Jackson Jambalaya

 Do you need to buy a last minute Christmas present or stocking stuffer? Local artist Bill Wilson has these watercolors of the Mississippi Capitol for sale. 

 The Covid – 19 Xi variant may not be as harsh as previous versions although it is more easily transmitted. The Wall Street Journal reported today:

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

As a child I started thinking about what I wanted for Christmas around the Fourth of July. I reached a certain age where I was old enough for my mother to take me to her friend’s houses when she went for cocktails, but not old enough to stay home alone and trusted not to wreck the place. It was during those visits to my mom’s friend’s homes that I did my best Christmas dreaming.

 With super majorities in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature, the reveal of the state’s new congressional redistricting plan by Republican leaders drew predictably partisan reviews and criticisms from Democrats.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

On Oct. 30, 2020, just days before the presidential election, Joe Biden tweeted, "I'm not going to shut down the country. I'm not going to shut down the economy. I'm going to shut down the virus." 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

 Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Gipson wants to revoke the license for Express Grain Terminals, LLC after he discovered the company submitted phony financial statements to obtain a license.

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 The Flowood Police Department issued the following statement.

 Mid – South Wrestling returned to Jackson today as David L. Archie tied it up today in the square circle at the Hinds County Courthouse. Just watch for yourself at 10:00 in the video posted below. Warning: do not have a drink in your mouth.

 Enjoy the second part of Judge Bill Skinner's interview on The Jambalaya with The Kingfish. Judge Skinner is anything but boring.  The former Hinds County Court Judge and JPD officer tells horror stories from youth court, unloads on Bennie Thompson, and calls out Tomie Green.  It's Judge Skinner, so the podcast will be anything but boring.

Express Grain submitted falsified financial statements to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce when it renewed its license each year. Commissioner Andy Gipson stated in a letter sent to Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Younger last Friday:

If you want see what the kids are doing at Madison Central High School, check out the Jaguar News Network on YouTube. The junior Cronkites produced a little newscast last week that was quite slick in production. It is posted below. Enjoy.

If you got caught up in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season only to miss church this morning, here is your chance to catch-up.  Enjoy the 1993 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard that is posted below. 

“Transparency in government is critical to its integrity.” 

That may have been Phil Bryant’s most iconic statement as a politician. You see, transparency lets light into the often dim recesses of government exposing decisions and actions to the public, and not all politicians welcome that light.

 The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement. 

 As if we needed reminding that Americans don't trust the news media, a recent report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford found that the United States ranks dead last in news consumer confidence out of 46 countries surveyed.

 Posted below is a video recording of some local yutes bragging about killing on face time recently.  To say they were shameless is an understatement. They cheerfully said they would kill each other and slammed each other for being lousy shots. Be warned, the video is filled with expletives in certain racially insensitive words.  Don't be surprised if you actually recognize any of them.

 A task force of law enforcement officers finally grabbed Joseph Brown and several accomplices yesterday . JPD charged him with two counts of murder and said he is a suspect in more homicides. He is also charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of drive-by shooting. He allegedly shot a pregnant woman to death Wednesday.

 Madison –Rankin Counties District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement and mug shot.

Hmmmmm........ these guys look vaguely familiar.

 It appears Marshand Crisler struck out. Just read the short letter by Hinds County Circuit Clerk Zach Wallace posted below.

 Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Marshand Crisler's challenge of his election as Sheriff is  is illegal in a letter sent to Circuit Clerk Zach Wallace today.

 It's going to be harder to live at the Reservoir campgrounds. The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement today:

 The Justice Department issued the following statement.

The Unnecessary Roughness Instagram channel had a little bit of fun with the Ole Miss cheerleaders at the Texas A&M game. Feel free to define an Aggie in the comments.

 Well, well, well. It appears Marshand Crisler just can't face reality nor handle and ass-whupping. Check out what he filed with the circuit clerk two days ago.

 Coach Prime landed the top high school football recruit in the country. High school phenom Travis Hunter tweeted:

 The Mississippi Senate Committee on Agriculture will hold a hearing at 3:00.  The subject will be none other than Express Grain.  Watch it below or at this link.  JJ will live – blog the hearing.

 A recent study* states the Covid – 19 virus targets fat cells. The study is in pre-print form and has not been peer-reviewed but if the findings withstand scrutiny, it would explain the deadly link between Covid – 19 and obesity. The abstract states:

 My neighbors a few doors down started decorating their yard for Christmas a couple of decades ago. At first it just started with a small display in front of the house. Over the years they added new pieces, several new characters, scenes, settings, and festive holiday elements. This isn’t some cheap Clark Griswold-type Christmas yard display. It takes an entire crew a few days to set it up. Ultimately, I am grateful to know— and live near— people who put so much effort and so many resources into tastefully dressing up the neighborhood during the holidays. They have created an entire Christmas village on the street. It is very complex, intricate, and festive and attracts many passersby on a busy road. People even park their car, get out, and walk around posing for photos. 

 One of the more meaningful events during the observances last week of the 80^th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks on Pearl Harbor was the commissioning of the U.S. Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye.

 It will cost more to take a drink or take a crap in Jackson after the Jackson City Council voted to raise water and sewer rates today. However, the City Council did reject a proposed increase in garbage collection fees. WLBT reported:

 As the Supreme Court determines whether to preserve the Court-created "right to abortion" under Roe v. Wade, those on the feminist Left have gone into full-blown panic mode. Women's rights, they insist, will implode without granting women the ability to abort their children; only that ability can equalize the natural inequalities of biology, by which women are saddled with the burden of childbearing and child rearing.

The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

 Mark Zuckerberg's PAC spent $200,000 to oust Orleans Parish Sheriff. The Times – Picayune reported:

 Political correctness is alive and well at the state newspaper. The Clarion – Ledger published a decent story on the history of the Jackson water system's problems. However, there is one particular sentence that was just downright funny as the reporters tried to follow their social justice code:

 Those involved in a close liaison with wine for decades make lots of demands on the wines we're happiest to consume.

John Davis wants to shut some people up as he prepares for trial in the DHS scandal.

 Attorney Don Barrett appeared on The Jambalaya with the Kingfish Friday. Mr. Barrett represents a group of farmers victimized in the Express Grain fiasco. The Express Grain bankruptcy is going to have a $100-$200 million effect on the Delta economy.  Mr. Barrett was quite candid the answer to any and all questions about the subject. Enjoy.

 Yet another attempted carjacking occurred in Belhaven Saturday night. A resident posted on social media:

More murder, more murder, more murder. The killing fields of Jackson show no signs of fading away as the bold new city recorded four more homicides last night. WLBT reported:

 The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached there are two ways of looking at insurmountable problems: your way and you know who's way. Enjoy this 1993 sermon if you couldn't make it to church this morning.

 "Back in the old days we didn’t write so meanly to each other,” wrote Wyatt Emmerich, publisher of the Northside Sun and president of Emmerich Newspapers. He recently published letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr to make his point, noting how polite the letters were. Of course, the outcome was a duel in 1804 that cost Hamilton his life and Burr his reputation.

 David Allen Coe in booty shorts.  Don't say you weren't warned.

 Remember those old DUI arrest of Beth Ann White? Well, she is trying to get at least one of them expunged.