Jackson Jambalaya

 Comelia Walker washed out in her bid to overturn the results of the Canton Mayoral Democratic primary election held on April 22.  Walker lost to Canton Ealdorman Tim Taylor by 43 votes and challenged the election in Madison County Circuit Court.  

Our annual pilgrimage to Saulsbury for Memorial Day stirred up familiar memories of people and places, of family and friends who are still here or long departed. We’re thankful for all who served. Juxtapositioned between family stories and current events we caught up with cousins about the past year and coming months.

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 Check out the aftermath of Lanier High School's graduation this week. 

On a brief return to Britain, I was concerned to see that London has undergone a dramatic demographic change.  The city of my birth is visibly more Muslim than it was even four years ago.  On the Tube, I saw more hijabs than baseball caps.  The Muslim niqab— with its full face covering—is no longer rare.

 David L. Archie has only been on the city payroll for a few days.  JJ submitted a public records request for Mr. Archie's employment information with the city of Jackson.  The records provided state: 

 The Jackson City Council Ward 1 race is shaping up to be quite the dogfight.  Facing the two-time defending champ Ashby Foote are Jasmine Barnes and Grace Greene.  Although Mr. Foote has raised the most money, his opponents are not too far behind.   The campaign finance reports are posted below. 

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

Rudy Warnock will get a new judge for his federal bribery indictment.  U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate recused himself from the case yesterday: 

It's time to show you the money.  The campaign finance reports are in and John Horhn has raised over $350,000 in his mayoral campaign.  However,  his opponent, Rodney Depriest,  raised over a respectable $82,000 as well.  Of course, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has not filed his report that was due April 15.  Some animals are more equal than others.  

 Check out the reports posted below. 

 Well, even a failed Mayoral candidate should be able to shake her ass once in a while, right. 

 The Parole Board just can't seem to find its way to providing any records on its decision to release killer Lamar K. Phillips.  Phillips killed Millsaps College student Bradley Dew and another man in separate shootings in 1992.  Although sentenced to life in prison, the Mississippi Parole Board granted him parole earlier this year.  

 St. Joseph (Greenville) alum and Baylor football player Alex Foster was murdered in Greenville this morning.  Baylor announced: 

On May 25, 1983, I was 21 years old—lost and heading nowhere fast. That night, I was fspeeding down 4th Street in my hometown of Hattiesburg, headlights off, 90 mph, foot on the gas. It was 2 a.m. Three police cars chased behind me, blue lights flashing. Reckless. Irresponsible. Dangerous. I don’t remember much else—except the DUI. I was due.

As a journalist, writer Rick Bragg has covered most of man’s inhumanities to man–war, poverty, mass-casualty terrorist attacks, drug crime, riots, school shootings, outrageous politicians, overt and often violent acts of racism, hurricanes, tornadoes, graft and corruption and garden-variety injurious behavior.

The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement. 

 Sinatra Jordan is a free man after the Hinds County District Attorney dropped most of the charges against him.  

 Butler Snow might be in a wee bit of trouble over in Alabama thanks to its attorney's alleged misuse of AI.  The Guardian (U.K.) reported: 

Update: Derek Emerson will open a restaurant at this site.   

Eudora's is no more.  The restaurant issued the following statement yesterday. 

 Check out the latest The Jambalaya with the Kingfish podcast.  Fondren icon Chane rapped with yours truly about dogs, his story as an artist, selling t-shirts on the streets of New York City, the Fondren, Jackson's troubles, and growing up in South and West Jackson.  The podcast is posted below and you can subscribe on the various platforms.  Enjoy.  

 Opera singer Angel Blue killed it in her singing of the national anthem last night.  

 Greenville High School was taking no chances during its graduation ceremony.  Check out these photos Damien Brown posted on social media. 

Notice anything missing from the sports page on the Clarion-Ledger website? 

Christ's washing of his disciples' feet.  Seen as a lesson in humility for all, it is also the scene of a great tragedy.  The tragedy of Judas Iscariot.  With the betrayal imminent, Christ begged his apostle not to do what he was going to do.  The moment of truth passed, he bade Judas to go do as he must.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard tied it all in together in the 1997 sermon posted below.  Enjoy. 

A major conservative victory in the Supreme Court in 2022 may rebound against President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging executive orders.

Jon Stewart eviscerated the Conscience of CNN, Jake Tapper, for his "brave" reporting of Joe Biden's medical condition while he was president.   Mr. Stewart pulled no punches as he asked why the newsman saved his reporting for a book several years later instead of well, the news as only he can.   Enjoy the garroting.  

Hide your daughters and wives.  The Mississippi Legislature is coming back to town next week.  Apparently the House and Senate reached a budget agreement.  Something they could have and should have gotten done in the three-plus months they were at the Capitol.  

All President Trump knows is how to win. That's good for America and ultimately good for the world. But it's infuriating for those with Trump-Derangement-Syndrome.

The bodies are starting to turn up in the Lumumba administration.  The administration fired Director of the Office of Violence Prevention and Recovery, Keisha Coleman but she blew the whistle on how the administration operates behind closed doors.  

What is the secret of America’s success? Federalism. Thanks to the genius of the Founders, each state is allowed to do things differently, which enables innovation. It is so exciting to see Mississippi now leading the way with bold, free-market reforms that have begun to unleash growth, providing a model for other states to follow.

 Jackson Mayoral candidate KIM Waaaaaaaade threw his support behind fellow candidate Rodney Depriest.  

 More terrorism took place in America Wednesday night when a left-wing activist brutally murdered two young Israeli employees outside of a Jewish museum.  In true terrorist fashion, he shot them in the back and repeatedly shot the woman in the back as she tried to crawl away.  Elias Rodriguez might get his chance to become a martyr because the Justice Department said the death penalty is indeed on the table.

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

 Barbi Bassett struck out in federal court Monday after U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III dismissed her lawsuit against her former employer, WLBT.  WLBT fired the popular weatherwoman in 2022 after she said "grandmammy" and "fo shizzle my nizzle" on the air in six months.  

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State Senator and all around good guy Brice Wiggins (R-The Paddock)  appeared on the latest Empower Mississippi podcast with host Grant Callen.  Get the scoop on the latest goings-on at the Capitol.  Will the Mexican stalemate between the House and Senate continue?  What does he think of HB #585 and other criminal justice reforms?  This and much more is discussed.  Tune in below.  

 Rednecks gonna redneck, even in Missouri.   KOAM reported: 

 Zach Servis managed to get himself thrown out of the Jackson City Council meeting last night.  What, pray tell, did the diabolical young man do? 

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Some hoodlums targeted and shot a woman at the Brooklyn Mart convenience store in Canton yesterday.  Thankfully, she survived.  

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 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba managed to hire two cronies before the City Council put a stop to his shenanigans yesterday.  

A few years ago, when both of my kids left for college, I wrote each of them a letter. Nothing fancy. Just something I hoped they’d find helpful once the room quieted down and the door had closed behind me. I slipped it into the top drawer of their dorm room desks and left it there.

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement yesterday. 

 State Senator John Horhn is holding a fund-raiser at Hal & Mal's tomorrow.