Bob Hickey-bottom's car. Ward 1 candidate.
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Sunday, November 30, 2014
NYT posts evidence presented to grand jury in Mike Brown death online.
The New York Times was nice enough to post online all of the evidence presented to the grand jury in the Mike Brown case. Testimony, police reports, photos, its all there. Read it all here.
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Benjamin story raises more questions.
Warden, consultant, prison wizard, former state senator, lobbyist Irb Benjamin said his recent resignation as warden of the Alcorn and Grenada County jails had nothing to do with the MDOC scandal. Emily Le Coz at the Clarion-Ledger followed up JJ post last week about the sudden termination of jail-management contracts by Mr. Benjamin with some new information.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Ward 1 GOP candidates debate
IF you are bored and have nothing to do today, here is the complete video of the GOP debate for the Ward 1 City Council candidates held Monday night at Bellwether Church. Enjoy.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Milwaukee police chief has a few things to say (video)
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn's comments about race, crime, and protestors on November 6 went viral this week. The video and transcript are posted below.
Ali "Paula Deen" Shamsid-Deen challenges election
Losing Hinds County Circuit Judge candidate Ali Shamsid-Deen filed a petition to challenge his loss to Judge Jeff Weill in Hinds County Circuit Court last Monday. The Mississippi Supreme Court appointed Neshoba County Circuit Judge Vernon Cotten to hear the challenge. The county website states the results were:
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Prisoners are money. Keefe: $40.4 million, G T Enterprises: $3.2 million
Time for some MDOC porn. JJ obtained the contracts and payments to Keefe Commissary Network and G.T. Enterprises through a public records request. Keefe earned over $40 million and G.T. over $3 million in gross revenue through MDOC inmate services.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Free admission to Zoo tomorrow
The Jackson Zoo offers free admission on Thanksgiving Day as a thank you to the community! Bring
your family to visit with our Zoo family on Thanksgiving! The Zoo is
filled with family fun adventure for all ages. Have the kids work up an
appetite or come "walk off" the Thanksgiving meal. Either way, the
animals will be glad to see you!
The Zoo is open from 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
WJNT today
The Kingfish discussed all kinds of groovy things such as littering, father-rape, and whether someone who has been arrested is moral enough to kill people.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
JA grafittied last night. Racial hoax?
UPDATE: JJ has confirmed that security cameras at JA and a nearby home show the perp was a white male wearing a hoodie. Not racially motivated.
Jackson Academy was vandalized with spray paint last night:
FB post says man robbed & beaten near Baptist Hospital. Here is the REST of story.
A Facebook post making the rounds claims a woman's husband was robbed at gunpoint and beaten "near Baptist" hospital and accuses JPD of incompetence as well. However, the police reports tell a different story.
Ward 1 debate for GOP candidates tonight.
Hinds County Republican Party Executive Committee Chairman Pete Perry issued the following press release:
Monday, November 24, 2014
She did it!!!!!!
Yes, it's true. State Senator did pay her $500 fine to the Secretary of State.
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Candidates on rental properties.
I slacked off a little bit and didn't post the rest of the questions from the forum for the Ward 1 candidates for city council. This particular question dealt with rentals and blighted properties.
Barbour to sign tax pledge today
Ward 1 City Council candidate Charles Barbour issued the following press release:
Alcorn County warden suddenly resigns. Ended contract to run Grenada jail on Oct. 27
Update: JJ confirmed with Grenada County Board of Supervisors President Chad Bridges that Mr. Benjamin informed the board on October 27 that he was terminating the management contract to operate the Grenada County jail. The letter is posted below.
Original post on November 22, 2014:
A former lobbyist for Mississippi Prison Industries resigned his position as warden of the Alcorn County jail yesterday. WTVA reported:
Sunday, November 23, 2014
The irony.
Governor Phil Bryant said this about President Obama's Executive Order on illegal immigrants:
Friday, November 21, 2014
WLBT reports on non-prosecuted drug bust
WLBT reported on the dismissed indictment of Marlon Williams last night in this video:
Governor announces MDOC task force
Governor Phil Bryant issued the following press release:
Is there a spoiler in Ward 1?
Bob Higginbottom switched his voter registration to Ward 1 two days before the qualifying deadline for the Ward 1 City Council race. Hinds County voting records state Mr. Higginbottom was registered to vote at the Medger Evers precinct prior to November 10, 2014. Mr. Higginbottom became prominent as a defender of Frank Melton during his administration. Hinds County tax records do not show Mr. Higginbottom as owning any property. He is the only black candidate in the race. His Medgar Evers address was a property owned by Constable John Brown. The Fernwood property is owned by the Reverend Jeffrey Stallworth. He does get around.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Court uphold SOS against Watkins, orders $655,131 payment.
Secretary of State Gibbert Hosemann issued the following press release:
Wolfe pleads guilty
Marshall Wolfe just pleaded guilty in federal court to bankruptcy fraud. Judge Carlton Reeves scheduled his sentencing for December 8. Read this earlier post for coverage of his indictment and JJ's reporting of possible bankruptcy fraud in 2009. The notice of intent to plead guilty is posted below.
DA drops prosecution on another high-profile drug bust.... after indictment.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
To compromise or not compromise.....
Stand your ground or compromise? Tis the question always asked by politicians. Wall Street Journal political columnist Gerald Sieb reported a substantial increase across the board in the number of voters who favored compromise in a poll conducted by the newspaper. Mr. Seib wrote:
Want some weed with that oil change?
This is a re-post from March 19. It is your homework assignment today. We will explain why tomorrow.
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Frank Williams indicted for NE Jackson burglaries
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Judge denies Mayfield petition.
Madison County Justice Court Judge McKinley denied Robin Mayfield's petition at a probable cause hearing against three Madison police officers. He said the statute cited by Mrs. Mayfield, 97-17-93, did not give the court the power to issue citations. Mrs. Mayfield's lawyer and brother, John Reeves, did not appear in the courtroom. More to follow.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Stokes unleashed
Update: The home is owned by a Fabian Nelson according to Hinds County landrolls.
750 Parks Road Place sits just outside of Byram in a nice neighborhood. The house has become a major eyesore, however. The house lacks a roof. The resident clear cut over 100 trees and left nothing but stumps in their place. The neighbors complain to the county. The county decides to take action. Nothing could go wrong, right? Enter Kenneth Stokes and the lawyer for the homeowner. Well, here is a preview of a later post. Stokes, cross-burnings, and picking on someone because he is black. What could possibly go wrong? See for yourself.
Governor issues budget recommendations
Governor Phil Bryant issued the following press release:
Politico burns Mississippi
A writer from the Kaiser Health News blasted Mississippi's rejection of Obamacare in a "Letter from Mississippi" published in Politico. Sarah Varney makes some good points but engages in a little bit of advocacy journalism as there is one thing missing from her story: interviews from the other side. In this case, the other side are people who oppose establishing Obamacare or expanding Medicaid in Mississippi. Having said that, the article is fairly in-depth in nature and worth reading. Some excerpts:
NYT questions state's use of private prisons.
The MDOC scandal made it to the national media. The New York Times reported:
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Democrats call for MDOC hearings
The Mississippi House Democrats issued the following press release:
You can't be serious, Gator edition.
Sports Illustrated just reported that Florida fired football head coach Will Muschamp. His firing might have something to do with plays like this one that took place yesterday:
Sponsored: Ashby Foote will attack wasteful spending.
Ashby Foote has experience at attacking wasteful spending at the highest
levels in corporate America. He is
committed to bringing that insight and ‘sunlight” to Jackson’s city
finances if elected to represent Ward 1 on the Jackson City Council. Here is an example from an op ed he authored in the Clarion
Ledger in July 2012.
Friday, November 14, 2014
And they vote
This is scary. I wonder how well these brats would know the answer to these questions if we had a draft.
Sanders SPEAKS!!!
Hello Peoples. Here is another edition of Sanders Speaks for you Caucasians.
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