Jackson Jambalaya

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following press release concerning the animal cruelty case reported this week:

Note: Who can forget this blast from the past?

It looks like Dr. Smith will escape prosecution via the insanity route.  The Greenwood Commonwealth reported:

The City of Jackson issued the following press release:

Rudy Warnock filed simple assault charges against Chuck Shelby last week. Mr. Warnock claimed that Mr. Shelby threatened to "get him" and "destroy his family". Mr. Shelby became upset at an earlier meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors after he learned the board was going to appoint a replacement for outgoing supervisor Ronnie Lott.

Margot Kaplan, an Associate Professor at Rutgers School of Law, thinks that the Americans with Disabilities Act should be broadened to include pedophiles.  She even wrote a column stating her ideas that appeared on the pages of the New York Times: 

Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Quinten Whitwell submitted his letter of resignation today to the Jackson City Council.  Mr. Whitwell had said that he would not resign until October 31.  Meanwhile, Charles Barbour announced his candidacy for the position.   The Street Committee also says Northsider Ashby Foote will jump in the race in the next few days as well.

PEER stated in a letter to Representative Cecil Brown (D-Geritol) that the Port of Gulfport Restoration Program has created only a few jobs after  HUD granted permission to the Mississippi Development Authority to redirect $600 million of Hurricane Katrina-related housing relief funds towards the restoration and repair of the Port of Gulfport.  MDA claimed the transfer would create 2,586 jobs "created or retained".  The port had 2,058 jobs prior to Hurricane Katrina.  However, there is PEER states that such is not the case:

$$$$.  Yes, there is something online called "Missy from Mississippi".  Free turkey leg if you can actually watch this video all the way through without um, stopping.

Feminist thinker Naomi Wolf goes off the deep end:

Update: Sheriff Bailey said the dog was turned over to his department. Dog will be evaluated by a vet.

This video of a man spanking, beating, striking, hitting -whatever you want to call it- his dog made the social media rounds tonight:

Madison resident Warren Strain announced his candidacy for the position of Madison Alderman at large.  The seat became vacant after the Madison County Board of Supervisors appointed Madison Alderman at large John Howland to the replace Ronnie Lott.  Ronnie Lott vacated his seat after assuming the office of Chancery Clerk.  Mr. Strain created a Facebook page for his campaign.  Mr. Strain is the communications director for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

Another installment of Sanders Speaks for you Caucasians.

Watchdog Mississippi takes a look at JSU's proposed Taj Mahal, otherwise known as the $200 million domed stadium. The story reveals a few uncomfortable facts about the actual reality surrounding the proposal:

The Wall Street Journal published a story Friday lauding the "Might of Mississippi Football":

Bama fan gets stupid yesterday at the game:

They took Bama's best shot today and won.  Rebs have a chance at a championship season.  One game at a time.  Saban has a 24-hour rule for a reason.  Just remember 1997 LSU-Florida.  Ole Miss won a game yesterday.  A game.  It can beat the rest of the teams on its schedule if the team stays focused and that includes the fans.  And yes, LSU got its ass kicked last night.  Too bad it won't mean the end of Miles.  Meanwhile,  Katy Perry celebrates below (sound turned off):

Will Mr. Palmer lead PIMCO?

Mayor Tony Yarber issued the following press release:

The Grand Jury issued a report on the Hinds County Jail yesterday. There is no way to sugarcoat it: the grand jury said Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis was "incompetent" in running the jail.  The brief report is posted below.  However, there is one very curious statement made by the grand jury.

Looks like the McPurge does not apply to the Governor as he will attend a fund-raiser for State Senator Michael Watson.  A Bart Edminston sent out an invite via email and text message to various Gulf Coast Republicans this week. The message states:

Local attorney Nick Norris issued this press release:

Rankin-Madison District Attorney Michael Guest issued the following press release:

Update: Indictment added below. This post was first published 6:08 PM yesterday. 

A Madison County Grand Jury indicted "Constitutional Clayton" Kelly on one count of burglary, one count of attempted burglary, and one count of conspiracy to commit burglary.

or..... Hinds County Circuit Judge candidate Ali Shamsid-Deen proves he can successfully use "n****r" in a sentence.  Here is what JJ published four years ago about the would be jurist:

The American Planning Association awarded the Greater Belhaven neighborhood a place  on its 2014
list of "Great Places in America".  The APA's website describes the area and history:

It seems JSU can't seem to find a way to make a new Taj Mahal work without our paying for it. The Clarion-Ledger reported:

Rankin County Supervisor Wood Brown resigned this morning.  Mr. Brown is retiring for medical reasons. 

Here are the Jackson crime stats and maps for the week ending September 21, 2014.

A myth is a widely held false belief. An ancient Chinese myth says the world is flat and rests on the back of a great turtle which in turn rests on a greater turtle, and so on. It's turtles all the way down. Today this means endless fantasies or fabrications one on top of another.

Which brings us to Mississippi Power's Kemper County Lignite Plant boondoggle. Kemper's fantasy is that worthless lignite can be turned into a syn gas substitute for natural gas in an experimental plant and burned in a slightly modified conventional natural gas plant to produce electricity cheaper than from natural gas.

Kemper's fantasy rests on two other fantasies. One, that the experimental plant would cost $2.2 billion and produce syn gas that would be cheaper than natural gas. Actual cost so far is $5+ billion. No syn gas yet. The higher the plant cost, the higher the fantasy syn gas cost.

The annual dog and pony show at the state capitol, otherwise known as the legislative budget hearings, is upon us as state agencies make their annual trek to the Woolfold Building to beg for mo' money.  The schedule is posted below.

Mr. John Morgan of Morgan & Morgan um, takes his case "to the people" in this rally for weed in Florida.  WARNING: Explicit language. Not safe for work, kids, or Janis Lane. ;-) 

Northeast Jackson resident Richard Sellers issued the following press release:

There is a map of New Orleans on Judgmentalmaps.com. It would be fun to create one for Jackson soooo..... since I am slowed down a little bit, you guys are welcome to make suggestions for such a map in comments or emails.  Have some fun. See below for an example.

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release:

Been under the weather the last couple of days. Actually, that is an understatement.

A Madison County family filed a lawsuit against the Madison County School District in U.S. District Court last week after their son was expelled from Germantown High School earlier this year.  The complaint states a female student sent a nude picture of herself to "one or more" students via their cellphones.  The plaintiffs state the school expelled their son for posting the picture online while at school and assigned him to the Academic Options Center. They argue the district violated his rights to free speech and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.  

Mr. Charles Johnson apparently will not appear before a Lauderdale County Grand Jury:

Update: Video of successful launch added. 

A launch of the Space X "Dragon" is scheduled for 11:45 tonight.  Watch below for the live stream.    The ship will carry cargo to the space station.

The Chris McDaniel campaign issued this request for funds yesterday:

A reader just sent me this email about her Clarion-Ledger subscription:

The sounds of children playing fill the air as New Summit School Headmaster Dr. Nancy New prepares to celebrate the expansion of her school. New Summit serves students who have special educational needs. Some have learning disabilities, some need tutoring, some are autistic, and some are just plain too smart for regular schools. Why a student comes to New Summit doesn't matter as much to Dr. New as does her mission: educating the child to the best of his ability.

Call it the Chokwe Lumumba dress code. This little picture was taken yesterday at the work session of the Board of Commissioners for the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.

State Senator filed his appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court tonight.  Today was the deadline for filing such appeals.  The brief is posted below.