Jackson Jambalaya

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Mississippi Insurance Commish Miguel Chaney issued the following statement.

The city of Richland is holding a school supplies drive for its public schools:

There has never been an acronym that so accurately describes its subject as SLRP - Special Legislative Retirement Plan.  It's a declaration by the legislature that states our elected solons are indeed better than the rest of us.  The legislature created SLRP to give themselves extra retirement pay not available to other state employees.  Call it time and a half pay for doing half of the work- if that much. The program currently holds $17.2 million in assets.

Just in case you forgot, here is what the JPS School Board President had to say about saving money when questioned about the cost of the upcoming bond referendum.

It's that time of night.  Enjoy this blast from the past. 

JPD issued the following statement. 

You can't make this up.  The Mississippi Department of Public Safety managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in a public records fight with State Representative Joel Bomgar.  The Mississippi Ethics Commission ruled against DPS and fined two employees $100 each on June 1 after DPS denied a public records request from Mr. Bomgar.

It's time to stroll back into time because its Matchbook Monday.  Some true 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.   Enjoy.

Key statement: But based on this more comprehensive view of the data, we are forced to admit that the furor over this issue seems way out of proportion to the actual dangers to the children from lead exposure.

Two researchers who first warned about higher levels of lead in the water supply of Flint, Michigan concluded that Flint's children were not poisoned.  Dr. Hernan Gomez and Dr. Kim Dietrich said in a column published on July 22 in the right-wing New York Times:

Which is bigger news - the fact that a McDonald's milkshake machine actually worked or the beatdown of a customer who threw a milkshake at a McDonald's employee?

Here we go again.  JPS continues to make up its own facts about the proposed $65 million bond issue.  JPS School Board President Dr. Jeanne Middleton Hairston said the tax increase will not be a tax increase in a column published in the Clarion-Ledger today:

If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this 1989 sermon given by the late Dr. Frank Pollard of First Baptist Church (Jackson). 

Agriculture is a huge part of Mississippi's economy and soybeans are a major export.

The tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, particularly on China, have resulted in retaliatory tariffs impacting U.S. exports, including soybeans.

The Madison Police Department issued the following press release.

Posted below is THE CAFR for the city of Jackson.  Yes, the Lumumba administration is a little late in releasing the annual report but released it is.  JJ has not had time to review the CAFR but feel free to do so, with a drink in hand, of course. Enjoy.

Break out the tissues as these WWII vets get to step back in time.

JPD issued the following statements and mug shot:

One little gem appeared last week at the Kenneth Stokes forum on the JPS bond referendum.  Ms. Dorothy Davis might be short in size but is tall in stature. The president of Farish Street Shalom had a few things to say about the bond issue.  Enjoy the short video.

Don't do this much but I'm tied up for a few hours this morning so consider this post to be an open thread.

This is a jackassery post - literally.

The city of Clinton issued the following statement.

Leftenent Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference and issued the following statement.  The video is posted below.

It is a safe bet to say that the One Voice crowd is none too fond of this website.  Such animosity was showcased last week at the JPS bond referendum forum held by Jackson Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes.

The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

Our Governor's wife ain't worried about no stinkin' burglars:

Mississippi Secretary of State Gibbit Hosemann issued the following statement. 

The Pearl Police Department issued the following statement.

Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Lucien Smith is calling on Democratic Senate candidates, David Baria and Mike Espy, to confirm their position on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. Chairman Smith issued the following statement:

"Judge Kavanaugh possesses strong judicial credentials and is immensely qualified to serve on the high court," said Smith. "Democrats seek to achieve through the courts what they cannot at the ballot box, and rightfully fear that another conservative justice will stop their unpopular liberal agenda. Mississippians deserve to know whether the Democratic candidates for Senate would confirm good judges like Judge Kavanaugh and Justice Gorsuch, or plan to join Chuck Schumer’s army of obstructionists."

The Federal Elections Commission second quarter campaign finance reports are in and for State Sen. Chris McDaniel, the reports are everything he’s been telling us they would be in his steady drumbeat of fundraising emails called the “Remember Mississippi Moneybomb.”

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.

The Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood & Drainage Control District issued the following press release.

Justice began to be served yesterday in the Kingston Frazier Case.  Madison County Circuit Judge Bill Chapman sentenced D'Allen Washington to serve twenty years in prison but suspended five years of the sentence.   However, what was interesting is what took place after the hearing.  Assistant District Attorney Bryan Buckley told said the death penalty would be sought for Byron McBride, Jr.   WLBT reported:

The city of Canton and Mac Haik failed to stop the incorporation of Gluckstadt.  The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected both of their appeals last Thursday after they lost their annexation fights in Chancery Court.

Perhaps that school bond issue needs to pass after all.

JJ doesn't want to give anything away.  Just watch this short video of Jackson Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stoke's pastor speaking last week at the school bond town hall.  This is good stuff.

The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Beware when entering into a mixed marriage.

JPD issued the following statements.

Jackson Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes held a town hall forum about the JPS bond referendum Monday night at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Drive.  Mr. Stokes exuded a different personna than the bombastic one that attracts the camera.  He opened up the floor to opinions from all sides.  Foes and Friends of the bond referendum were treated the same.  It was more lively than the similar forum JPS held at Obama Elementary School on the same night. The complete video is posted below.   Enjoy. 

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached about "the happy judgment" in today's Sunday Morning Sermon edition. 

Damn, damn, DAMN!  Just got word that Cliff Cargill passed away this morning.  Our favorite local gun activist will be missed.  JJ doesn't have any more information about his passing. 

The Jackson Zoo's woes continued this week as it struggles to stay afloat.  WAPT reported yesterday that employees paychecks and hours were cut:

Some people really do own everything.

The Montgomery Biscuits decided to have a "Millennial Night."  Needless to say, some Millennials were offended.

How come the Hinds County Sheriff's Office didn't install heat alarms in its K-9 vehicles when the use of such alarms has been standard practice among local law enforcement agencies for quite some time?  The Hinds County Sheriff's Office scrambled into damage-control mode after it was forced to admit that it lost a K-9 officer to heatstroke over a month ago  when JJ broke the news yesterday.  WLBT reported the Hinds County Sheriff's Office will install heat alarms in K-9 vehicles: