Jackson Jambalaya

Sparks flew in the courtroom yesterday as the late Dau Mabil's brother and wife sparred over who had the right to order an independent autopsy of his body. The courtroom drama revealed Mabil and his wife experienced marital problems shortly before his disappearance.  Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas will rule on the case by tomorrow.

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 This post is sponsored and authored by Mississippi State Treasurer David McRae. 

t's a rivalry for the ages... Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State.

Tonight, that pair will face off at the College Series Baseball game in Pearl, Mississippi. If you plan to attend, please stop by the Mississippi College and Career Savings tent (on the concourse of Trustmark Park) to talk with me and sign up for the chance to win one of TWO $1,000 MACS scholarships.

I hope this extra cash will help a couple of local families get a little closer to sending their child or grandchild to one of Mississippi's state-of-the-art universities. They're both institutions we can be awfully proud of.

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LIVERPOOL— I am midway through a 10-day tour of England and Scotland with a group of 26 Americans. All have travelled with me before. For a few of them it’s their seventh trip as my guests. They are a stellar crew and I have become friends with all of them before this current journey started.

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It was my privilege a decade ago to speak at the inaugural Scott County Sports Hall of Fame induction when the organization was founded. For the induction of the 2024 class, organizers invited me back to help honor this year’s class.

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 Nothing like boutique protestors

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 The federal government is going to reclassify marijuana from a schedule Ito a scheduled III drug.  The Associated Press reported: 

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 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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The late George Robinson's family rejected a settlement with the city of Jackson after the City Council voted to approve a settlement of $17,000.  

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 Leftenent Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

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 Well, well, well, it appears an Ole Miss basketball player didn't get any NIL money.  The Oxford Police Department issued the following statement and mug shot.  

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 Rachel Vanderford authored the following press release for UMC. 

 A decade ago, Georgia Pritchard of Sturgis was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. But by the time she found out, the cancer had already spread from her breast to her spine and hip. Soon, the cancer spread to her brain, causing a tumor to grow.  

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Ben Couey authored and sponsored this post.  Mr. Couey is the owner of Hempville CBD.  

As a retired history teacher and life-long Mississippian who owns a retail CBD store, I am concerned about the many unintended consequences passage of House Bill 1676 (legislation to regulate the sale of hemp products) will have on small business owners and consumers in our state. Not only will the bill as currently drafted put my store and most other retail CDB stores out of business, it will also make beneficial non-intoxicating hemp-derived products mostly unavailable to consumers in our state.

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 QT shooter Kylin Russell will plead guilty to a federal indictment of possessing an illegal machine gun.

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 A porch pirate struck in the Fondren today and it was all captured on video.  The victim gave JJ permission to post the video.  Let's make him famous. 

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The infidels, a motley band, In council met and said,

"The churches are dying throughout the land And soon they'll all be dead."

When suddenly a telegram came And caught them with dismay,

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Republicans have sounded alarms over Russian propaganda taking hold in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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The movie that can't be made today soon returns to the big screen. Yup, Blazing Saddles will appear for an encore presentation. Showtimes are posted below. So whip out your phone, pull up the Fandango app, and order some tickets.  

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Earlier this month, NBC reported, “Lumen Technologies, a telecommunications company based in Louisiana, said in a statement that ‘some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to a third-party company installing a light pole — unrelated to our services.’" According to the article, “The outage left millions in multiple states without emergency access to authorities for about 2½ hours.” Installing one light pole?

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The fight over who can order on autopsy on the late Dau Mabil's remains continues next week in Hinds County Chancery Court after the Mississippi Department of Public Safety entered the fray yesterday. 

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 The Madison County School District issued the following statement. 

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Update (4/27/24): The bill passed the House with only one vote case in opposition.  

PERS "reform" is alive and well in the Mississippi Legislature.  The Senate passed SB #3231 this afternoon.  Highlights of the bill are: 

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 Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

Senate Medicaid Chairman Kevin Blackwell delivered two conference reports to the House on healthcare reform signed by all three Senate conferees: one with the original Senate plan and the other with a compromise proposal.

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 The Brandon Police Department issued the following statement and video. 

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Last week, it emerged that the newly appointed head of America’s NPR (National Public Radio) hates the US Constitution. Speaking in 2021, she described the First Amendment which safeguards free speech as “a challenge.”

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

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And I love just about all of them, as I do just about everyone. I cook for them too, as evidenced by this tasty dessert, which is actually just mixed and not cooked.

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 The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 

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 William McHenry of Madison Timber fame is back in jail after he refused to move after he lost his home. 

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Looking at you, Chief Justice

Barack Patton (allegedly) raped, pillaged, and thugged his way through the Clinton area but has yet to face justice thanks to judges who refuse to do their job. 

 

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As with most things, increased inflation over the last several years caused electricity rates to rise more sharply than the typical trend all across the U.S., including Mississippi. Over these same last few years, electricity demand has also risen more sharply due to changes in consumer habits and increased use of technology in the economy, namely data.

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The Titanic's doom is a story told over and over, imprinted onto our collective memory.  Rarely remembered is Carpathia's near-suicidal dash through an ice field to save over 700 souls. The water that doomed Titanic forged a hero that night as Captain Arthur Rostron performed seamanship that was nothing short of legendary.  Rostron and his crew deserve their own movie.  Maybe we will get one when Hollywood gets tired of making comic book movies.  Until that time comes, enjoy the video posted below that tells the Carpathia's tale.  Enjoy. 

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 Donna Floyd pleaded guilty to embezzling from the Brandon High School Band Booster Club yesterday in Rankin County Circuit Court.  

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My advice to upcoming graduates: You are a few years away from beginning your professional life, but you are only weeks away from planning for it. The decision you make about your professional life should be the easiest decision you ever make — your career should be about one thing: passion.

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 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Back in 2018, the Supreme Court changed the way remote sales tax was assessed and collected, and in doing so, how government revenues will be impacted moving forward. The ruling came in a case styled South Dakota v. Wayfair.

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 The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement.  

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 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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 It is said no good deed goes unpunished and such is true in Jackson. 

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Update: suspect surrendered.   The victim is the brother of the 14 year-old recently killed in Jackson. 

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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

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 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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Dau Mabil's widow and brother are squaring off in Hinds County Chancery Court over who should set the terms for an independent autopsy. 

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"They don't make things as good as they used to" is a common complaint handed down from generation to generation.  However, the old adage is actually true when it comes to furniture.  The Wall Street Journal reported recently if you think your new couch is worse than the old one, it's not your imagination.  The sofas are worse than they used to be.  The Journal reported: 

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Madison-Rankin District Attorney Bubbal Bramlett issued the following statement and mug shot on April 16.   

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Protestors at Columbia University screamed "Burn Tel Aviv to the ground last night" as they pushed for a new Kristallnacht.

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Congressman Bennie Thompson wants to strip former President Donald Trump of all Secret Service protection if he is convicted of a felony.  The Congressman from Bolton issued the following statement Friday: 

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Sometimes churches become museums. Places where you go to look at pretty things, sort of admire somebody else's work and think isn't it nice, find some comfort there, find some diversion there and the church becomes a museum and stops being seed scatterers," preached the late Dr. Frank Pollard in the 1996 sermon posted below." Churches stop spreading the word and instead fossilize as they forget why they were created.   Enjoy the rest of the sermon.  

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Thank you Jason White for the boost to my withering hope that good government conservatives may one day lift Mississippi off the bottom.

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 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

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Israel has been at war since October 7, 2023, when Hamas fighters in Gaza launched a surprise attack that initially massacred around 1,400 Israeli citizens, soldiers and foreign nationals living there or attending the Nova music festival. The attack started the current Israeli-Hamas war with total death counts from both sides ranging from 10,000 to more than 30,000 due to discrepancies from sources on each side.

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