Jackson Jambalaya

Nothing like Art Bell and some ghosts on Halloween night....

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.

Posted below is video of a little ruckus took place outside the Hinds County Courthouse this week as District 2 Supervisor-Elect David Archie's wife went OFF on the current Supervisor, Darrell McQuirter.  Mr. McQuirter challenged Archie's residency in court.  A hearing was held this week. Mr. Archie lives on Clubbview in Northeast Jackson but claimed a run down house as his residency for the election. 

Doggie Dining is coming to Mississippi tomorrow.  Yes, readers read that sentence correctly.  Restaurants can start applying tomorrow to the Mississippi State Department of Health for a variance.  The variance will permit dogs at outdoor patios of restaurants. 

State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement.

Words can't begin to describe the feeling one gets upon reading this update from the Dwan Wakefield trial in Canton.  Wakefield is standing trial for Accessory after the Fact in the murder of 6 year-old Kingston Frazier in 2017.  WLBT reported:

Lord Protector James Tiberius Hood issued the following press release. 

Just our MBN Director strolling through a marij-u-ana field a few years ago.

It appears third-grade reading gate is paying off for Mississippi schoolchildren.  Mississippi 4th Graders had the biggest gains on the NAEP for the last two years.  The Mississippi Department of Education stated yesterday:

It was back in April of this year at a Stennis Institute of Government’s Capitol Press Corps luncheon and the topic was finance proposals for the state’s neglected roads and bridges.

At the press luncheon, Gunn touted a House proposal commonly referred to as a “tax swap” that would have broadly paired state income tax cuts with state fuel tax increases over four years.

It's undeniable this preacher was filled with the spirit, it's just a question of what spirit filled his soul as well as his mouth and well, um, you figure it out.

The NCAA issued the following statement. 

A teacher and her students decided to have some fun....

Crime cameras are in Jackson.  WJTV reported:

SEC Receiver Alysson Mills filed her status report in the Lamar Adams case yesterday.  The report is posted below.

UMC issued the following press released authored by Ruth Cummins.

Renasant Bank allowed SEC Shorts to make fun of Alabama? What's going on here?

The Roderick Beechem was arrested Saturday night after he failed to appear in court for a DUI charge.   Beechem is the husband of Pelahatchie Mayor Ryshonda Beechem. 

A Clinton Alderwoman attempted to prevent Clinton from  having a city attorney or any other legal representation at a recent Board of Aldermen meeting. City Attorney Chelsea Brannon unexpectedly resigned in September to take a similar position in Madison.  Her sudden departure left Clinton scrambling to find a city attorney.  The Board voted to hire William Purdie but not before some fireworks took place. 

Just another day at an interstate gas station on Northside Drive....

 Update (10/28/19): The press conference is postponed.

Well, this is interesting.  Check out the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Jackson City Council.

When is it time to walk away? The late Dr. Frank Pollard pondered this question in this 1990 sermon.  Enjoy.

The key election for Mississippi Republicans on November 5th is not the race for governor, rather it is the race for lieutenant governor.

Two reasons.

Mike Sands passed away from cancer today.  May he finally find some peace from the pain that racked his body and tormented him for so long.  He never gave up but became an inspiration for others even though he would never think he was.   Rest in peace and know that you are remembered by many. 

Ridgeland wants to go a land-grabbin'.  The city of Ridgeland filed an annexation petition in Madison County Chancery Court Thursday.  The petition is posted below.

It's always nice to see Jacksonions becoming well-traveled.  One problem with this state is not enough people get out of it, even if only to visit Louisiana or Alabama. 

25 current and former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Agents sued for back pay and promotions yesterday in Hinds County Circuit Court.  The defendants are MBN, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, MBN Director John Dowdy, Jr., and DPS Commissioner Marshall Fisher.

The Madison Police Department issued the following statement.

Giant Salvinia popped up again at the Ross Barnett Reservoir.  The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Board of Trustees called held an emergency meeting today to discuss the aquatic pestilence.   The District issued the following press release and map.

The site of the old Poets was finally torn down this week.  Watch and weep.

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

Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following statement.

Teresa Malone filed a motion for compassionate release.  The motion and other documents were filed under seal. Judge Henry Wingate sentenced her to serve 41 months in prison in July after she pleaded guilty to one count of attempt & conspiracy and one count of bribery of a public official in 2017.   The public official was former MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps.  A notice states:

JPD tweeted the following statements. 

The Mississippi Legislature has a golden parachute most state workers can only imagine.

Byram police arrested the son of Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy, Jr. in August for allegedly trying to obtain narcotics through a phony prescription in August.  The police report is posted below.

The Mississippi Parole Board issued the following statement.

UMC published the following story written by Ruth Cummins.

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement.

Hope you don't enjoy oysters on the half-shell.  The Times-Picayune reports the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway wiped out the Louisiana oyster harvest:

Will the scheduled appearances of President Donald Trump in Tupelo and the president’s son Don in Purvis help galvanize Trump’s not inconsequential base in Mississippi to support Republican gubernatorial nominee Tate Reeves against Democrat Jim Hood?

The latest Mason-Dixon poll states Tate Reeves leads Jim Hood 46% to 43%.  The poll is posted below.

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 

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