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Gene Taylor and Travis Childers qualified. Time to have some fun. Gene is also a GOPer now.

Update: Ricky Cole just issued the following press release:

Irby Ford issued the following press release:

The Jackson Police Department issued the following press release:

Jackson City Councilman De'Keither Stamps wants to tell Jackson restaurants what they can serve to children.  He said at this morning's meeting of the Jackson city council that the city should require fast food restaurants to offer a "healthy" choice to kids.

The Black Caucus of the Mississippi Legislature asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to come on down to Mississippi and do something about voter ID:

We will have a special election in the next 45-60 days or so.  Who do you think should run?  Should Harvey come back to offer some stability?  Does Lee want a rematch? Is Regina the choice of the Bennie Machine or is it Junior? Is there a dark horse candidate no one has? Yarber? Stokes? Interesting issue: Does a candidate offer his own platform or pledge to continue the legacy of Mayor Lumumba? Does John Horhn have a chance?  DeKeither?   Vote in the poll.

Results are in and although JJ led the results I'm going to declare WLBT the winner. There is a built-in bias after all since this is a JJ poll.  WLBT doubled the votes of the nearest competitor, WAPT.  The Clarion-Ledger was next but what was interesting was Twitter was only 15 votes behind the newspaper.  Could media be entering a phase where readers no longer watch the news or first go to the media website but instead scan Twitter for headlines? What will that mean for news coverage in Jackson? Here are the results.

Here are is latest edition of Questions for the Prime Minister. Good stuff.

Everyone has heard about the noose placed on the statue of James Meredith at Ole Miss. The feds are a'comin', the students are thrown out of school, and the frat was suspended. Check out how Ole Miss treated a similar incident 12 years ago. The Clarion-Ledger reported in 2002:

Here are some more columns from the original Epicurious.  There are some real gems in this collection.  She praises Crechale's and Keifer's while she body-slams Cerami's back in 1983.  This collection was copied from microfiche so advanced apologies are in order for the use of various angles.  Enjoy. 

The Madison Police Department issued the following press release:

Sorry, not trying to be tasteless but I am literally getting bombarded with questions on succession. Here is the law on mayoral succession: 

You may remember the slight bout of unpleasantness that took place two weeks ago in the chambers of the Jackson City Council.  Some questions arose over the public-private cooperation on the District at Eastover project.  Developer Ted Duckworth said the city was "Mickey-Mousing around".* The Mayor met with Mr. Duckworth and co-developer Breck Hines two days later.  The Mayor then had a few things to say at the following city council meeting.  Earlier post.

Spent some time digging around the Clarion-Ledger archives last night as I never read the columns by the original Epicurious.  She had some serious, serious game. Incidentally, the new microfiche machines at Eudora Welty are very nice. Makes the ones at the Dept. of Archives look as if they were made in the dark ages.  Here is one she wrote about the Silver Platter. Damn. Won't see this in EatJxn or the Clarion-Ledger today.

The House Education Committee will address bills that will provide tuition for children with special needs at 1:00 PM.  Parents of children with special needs will hold a press conference at 11:00 today on the second floor of the Capitol in the Rotunda.  Here is some basic information about the bills:

Check out this Clarion-Ledger editorial from 32 years about about the water system:

Looks like we got some trash from Florida.  The Madison Police Department issued the following press release:

Update: Case goes to trial in May. 

Special Circuit Judge Henry Lackey scheduled a hearing last week to ask Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham why he had not complied with any discovery requests in a civil lawsuit filed by the state. The State Auditor and Attorney General sued Mr. Graham in February 2012 seeking repayment of  $23,818 they claim he bilked from the city of Jackson while he worked at JPD.  Hizzonour must have gotten his attention because the responses to discovery were served the very next day.

Candidates for a minor Darwin award. 

Here are his funeral arrangements and obituary:

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The Mississippi Conservatives PAC released the following press release and commercial:

The Madison Police Department issued the following press release:

The FCC tabled plans to "study" how the media covers news or in the words of the FCC, the "Critical Information Needs" of America.  The idea might be dead  but it should not ever be forgotten. Here are some highlights of the 78-page study:

Came across this column about the Ukrainian crisis in The Independent (UK) a few minutes ago:

He would have been 47:

Karl Denninger makes some penetrating observations about Netflix in The Market Ticker blog.  Simply put, Netflix has done quite well for itself - by unloading its operating costs onto carriers such as Verizon.  That is changing and Netflix's future as well. 

Judge Grady Jolly penned this wonderful eulogy about his now-deceased wife, Betty Carol Simmons Jolly, that was published in the Clarion-Ledger. She was more commonly known as Epicurious, the food critic for the newspaper who lavished praise on restaurants when deserved and also crucified them when it was deserved.  Remembering her is remembering how good newspapers used to be and how far they have fallen. 

The Mississippi Department of Health issued the grade of "C" to the following restaurants or establishments providing food service since December 20, 2013.  The grade is the lowest one the state can give. 

Yes, you read that right.  Beeeeeeeeeeeerrrrt Case is going to WAPT.  There will be no players to be named later. No draft choices in exchange.  The old warhouse still has some horsepower in him as he pushes back the sun to perform for yet another day. WAPT issued the following statement on its website:

The Greater Belhaven Neighorhood News online newsletter made the following announcement today:

The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership issued the following press release:

What the hell is going on in Madison County?   A $1.2 million contract to "study" moving the airport and no one has a copy, no minutes, no nothing??????   The Madison County Journal experienced a bout of actual reporting and published this story:

Ridgeland Police issued the following press release:

Kelley Williams, Sr. writes in Bigger Pie Forum that another state-backed energy project failed:

It's our favorite time of the year at JJ:  Mardi Gras.  15 years ago you couldn't buy a King Cake in this town at any price.  There are now a plethora of them for sale in the Jackson area.  A couple of friends and I decided to conduct a taste test of four of them.  

Former Department of Marine Resources' Bill Walker will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government.  A federal grand jury indicted him for one count each of conspiracy, conversion to own use the property of another, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and mail fraud. 

Looks like the Purple Gang continues to take over Jackson city government. Meet the new Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the Lumumba Administration:

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Schuler Smith issued the following press release:

Billy Hewes' former campaign manager Morgan Shands will have to repay $370,116 to American Legion Post 1776 in Cleveland, Mississippi over the next ten years, after reaching an agreement with Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann.  The Secretary of State determined he spent several hundred thousands of dollars in American Legion funds for his own personal benefit.

Brian Perry appeared on second half of the show as a representative of a pro-Thad Cochran PAC. First segment was a recap of JJ posts. Second segment discussed Representative Cartman Hamilton of Olive Branch and the Senate bill involving private school tuition for special needs children.

The city of Madison issued the following press release:

It was a busy day at the Reservoir yesterday, as the Parks Committee for PRVWSD tackled alcohol permits, user fees for special events, and camping on the river. Campers will be required to obtain permits if they wish to camp upriver. The district will probably charge more money next year for events such as Pepsi Pops and the Dragon Boat Regatta. The district will also look to crack down on alcohol use at these events, although an alcohol permit can be purchased. The video is posted below.

Desoto County resident Heather Fox sent this little column on Desoto County schools and legislators to JJ:

Federal prosecutors notched another guilty plea on their conviction stick today in the DMR case.  Scott Walker filed an intent to plead guilty notice in U.S. District Court: