Jackson Jambalaya

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

Too funny.

Enjoy this 1990 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard if you can't make it to church this morning.

Where you live matters, they say.

The Madison Police Department issued the following statement.

A riot took place in Pod A at the Raymond Detention Center this morning.  At least five inmates were stabbed. Several officers were injured.  More information to follow. 

It appears Independence Day will be celebrated on any day but Independence Day.

Secretary of State Hibbit Hosemann issued the following statement. 

The U.S. Census estimates Jackson's population fell 5% since the 2010 census.  Flowood, Madison, and Brandon  enjoyed growth while Jackson and Canton shrank.  The 2018 population estimates are posted below and compared to the 2010 Census records. 

UMC issued the following statement.

Mary Watkins won the Battle of the Fishhook at Culley Lake in Natchez Trace Village. Madison County Court Judge Ed Hannan ruled yesterday that Watkins is not guilty of simple assault by threat.  A Madison Municipal Court convicted 80 year-old Mary Watkins of the charge after she repeatedly cast a fish hook in the direction of an 11 year-old boy who was jet skiing on the lake at Natchez Trace Village in Madison. 

JPD tweeted the following statement and mug shot.

Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves blows away former Chief Justice Bill Waller, Jr. in a poll commissioned by Y'all Politics. The poll states Mr. Reeves gets 50% of the vote while Mr. Waller gets 19%.  State Representative Robert Foster brings up the rear at 9% although 27% of the voters were undecided. 

Guess who's coming to Jackson this weekend. 

William Faulkner famously wrote "The past is never dead. It's not even past." Such is true as the past comes back to life at 518 East Capitol Street.  The Faulkner opened yesterday.  Buddy Faulkner and his daughter, Sarah, took a century-old building and turned it into a creation that represents the best of old and new Jackson.

Credit: Rick Guy

Mississippi Democrats prefer Joe Biden to other presidential contenders in the 2020 race.  A Millsaps College/Chism Strategies poll of likely Democratic primary voters stated 50% of those polled preferred the former Vice-President to the other 23 candidates.  Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernard Sanders trailed at 7% each.  Mr. Biden's support jumped to 58% among Blacks.  The poll and crosstabs are posted below.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement.

Among most of his supposed 2020 Democratic presidential primary opponents – particularly those hitching their political wagons to the New Left – Joe Biden’s recent comments on the days when those with significant differences within their own parties and certainly with those in the opposing parties could reach out and work together for the common good have been denounced as political heresy and compared to “dog vomit.”

 Led Zeppelin played in Baton Rouge.....

The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement and mug shots. 

Lost Pizza Company in Maywood Mart suddenly closed today.  The pizzeria posted this message on Facebook:

The Mississippi Supreme Court appointed a Special Judge to preside over City of Jackson v. Siemens et al. All Hinds County Circuit judges recused themselves from the case.  The order is posted below.

Cursed in life, Cedric Willis will hopefully be blessed in heaven.  Cedric Willis became Jackson's fifty-third homicide in 2019 yesterday.  JPD said he was shot multiple times yesterday at the corner of Bailey Avenue and Dewitt Street.  However, this was not the first time tragedy visited Willis as he was freed in 2004 after serving 11 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

The Justice Department issued the following statement.

JPD tweeted the following statement. 

The Reverend P.J. Williams and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes yukked it up yesterday morning on the Good Reverend's weekly radio show.  They discussed all sorts of groovy topics such as how to steal water, animal rescue, and election cheating. 

Belhaven University issued the following statement. 

A distraught parent discovered her daughter purchased a gun - gasp -  and wrote Ask Amy:

“People, not the government, know best how to take care of their own money,” is one of Gov. Phil Bryant’s favorite themes.

So began this 1990 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist Church, Jackson).   A simple post for those who couldn't make it to church this morning.  Enjoy.

$330,000.  $330,000 is how much it costs Hinds County to settle three sexual harassment lawsuits against Sheriff Victor Mason. JJ obtained the settlement agreements through a public records request.  They are posted below. 

The Faulkner opens next week.  Built by Dr. Carl Von Suetter, the building on East Capitol Street has been around for over 100 years.  Today's edition of Flashback Friday takes a look at the Von Seutter family.  The Faulkner began as Dr. Von Suetter's Jewelry Emporium.  The Von Seutter family is intertwined with the history of Jackson.  Take a look.

The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement. 

Justice has been delayed yet again for Chelsie Kirschten.    The 24 year-old woman was shot to death on Fortification Street on August 17, 2017.  Police arrested a trio of suspects for her murder.  However, the trial for one suspect, Lidarious Dixon, was continued because the prosecution could not  a medical examiner to testify.

- Justices cite discriminatory use of preemptive strikes during jury selection in sixth trial.

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Curtis Flowers and remanded the case for a new trial on a 7-2 vote. The Court stated:

Lord Protector James Tiberius Hood issued the following statement. 

UMMC issued the following press release written by Annie Oeth. 

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

Will she live?

An Ole Miss professor known for his online incitements to harass politicians obtained the coveted tenure status by all of one vote at the May IHL Board of Trustees meeting.  Professor James Thomas tweeted last October:

Update: Taylor was free but not for long.  The Fibbies swooped in and got him for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm on March 27.  The affidavit provides more information about the murder.  It is posted below.

A murder suspect was put back on the street in Jackson.   Cedric Taylor posted bond of $100,000 on March 19.  JPD arrested Taylor on March 6 for the murder of Dewan Fortner.

Consider this post to be an early edition of Flashback Friday. 

Imagine a group of men beating Sammy Davis, Jr.  while he performed in Jackson.  Such barbarism took place in Birmingham in 1956.  Legendary Nat King Cole attempted to perform two shows the night of April 10, 1956 - one for a white audience, and one for a black audience - but received punches instead of plaudits. 

Attorney Warren Martin issued the following statement:

Mississippi Commissioner Agriculture Andy Gipson posted the following statement about his father on Facebook on June 9.  JJ's condolences go to the Gipson family.