Jackson Jambalaya

Here is a scene that should have made it to the screen version of Apocalypse Now.  Abandon all hope.....

Not yet tired of Trump? Bill O'Reilly takes on the whole impeachment mess in his latest Youtube show.  Enjoy.

What are the folks at SEC Shorts up to this week?

Mississippi’s defined benefit pension fund, the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS), needs serious reform if it is to be the robust and financially stable system its retirees and current employees are counting on.

Bill Maher proposed a "honky tax" to erase white shame Friday night.  Pretty funny.

The Honorable Kenneth Stokes announced on his radio show today he is taking a break from the City Council and his radio show for 3-6 months.  He cited health problems as the reason for the sudden hiatus.

If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this 1990 sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard.  Subject: What to do when faith fizzles.  Enjoy.

Choosing to appease the insatiable desires of grasping businesses and consumers, politicians spew ever more promiscuous policies from our nation’s capital.

Auburn is literally making the Mississippi State Bulldog its bitch tonight....

The Jackson-Hinds County Library System told Jackson it could keep the defunct Charles Tisdale Library on Northside Drive.  Rickey Jones, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the system, told the Jackson City Council in a September 9 letter:

JPS tweeted the following statement.

SEC Receiver Alysson Mills asked U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to approve a subpoena for records of Southern Bancorp Bank of Arkadelphia, Arkansas.  The subpoena is posted below.

Jackson Ward 2 City Councilman Melvin Priester, Jr. provided a rather interesting update on yesterday's meeting of the Jackson City Council on his Facebook page:

The General Manager at WLBT made waaaaay too much sense about Jackson and the mushrooming convention centers.....

It's a story......

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued the following Silver Alert.

There is a ruthless killer on the loose in Mississippi. From dark alleys to dimly lit streets, to winding dirt roads leading to single family homes and through gated neighborhoods to the wealthiest in town, this killer has no mercy and finds its victims of all races, creeds and incomes. The state of Mississippi has yet to stop this merciless killer and with each passing year, the lives of so many more are ended. The killer is a chameleon of sorts, taking on different forms and fashion and unrelenting in its pursuit of victims. The culprit lurks not in the form of a vicious villain roaming the street, but quietly nestled in bottles and syringes as prescription pain killers, synthetic opioids and illegal drugs such as heroin.

It is probably a safe bet Ole Miss fans don't really miss Shea Patterson.  He has had less than a stellar career at Meechigan since he transferred there from the Country Club of the South.  His brother threw a tantrum on Instragram yesterday:

Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following statement. 

JPD issued the following statement. 

Rankin County issued the following statement and maps.

Here are the "C" ratings for Jackson metro area restaurants issued since January 1, 2018.  The Mississippi Department of Health inspects and grades each restaurant.  The department inspects the restaurant again within ten days after the "C" is issued.  The restaurant listed below all passed their follow-up inspections unless otherwise noted. More information can be obtained at the MSDH restaurant inspection web page.

JPD issued the following statement.

With just over six weeks to go before the 2019 general election in Mississippi, there are few Mississippians on either side of the partisan divide who don’t concede that the gubernatorial campaign is closer than any over the last 20 years.

Make this man the next Mayor of Jackson... or Governor of Mississippi.  Totally far out. 

A Northeast Jackson socialite was indicted for check forgery in July.  A Hinds County grand jury indicted Ellen Anglin for forging a $2,503 check a year ago at Fort Still National Bank.  She made the check payable to her mother (who recently passed away.).    The indictment is posted below.

The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

Only in Jackson.  Only.

Mississippi’s defined benefit pension fund, the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS), has enjoyed above average returns on the plan’s investments in recent years.

Grabbing a cop's weapon is never a good idea....

Madison-Rankin District Attorney John Bramlett issued the following statement.

A Clarke County District Attorney candidate got himself in a little bit of trouble.

The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following photos and statement.

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 

SEC Shorts this weeks takes on the Notre Dame Fightin' Floppers. Enjoy.

JPS finally got some good news as its rating improved from F to D.  MDE released the annual school ratings last week. JPS faced a state takeover two years ago after repeatedly earned an F rating.  The number of A-rated schools rose while the number of failing schools substantially fell.  However, most of the positive news was in elementary schools while most high schools still failed. 

The Madison Police Department issued the following statement and mug shots.

Suffer the open-carry zealots.  Tom Knighton over at Bearingarms.com takes them on in a piece criticizing open-carry:

Former Ole Miss qb Jevan Snead passed away.  KVUE reported:

Ag Commish Andy Gipson issued the following statement. 

Any sermons that opens with a football can't be half-bad.  If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon that the late Dr. Frank Pollard presented in 1990. 

Standing on the promises....

No, not those promises, but the promises of politicians.

Consider these current promises from the Democratic candidates for president.

Season 3 is just around the corner....

Recognize this dude?

Will Jim Barksdale be the next Chancellor at Ole Miss? The Daily Mississippian reported today:

Copper thieves continue to darken Jackson.  Have you noticed how dark the interstates surrounding Jackson are lately?  Many of the interstate street lights do not work because copper thieves stole the wiring out of the lamps.

The highly-regarded Jackson community activist Enoch Sanders encouraged Jackson residents to give information to the police when crimes are committed: