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Should we move this baby to the Rez?

WLBT reported last Friday that squatters and bums were hanging out at an abandoned home on the corner of Wayneland and Briarwood Drive. A friend of the homeowner's family contacted JJ and provided more information.

MAC Construction issued the following press release:

Here are several press releases issued by the Pearl and Jackson police departments today.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following press release:

What exactly happened to Mayor Tony Yarber's mortgage?  The Clarion Ledger published a story with the headline "Mayor's mortgage vanishes after election".  However, the actual vanishing was a forgiveness of the mortgage by the lender. Anna Wolfe reported the details of his mortgage in a story that was thorough in the actual details.   The article stated the Mayor's mortgage was released by Wells Fargo in April 2014 after he had not paid it for several months.  It even included an audio recording of the Mayor describing his travails at the time during a sermon.  However, Hizzoner responded to the story on Facebook:

JPD stated there were no signs of obvious trauma.  JPD issued the following statement:

JJ posted the tax returns of local non-profit organizations several years ago.  It is time to start posting them again.  Here are the tax returns for several local private schools.  Jackson Prep's are no longer available although they were several years ago.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement:

Apparently Dr. Martin Luther King is not progressive enough for some people.  Some Oregon college students debated whether to use a Dr. King quote- but not for the reasons you might imagine Dr. King's critics using in um, Mississippi.  The Emerald reported:

Time for some military porn.  The Battle of Jutland was the only major naval battle fought in The Great War. The Centenary Initiative produced a very nice interactive website about the Battle of Jutland. Check out this site if you are a history or navy buff.  It was probably the only major battle involving the dreadnoughts unless one counts the battle of Tshushima. Enjoy.

The Charlotte Observer looked at the bathroom debate from a different angle in an editorial published last week:

Ole Miss responded to NCAA allegations of wrong doing in its athletic programs. The NCAA allegations and Ole Miss response are posted below.

Jackson Public Works Director Kishia Powell resigned her position today.
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Update (5/28/16, 3:20 PM): Mayor Tony Yarber issued the following statement:

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement:

WLBT reported squatters are popping up at a home on Wayneland Drive in Northeast Jackson:

This college baseball season in Mississippi has given us so much to cheer: conference championships, nationally ranked teams, splendid players and so much more.

But did you ever think you would see what we saw Saturday? Mississippi State fans openly cheered an Ole Miss victory.

Things may not be all kosher at the Jackson Redevelopment Authority.   Star reporter Anna Wolfe reports in the Clarion-Ledger:

The results are in for the first JJ poll conducted for the 2017 Jackson Mayor's race.  Restaurateur Jeff Good won the poll as he edged out Senator John Horhn. There is no doubt that some online ballot-stuffing takes place in these polls so look at who didn't get votes.  Very interesting.

Good job!!!

JPD is searching for Jamerio Hudson and Antonio Williams as suspects in two possible murders.  Consider them armed and dangerous.  JPD issued these statements and mug shots:

A birthday celebration took place for Dr. Wright and crew after that board meeting yesterday.

Here we go again. Clarion-Ledger reporter Jimmie Gates just can't seem to tell the truth about the Cleveland "desegregation" case.  Mr. Gates opined in a Sunday Clarion-Ledger column that Cleveland schools should "desegregate" and get along with "other races".  Mr. Gates wrote:

The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued the following statement:

It appears Deputy State Superintendent Dr. John Q. Porter has fed quite well at the public trough over the last few years.  The State Board of Education hired Dr. Porter at a salary of $195,000 in May, 2015.  State Auditor Stacey Pickering told Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright the salary was illegal since it exceeded 150% of the Governor's salary.  However, Dr. Porter made a nice sum of money through no-bid contracts awarded behind closed doors before he was hired.

The Mississippi Board of Education has been meeting in executive session for over an hour today.  MDE issued this statement. 

The only thing missing was someone screaming for a blue blankie.

Luke Woodham.  The mere  mention of the name recalls one of the worst nightmares that ever took place in Mississippi.  Nearly twenty years have passed since that bloody October day, but no one who was alive then has forgotten its horror.  Woodham is trying to get a chance at parole.  Woodham might actually get to be eligible for parole thanks to a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.  

JPD issued the following press release and mug shots.

U.S. Attorney Greg Davis issued the following statement:

Well this really sucks.  LSU issued the following statement:

We are halfway through Season 6 of Game of Thrones.  Last night's episode was one for the books as it's ending punched you in the gut.  It was directed by Lost's Jack Bender.  Bender lived up up to his resume.  Some thoughts about last night.

Mississippi's conscience, Clarion-Ledger star reporter Jerry Mitchell, focused his attention on problems in the criminal justice system in Mississippi in a series of articles called Blinded Justice. Mr. Mitchell opened the series with an "expose" on the case of 24 year-old Rankin County criminal (Gregory) Tyler Moore.  The story reported Moore is serving a fifty-year sentence for several counts of auto burglaries and house burglaries.  However, Mr. Mitchell reports that Moore is serving fifty years as a "first-time felon".

The Cleveland Municipal School District will appeal a federal judge's "desegregation" order. Read this Clarion-Ledger story about the appeal and see if there is any pertinent information left out of the story:

From Facebook: BE ON LOOK OUT! Two b/m's in a stolen vehicle - Gold Chrysler 300 tag# HRJ 852. They just broke into a vehicle at Planet Fitness a few min ago. Last seen headed north on frontage road toward Briarwood. If you see it, call 911 immediately!

State Auditor Stacey Pickering told State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright that the hiring of Deputy State Superintendent John Porter at a salary of $195,000 per year violated the law in a letter on May 18.  The Mississippi State Personnel Board notified Mr. Pickering of the violation after Mr. Porter's salary appeared on this website Monday.   The letter is posted below.

Antar Lumumba announced his candidacy for Mayor of Jackson yesterday at City Hall.  Here is the video of his announcement. 

Tax credits fund movies filmed in Mississippi, yet the movies rarely seem to make it to the big screen.  The film tax credits are often used for commercials as well.  The Sun-Herald questioned the film tax credit program in Mississippi earlier this week:

Here are the Jackson crime stats for the week ending May 8, 2016.

U.S. Attorney Greg Davis issued the following press release:

The Mississippi Supreme Court issued the following order in the appeal of Louis Kuebler:

JPD issued the following press release and mug shot:

Health insurance companies are withdrawing from Obamacare exchanges serving rural areas.  The Wall Street Journal reported last week:

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jr. and Robert Graham are announcing they will run for the Captain of the Ti... oops, I meant Mayor of Jackson today.   Let the silly season begin.  Feel free to comment on the Mayor's race here and vote in the poll posted on the right. 

Mississippi State Senate President Pro-Tem Terry Burton (R- Whiskey River) was arrested Thursday night on I-20 in Scott County for a second offense DUI.  The police report and mug shots are posted below.

You can't make this up.  See Enoch Sanders in action yesterday at the regular meeting of the Jackson City Council.

The Mississippi Democratic Party issued the following statement on the Cleveland Municipal School District "Desegregation" opinion: