Pete Perry discussed the Mayor's race, legislature, and the Senate race on the show yesterday.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
WJNT yesterday
About that fan page on Facebook....
Use a Facebook page to reach your customers? Facebook is changing... for the worse... your page's reach. Valleywag reported on Gawker:
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Steadivest update: Wolfe arraigned today.
U.S. Magistrate Keith Ball set bond for Marshall Wolfe at $10,000 today. He scheduled June 2 for the trial date for Mr. Wolfe. A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Wolfe for bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to conceal assets in bankruptcy. He faces maximum penalties of five years imprisonment and $250,000 fines.
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Caesar's closing Harrah's Tunica Casino. Moak speaks out.
Rumors have been circulating for quite some time about a possible closing of Harrah's in Tunica. Caesar's pulled the plug today. Caesar's reported on its website:
"Cracker"
Fox13 (Memphis) reports: "Early Saturday morning John King's Clarksdale home was tagged, torched and set on fire. He's calling for the FBI to get involved in the investigation saying that his house was torched because of the color of his skin."
Court allows additional discovery against St. Andrews
Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill ordered St. Andrews to provide to Precious and Crystal Martin information about bullying and similar discipline problems at the school. The Martins sued the school in October. They claimed breach of contract after they withdrew their child from the school in response to alleged bullying. The Martins sought the information in discovery while St. Andrews objected on the ground such information was not relevant. Judge Weill also issued a protective order to keep the names of any minor children from becoming public.
Union endorses Octavian.
Looks like Chokwe Lumumba, Jr. picked up an endorsement from the Central Mississippi Building & Construction Trades Council:
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
It's fixed, so let's break it: Madison County edition.
The Mississippi Way: If it's fixed, let's break it. Such is the idea behind the bill to split the Rankin-Madison district for District Attorney and Circuit Court. The current arrangement ensures justice is swift and strict. The criminal justice system in Madison County is somewhat insulated from the county shenanigans that have taken place under several regimes in Canton. However, Representative Mark Baker introduced a bill to split the counties. The bill passed the house.
Steadivest's Marshall Wolfe Indicted
Collection of all posts on Steadivest case
A federal grand jury indicted former Steadivest President/CEO/Grand Poobah Marshall Wolfe for bankruptcy fraud and concealment of assets last week. Mr. Wolfe operated a ponzi scheme under an umbrella of Steadivest companies*from 2007 to 2009.
The future of journalism: Click bait?
The New York Times published a thoughtful but disconcerting story on the future of journalism yesterday.
If I were being paid by the click for this column, I might have begun it this way: Will an oppressive emphasis on “click bait” mean that the news ends up imprisoned by transgendered models posing in disgraceful listicles accompanied by kidnapped nude kittens?Click Here to Read More..
Help Clinton PD
Clinton PD needs your help catching a thief. Clinton PD release these two videos of the alleged thief in action:
No bond for Presley shooter
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Baily issued the following press release:
Monday, March 24, 2014
Watkins fires back. Says ruling is "absurd" and there was conflict of interest.
Developer David Watkins just fired off this press release:
SOS hammers Watkins
Secretary of State Eggbert Hosemann issued the following press release:
MPACT to reopen.
The College Savings Board just voted unanimously to reopen the MPACT program this fall.
Update: Treasurer Lynn Fitch just issued the following press release:
Update: Treasurer Lynn Fitch just issued the following press release:
JPS: spending more, achieving less
The Jackson Public School District spent* more money per student, yet had the worst rating and graduation rate, out of all public school districts in the tri-county area for 2011-2012. JJ reviewed report cards for all districts in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties for the 2011-2012 school year. The other districts were not even close to JPS in terms of spending money. JPS spent nearly $1,000 more per student than the nearest district, Canton. What is really interesting is the districts that spent the most had the worst grades and graduation rates. The mantra that the suburban districts are wealthier and can spend more money is simply not true. Clinton spent nearly $2,000 less per student yet achieved an "A" rating. Rankin spent $1,813 less per student and achieved an "A" as well.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
They think they are so smart
Looks like someone tried to sneak some contraband into the Hinds County Detention Center. Sheriff Tyrone Lewis just issued the following press release:
On the road to Baltimore
Baltimore went all in for crony capitalism.... and lost its _____ on special projects. Steve Hanke and Stephen Walters posit that for every government-chosen winner exists a loser in the Wall Street Journal:
Don't risk the road trip?
Gambling operators in Arkansas have been running these ads on Memphis tv stations for over a year. Needless to say, they are not too flattering about Mississippi. First question: Why the hell isn't Phil Bryant standing up for Mississippi and calling out these ads?
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Red Robin coming to town?
Move over Five Guys. It looks like gourmet burger chain Red Robin is advertising for help in Jackson:
The Mayoral scrum begins
Here is the complete video of the Jackson Mayoral Debate held last Thursday night at the Johnnie Champion Community Center.
Blast from the Kior past
Here is a nice little comment about Kior from two years ago:
Friday, March 21, 2014
More Mayor's debate
Here are the closing arguments from the Mayoral debate last night.
Gilbert releases report on Hattiesburg absentee voting
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued his report on the absentee voting in the 2013 Hattiesburg municipal special election. Its posted below for the political junkies.
Mayoral Debate (Video)
The candidates appeared last night at a forum at the Johnnie Champion Community Center in West Jackson. Here are the opening remarks. The closing remarks will be posted later today and the entire debate will be posted tomorrow. Enjoy.
Looks like Junior wanted some reparations.
You read that correctly. Representative Earl Banks introduced the Melvin Priester Reparation Act in the 1998 session of the legislature. The bill died in committee but would have paid for part of Young Priester's Harvard education if passed. The short bill is posted below.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Quinn: Poll? What poll?
The Regina Quinn for Mayor Campaign issued the following press release:
Cochran/Barbour - McDaniel FOOD FIGHT!!!
Bloomberg reports the senate race is quickly shaping up to be a war between the Tea Party and the Cochran/Barbour team :
Pay now or pay later? What happens if you can't pay?
The Wall Street Journal editorial page presented a scary view of the public pension problems facing many state and local governments. Chicago, California, New Jersey, Stockton, Vallejo, the list keeps getting longer and longer.
Stokes on steroids.
This zealous supporter of the Free the Land movement voiced his concern over the death of our Mayor in rather colorful fashion. Words such as "assassination" and "United Snakes of America" are used. No disrespect is meant to the Lumumba family in this time of mourning. You can't make this up.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Want some weed with that oil change?
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30 years.
It's been thirty years since Gary Plauche shot and killed the man who repeatedly molested his son. Baton Rouge residents know the story. Jeff Doucet was the son's karate instructor. He molested him for over a year. He kidnapped the son and took him to New York. Police caught him in New York and returned young Plauche to his dad. Police were walking through Ryan airport with Doucet in custody. Plauche was wearing a baseball cap and talking on the payphone as they passed by him. No one recognized him. He turned, pulled out a handgun, and shot Doucet in the head. The entire event was captured on camera. He received a sentence of probation for five years. ESPN broadcast this story about how sports helped Jody Plauche overcome what was done to him.
WJNT today
Discussed the Mayor's race today. Sorry but the traffic numbers show its what you guys want to talk about and the phones lit up for the second half of the show.
Poll results: Octavian & Yarber in the lead.
A Republic Group poll states Chokwe A. Lumumba, Jr. and Tony Yarber lead the mayor's race while Margaret Barrett-Simon placed third. The most important number is 33%. That is the percentage of responses that were stated as "undecided". The 2013 race had an undecided percentage of 25% in most campaign polls one week before the election. Hence most broke for Mayor Lumumba on election day. The poll results are posted below.
Margaret Speaks & Debate tomorrow night
There was a little delay but here is the video of Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon announcing she will run for Mayor of Jackson. There will also be a Mayoral debate/town hall forum tomorrow at night at 6:00 PM at the Johnnie Champion Community Center on Hattiesburg Drive.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Taking your money while making you ugly?
This amusing little screed against Whole Foods appeared on the Huffington Post:
Common Core on WJNT
I was rather late uploading the recording but here is the radio show from two weeks ago. The Kingfish hosted Rachel Canter of Mississippi First and Erika Berry of the Mississippi Charter School Association to discuss.....drum roll......... Common Core.
Kior: "We have substantial doubts about our abillity to continue", SEC subpoenas documents
Kior continued to disclose more bad news in its 10-K filing yesterday. The company reported a loss of $347.5 million loss for 2013. The company operates a plant in Columbus and planned to open a larger one
in Natchez. The legislature approved $75 million in interest-free loans
to Kior in a 2010 special session. The plants are supposed to convert
woodchips into crude oil and gasoline. The project was supposed to
create 1000 direct and indirect jobs in Mississippi as well as
constructing up to five plants. Copy of filing. However, those plans may be pipe dreams. The filing says it all:
Monday, March 17, 2014
It's official.
Jackson City Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon just issued the following press release:
Sponsored: Yarber Birthday "Mix & Mingle" tonight
The Tony Yarber for Mayor campaign will host a "Mix & Mingle" event and celebrate his birthday at campaign headquarters tonight. The building is between CVS and Wing Stop on State Street. Further details are published in the announcement below.
Latest crime stats
Here are the crime reports for Jackson, The Rez, Rankin County, Byram, Madison, Ridgeland, and Clinton. Precinct 4 saw huge drops in many areas of crime but surges as well in armed robberies and aggravated assaults.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Sheriffs, Judges, & District Attorneys attack criminal justice "reform" bill.
Several Sheriffs, judges, politicians, and Rankin-Madison District Attorney Michael Guest issued the following press release on the criminal justice reform bill. Rankin Sheriff Bryan Bailey also suggested some revisions on the bill as well.
WSJ: UAW vote at Nissan (Canton) in doubt.
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday the UAW is having a tough time organizing at the Nissan plant in Canton:
Sponsored: John Horhn won't let you down
Here is the latest radio commercial from the John Horhn for Mayor campaign.
This post is a paid advertisement.
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Friday, March 14, 2014
Margaret makes her own move
Howard Ballou just tweeted that Jackson City Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon is running for Mayor.
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JPS teacher arrested for statutory rape
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey just issued the following press release:
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