14:17:53.114-05:002018-05-18T14:17:53.114-05:00I thought Ashby retired years agoI thought Ashby retired years agoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-65162727521969162832018-05-18T14:02:28.963-05:002018-05-18T14:02:28.963-05:00I am not a particularly religious man but at a tim...I am not a particularly religious man but at a time like this where a family's heart is just torn out, we all should say a prayer to God that they find some strength and peace and comfort. They will need all the love and support they can get. May God shine his face upon them in their time of need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-37273417096607818482018-05-18T13:53:58.126-05:002018-05-18T13:53:58.126-05:00I too called 911 about the manhole hazard on Thurs...I too called 911 about the manhole hazard on Thursday morning. Initially I called 911 at 11:46am and reported the manhole cover hazard as on Ridgewood Road between Old Canton Road and Briarwood Drive. As I turned onto Briarwood Drive I decided to provide a more specific location so that someone responding, thinking that there would be one immediately, would have no problem locating the hazard. I circled back around and called 911 a second time at 11:53am, identifying that I had called a few minutes earlier and that the manhole hazard was located at the intersection of Ridgewood Road and Venetian Way.<br />Sick to my stomach when I read the paper this morning.<br />I have the call records on my phone and will retain them. I have provided this information through channels that will reach the family. <br />Deepest sympathy for the family and greater disgust with the City Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29945119580726671182018-05-18T13:53:48.908-05:002018-05-18T13:53:48.908-05:00Through a little digging it seems IMS is a multi f...Through a little digging it seems IMS is a multi faceted firm engaged in DBE consulting. Its main face it a guy by the name of Roderick Hill. Per an article by the JFP, "My father, grandfather and several uncles all work in construction, so I suppose (it) was just natural that I became interested in the business growing up," Hill said. "In high school, I started wanting to be involved in transportation and engineering ... so I researched what it would take to get an engineering degree and went for it."<br /><br />Originally from Fort Pierce, Fla., Hill, 44, came to Jackson 27 years ago. He attended Jackson State University from 1988 to 1993 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He then attended the University of Mississippi from 1993 to 1995 and received a master's degree in civil engineering.<br /><br />Hill founded IMS, a full-service consulting firm with an emphasis on engineering services and project management, in 1996. IMS entered the SBA 8(a) Program in 1998 and graduated from it in 2007. IMS offers engineering and construction administration services on many types of engineering projects, including civil, environmental, wastewater, structural and transportation. The company, who has its headquarters in Jackson, also maintains offices in New Orleans, Shreveport, La., Memphis, Tenn., Houston and Baltimore, and has 180 employees nationwide.<br /><br />One of IMS' priorities is supporting small, disadvantaged and women-owned firms through partnerships and collaborations.<br /><br />"We know that small (businesses) and women-owned businesses face many struggles, so we bring them on board with us and do everything we can to support them," Hill said. "They need opportunities to grow, and we need their help to bring together smart, creative ... positive people to grow our city."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29091986567099239182018-05-18T13:40:52.288-05:002018-05-18T13:40:52.288-05:00From JFP: "(Director of Public Works Robert) ...From JFP: "(Director of Public Works Robert) "Miller said he is not aware of any other manholes in Jackson that are either uncovered or have barrels near them."<br /><br />http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2018/may/18/public-works-manholes-unaware-other-uncovered-ones/<br /><br /><b>How do you communicate with these bozos to TELL them where the uncovered/barreled manholes are?</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16470324552655805392018-05-18T12:55:40.538-05:002018-05-18T12:55:40.538-05:00@ 12:36pm
The city councilman for Ward 1 is Ashb...@ 12:36pm <br /><br />The city councilman for Ward 1 is Ashby Foote Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-64129640453887482452018-05-18T12:44:54.603-05:002018-05-18T12:44:54.603-05:00IMS is a joke in the profession. IMS is a joke in the profession. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61593421950941271672018-05-18T12:36:47.938-05:002018-05-18T12:36:47.938-05:00Who is the Councilman over this area now? I know i...Who is the Councilman over this area now? I know it used to be Ashley FooteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-2231564811220743862018-05-18T10:36:33.182-05:002018-05-18T10:36:33.182-05:00The only question you'll hear at City Hall and...The only question you'll hear at City Hall and Council Chambers today or next week is 'What's our liability?' Otherwise, it's back to the status quo and bidness as usual. <br /><br />Same number of little white city cars at Dragos and IHOP as always. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-7687956253672330322018-05-18T10:26:15.464-05:002018-05-18T10:26:15.464-05:00IMS was the project manager. They get paid the bi...IMS was the project manager. They get paid the big bucks, they can get the big questions. Don't like it? Too damn bad. Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-88428317560242897042018-05-18T10:21:42.689-05:002018-05-18T10:21:42.689-05:00Why are you here 10:15 AM?Why are you here 10:15 AM?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61717795057684818432018-05-18T10:15:41.653-05:002018-05-18T10:15:41.653-05:00@ May 17, 2018 at 6:35 PM
How fast was the conv...@ May 17, 2018 at 6:35 PM <br /><br /><i>How fast was the convertible going to cause it to flip from a 20" diameter open hole?</i> <br /><br />Excellent question? I would like to know how fast she was driving as well? <br /><br />It's still a shame she passed away, the blame can go in many directions. <br /><br />But of course, the local bigots will find ways to call out IMS, Antar for various reasons. <br /><br />This place never ceases to disappoint with its blatant bigotry at every opportunity <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-45443191582861554322018-05-18T10:09:52.330-05:002018-05-18T10:09:52.330-05:009:21, just search 'car hitting manhole' on...9:21, just search 'car hitting manhole' on youtube. There are many examples caught on video, and a car does NOT need to be traveling fast to flip or get into a serious wreck. In fact, I've never really thought of them as a hazard, and was surprised to see how easily they can pop off if they are not seated well, and a car's tires hit them the right way. From now on I plan to make sure my wheels avoid those manholes, covered or not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-37953121181850301202018-05-18T10:04:42.548-05:002018-05-18T10:04:42.548-05:009:21, will be official position of the City.9:21, will be official position of the City.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com