Jackson Jambalaya

WLBT provided some more details about the recent escape of a murder suspect from the Raymond Detention Center.  C.J. LeMaster tweeted:

Jackson Urban Praetor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement regarding Dr. Charles Hatcher's departure from his administration.

The Justice Department issued the following statement.

Here is how one person dealt with potholes when his city dragged it's ass in fixing the streets:

What is unusual about these pictures?

Found this funny clip from an old movie on Youtube.

It is taking a little bit longer to post comments.  Comment notifications were immediately emailed to me once submitted.  However, the new EU regulations went into effect last week and ever since Friday night, Google has stopped sending the notifications.  Thus I have to open up a browser, go into the dashboard, and review the comments. Hence why they have appeared in batches lately.  It's been a big problem for blog owners who use the Blogger program this week.  Hopefully, Google will soon fix the problem.   So bear with me.  Your comment will be approved or rejected, it will take just a little bit longer.  Thanks.

Judge Carleton Reeves assumed the role of Solomon in a fight over the assets of Lamar Adams.  The SEC and Secretary of State Gilbert Hosemann are fighting over the right to appoint a receiver in the Lamar Adams Ponzi scheme case. The SEC accused Adams of operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 150 investors out of more than $85 million since 2005, in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on April 20.   The SEC said Adams sold bogus timber rights and deeds guaranteeing 13% interest rates.  Mr. Adams pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of wire fraud.  The Justice Department said in that case Adams defrauded 250 investors of more than $100 million.

Update: Captured.

Arm yourselves if you live within a short distance of the Raymond Detention Center.  A murder suspect escaped last night.  WLBT reported:

With Mississippi’s two 2018 U.S. Senate races predicated on brawling attacks, counter-attacks and philosophical contrasts in party primaries and in the special election, one might expect a similar Pier 6 political donnybrook in Mississippi’s Third Congressional District race to succeed the retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper of Pearl.

The Brandon Police Department posted the following alert on Facebook.

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It seems Mr. Marcus Wallace, the owner of M.A.C. Construction took umbrage at a post Friday that pointed out his only contractor's license was for remodeling.   The question of M.A.C.'s qualifications came up last week as Mr. Wallace and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba went toe to toe at the Jackson City Council meeting.  Well, JJ certainly wants to give equal time to Mr. Wallace and will take the liberty of posting his FB statement below, including a picture he posted of his certificates.

Participatory budgeting is apparently coming to Jackson, courtesy of the People's Assembly.  Othor Cain mentioned it on his Facebook page last week.  Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's sister, Rukia, explained what would take place in a reply to Mr. Cain:

What's going on in Canton?  The School Board fired the Superintendent but she is apparently not going down without a fight.  WLBT reported Friday:

It's time for Matchbook Monday.  Some real gems of Jackson's past are posted below.  Feel free to add your stories or any information about them in the comments section as you enjoy these blasts from the past. Readers can email copies of any old matchbooks to kingfish1935@gmail.com.

The funeral for a young woman who left this world too soon yet touched many lives, was held this weekend. However, thanks to the internet, Frances Fortner will never completely be gone, as she left behind a small but soulful legacy on video.  WLBT posted clips from her Youtube channel as they covered the funeral.  Some of the videos are posted below so her talent is honored, and not forgotten.

Update: The suspect turned himself in to Ridgeland police. 

The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement and picture.

Today is Memorial Day when we honor those who fell in The Great War.  Remembering those who died serving our country is the theme across America today.  However, JJ is going to publish something different in tone but remembering those who served.  I first came across this essay in college and its one of those that  stayed in my mind ever since.  The author respects the vets but then says what he really thinks about society.  Many veterans share his opinion and one can hardly blame them.

A sinkhole continues to grow at the end of Lelia Drive in Jackson.

If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this 1989 sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard of First Baptist Church (Jackson).   He made his opposition to gambling quite known in this sermon.  Enjoy.

Emerging initiative "Empower Mississippi" is right that many children do not "flourish" in Mississippi public schools. But the fix it wants is wrong. Just as the fix proposed by the "Better Schools, Better Jobs" initiative was wrong.

Nominated for Dad of the Year.  Kid acts up in Walmart? No problem......

 Oren Crass of the Manhatten Institute urges schools to reshape schools so that vo-tech education is a serious part of the curriculum.  He recently opined in the Wall Street Journal:

Nobody knows what a community college is,” President Trump said last month in Michigan. “We’re going to start using—and we had this—vocational schools.” Conflating community colleges with vocational schools is a mistake, though an understandable one. Everyone talks about better vocational programs for students who will not complete college, but prescriptions invariably focus on options for after high-school graduation.

Waiting until students are college age is too late. Elevating vocational education, and prioritizing its students, must begin with a substantial reshaping of American high schools. Vocational education will not succeed so long as culture and public policy consign it to second-class status—a dumping ground for students who interfere with what school districts consider their real mission, college prep.

What do people think about the Jackson Zoo? Tis the question asked by WAPT last week in this video posted below.

Not.Going.To.Say.A.Word.

M.A.C. Construction owner Marcus Wallace sparred with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba over whether M.A.C. was "certified" to do road work at the Tuesday night  meeting of the City Council. The Mayor flat out said that Mr. Wallace wasn't getting contracts because his company was not "certified."  Mr. Wallace hotly disputed the Mayor's statement.  He said "None of those things are true.... Marcus Wallace and M.A.C. and Associates, I'm very certified. I would bring a certificate to the Council next week."   Such a disagreement should be easy to resolve  since licenses can be verified at the website of the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. 

Good ole boys are alive and well on Saturday Night Live in this 2016 bit of pointed social commentary. 

JPD issued the following statement.

Update (5/25/18): This case was dismissed without prejudice yesterday by Mr. Gray a few hours after this post was published. 

A lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court claims Adara Networks, Inc., defaulted on a $1.5 million loan from Robert "Bobby" Gray.  Adara Networks is a California information technology company.   Mr. Gray sued Adara on March 8 to collect the alleged debt and accumulated interest.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba put M.A.C. owner Marcus Wallace in his place Tuesday night.  Mr. Wallace simultaneously be-clowned himself and made an ass out of himself during the public comments period.  Watch the video posted below.

Miss Chic-Fil-A on Sundays?  There is hope. 

Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

William McHenry sued Lamar Adams for $10 million on May 16 in Madison County Circuit Court. Adams pleaded guilty last week in federal court to one count of wire fraud as he admitted to defrauding 250 investors out of more than $100 million by selling them phony timber investments. A victim sued Adams and McHenry earlier this month. McHenry answered the lawsuit and included a cross-claim against Adams in the response.

Several prominent Mississippi plaintiff's attorneys are engaged in a scrum over millions of dollars of their money invested in a California technology company.   Attorney Shane Langston sued Adara Networks, Inc., Eric Johnson and James Scott in Hinds County Chancery Court on May 10, for an accounting of all Adara Networks, Inc. corporate funds.   Mr. Langston claims Adara solicited and sold shares to Mississippi attorneys for nearly twenty years.  However, money was apparently invested without first checking the books.

Pelahatchie Mayor Ryshonda Beechem issued the following statement. 

The way to solve Mississippi’s problem with the struggling condition of its bridges is to adapt the state’s tax code to changing times.

The Justice Department issued the following statement.

"I feel that it is my responsibility as Mayor of this city to be honest to the Fortner family, and to be honest to the citizens of Jackson and acknowledge that the city of Jackson failed to appropriately secure the site at the time we learned that that manhole cover was properly in place.  We owe that responsibility to the Fortner family" said an earnest Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba as he opened his weekly press conference today.  The Jackson Mayor again offered his condolences to the Fortner family who lost their only daughter in a one-car accident on Ridgewood Road Thursday.   Franny Fortner was driving to graduation practice when her Mazda MX-3 convertible struck a manhole and flipped over. 

It's time for Matchbook Monday.  Some real gems of Jackson's past are posted below.  Feel free to add your stories or any information about them in the comments section as you enjoy these blasts from the past. Readers can email copies of any old matchbooks to kingfish1935@gmail.com.

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.

Posted below is a copy of an agreement issued to investors in the Mississippi timber ponzi scheme that was recently busted by the feds.   Lamar Adams conned 250 investors out of more than $100 million by selling bogus timber investments to them.  Adams used several promoters to sell the fraud, including Brent Alexander and Jon Seawright.  Adams recently pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and faces up to twenty years in prison.

LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon passed away in his sleep today.  He will always be remembered for the "Halloween Run" against Ole Miss in 1958 and the goal line stand that preserved the victory at the end of the game.  He would be a beast in today's game.

The Louisiana Legislature is the gift that keeps on giving to Mississippi.  New Orleans is probably the best city for casinos in America.  That is "casino" with an "s" - the plural form of the word.  However, Edwin Edwards and his cronies couldn't help themselves but sold, yes sold, a casino monopoly in New Orleans to Harrah's. The monopoly doesn't expire for six more years but that is just a mere technicality.  The Morning Advocate reported Tuesday: