Jackson Jambalaya

The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement. 

 The devil is always in the details and she might wear Prada. 

The future for our state looks bright.  In just the past five years, Mississippi has seen more economic growth than in the entire fifteen years before that combined.

 How dumb is Murrah High School Assistant Football Coach Robert Landers?  

 Yet another beatdown in Jackson. 

 County music star Parker McCollum is going to burn it down in Brandon next year.   

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

 The ZeroBear PolyBear regales us with the tale of how barbecue began.  Enjoy his pictorial history in a downloadable format.   

 The Pearl Police Department issued the following statement. 

Grant Callen talks with Dr. Brad Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and author of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization. Dr. Wilcox shares striking research on how marriage shapes economic mobility, child wellbeing, and community stability—and why family decline fuels many of America’s biggest challenges. With marriage rates down more than 50% in the past half-century, he highlights powerful data: kids from intact families are four times more likely to graduate college than end up in prison, and neighborhoods with more two-parent households drive upward mobility for poor children. Drawing on years of research, Dr. Wilcox explains how family structure underpins education, work, and public safety, core issues in Empower’s mission to expand opportunity in Mississippi. 

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

Judge "troubled" by Farese comments

Convicted child molester and former youth pastor Lindsey Whiteside is finally behind bars after U.S. District Judge Debra Brown revoked her bond yesterday.  A federal grand jury indicted Whiteside for transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes in October.    

Lindsey Whiteside, Tony Farese, Gayle Whiteside Credit: Action News 5

 The Mississippi Department of Human Services issued the following statement. 

 Our boy John Arthur Banks (No relation to John Arthur Eaves) is back and back for more mayhem.

 U. S. District Judge Debra Brown revoked Lindsey Whiteside's bonds a few minutes ago. I am leaving the federal courthouse in Greenville and will post more later.  

 More businesses are calling it quits in Jackson.  WLBT reported Friday: 

 A shopping spree doesn't always turn out the way you think it will. 

The boomtown that is Oxford is becoming more than a little crowded.  One poor soul vented her frustration on social media. 

I don’t know who said it first, but the Mississippi River is flooding more often, longer, and higher for the same or less rain. There are many reasons for this. But the main one is the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). It is in charge of flood control on the lower Mississippi River (below Cairo, Illinois). Congress gave it that job after the great 1927 flood disaster — to prevent a repeat.

Old River Control Structure

Squatters are finding they no longer have a home in Jackson after the city of Jackson prosecuted its first squatter case this week.  

John Grisham’s latest offering is not the legal thriller his fans have come to expect – the usual rollercoaster ride through the judicial system driven by corporations, the Mob, scheming politicians, and the like, it’s a more meandering and introspective mystery about one of the Seven Deadly Sins – greed.

Check out the PBS celebration of Veterans Day: Salute to Service 2025.  The hour-long program features performances by Trace Atkins, Angel Blue, and Kurt Elling as well as interview with several veterans. Great program. Angel turned in a rather beautiful rendition of The Battle Hymn of the Republic.  Enjoy.  

Copy of petition posted below. 

Former LSU Head Football Coach Brian Kelly made it clear he wants his money and wants it now.  Coach Kelly filed a petition for declaratory judgment against the LSU Board of Supervisors in the 19th Judicial District of Louisiana yesterday.  The petition accuses the university of reneging on its duty to pay him his $53 million buyout after it fired him without cause in October. Talk about a battle on the bayou.  

Suspect is Murrah's Defensive Coordinator 

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

Or Catch & Release! Squawk! Catch & Release!

Greenbrook Flowers, Pig & Pint, Downtown Snack Shop, Steve's Deli, Downtown Drug Store, Iron Horse Grill, Shiro's, Keifers, La Cazuela, Jaco's Taco's, Stanley Wine & Liquor, Fenians, Downtown Pizza & Daiquiri, Native Coffee, and Snack Shack.  These are the businesses repeatedly burglarized by Hinds County Catch & Release star pupil and downtown bum, John Arthur Banks.   Despited pleading guilty six times to hitting Jackson businesses, Banks is set free to terrorize more businesses.  

 A scumbag student pepper sprayed her teacher not once but three times in the face when he tried to take away her cellphone.  

 Here are the "C" ratings for Jackson metro area restaurants issued since October 4, 2025.  The Mississippi Department of Health inspects and grades each restaurant.  The department inspects the restaurant again within ten days after the "C" is issued.  More information can be obtained at the MSDH restaurant inspection web page.

 It's been 50 years since the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank into a tragedy of seafaring lore. 

 The Mississippi Department of Human Services issued the following statement. 

 The Capitol Police issued the following statement. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 JXN Water desperately needs a rate increase but a federal judge questioned its ability to raise collection rates to where they could sustain Jackson's water/sewer system.  

 There will be no get out of jail free card for Brian Jamal Davis.  Davis stands accused of killing Reginald Brown at the Chevron gas station on Ridgewood Road.  

 What does the headline mean? It means none other than 70's supergroup Chicago is coming to Brandon. 

 Who will make the cut on Shark Tank? 

The halftime show at this football game yesterday was not boring.   

It's usually fun to see someone else get punished.  It's a flaw in human nature, a conceit.  Well, look at him getting in trouble, it's a good thing I'm not so bad.  Well, don't be so sure because your day may be coming as well.  If this sounds like something out of the book of Amos, that's because it is. The late Dr. Frank Pollard delved into the second chapter of Amos in the 1997 sermon posted below.  Like the prophet's book, the sermon is short but says so much.  Enjoy. 

In what looked to be a risky move last April, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) hired Flowood Chamber of Commerce executive director Janet Reihle as its new chief executive. Reihle had limited music background (piano) and had attended only a few outdoor orchestral events.

 All the kid wanted to do was fish.  

 Millsaps College issued the following statement. 

Judge Wingate held a status update on the Jackson water system that lasted all day Wednesday  Much was discussed, including JXN Water's proposed rate hike.  Instead of publishing one monster post, JJ is breaking the proceedings down into more manageable bites.  

JXN Water reported eight percent of fire hydrants inspected were not working during a status update on Jackson's water/sewer system in U.S. District Court Wednesday.  

I’ve been reading Bret Baier’s latest book on American presidents, “To Rescue the American Spirit – Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.” Among many other endeavors, Bret is anchor of “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Fox News Channel. Baier paints a powerful picture of Roosevelt as a boy stricken with asthma transforming himself into one of the most powerful leaders of America and the Western World.

 Update: Suspect identified as Ricardo Kirk. 

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

 Good job, Starkpatch, good job (sarcasm).  Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports comes to town and this is what he gets.  

 Check out Every Man a Coach by Louisiana Governor Huey P. Landry. 

 The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement. 

 Judge Wingate held a status update on the Jackson water system that lasted all day Wednesday  Much was discussed, including JXN Water's proposed rate hike.  Instead of publishing one monster post, JJ is breaking the proceedings down into more manageable bites.  

Jackson's water system has made much progress but might go back to where it once was if allowed to go broke again.  So said JXN Water Manager Ted Henifin in federal court Wednesday.  

 What is the Street saying about Ladarien Jones and the murder of Hinds County Detention Sergeant James Dotson, Jr? Keep in mind this is all unverified, unconfirmed street talk. 

 Fall weather means it's a perfect time to fix what else but gumbo!  Check out ZeroBear PolyBear's recipe in a downloadable format posted below.