Jackson Jambalaya

The great Lou Gehrig came up to bat.  It was the bottom of the ninth with the winning runs on base.  Yet like Casey, the great one struck out as the final pitch flew by him as his bat rested upon his shoulder.  He told the umpire he would give $10 to have that pitch back.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard used that story to discuss how the message of Christianity is one of second pitches and love.  It is a message that frees us from the strikeouts of our past while giving a future of love.   Enjoy the sermon posted below as Dr. Pollard preaches from 1 Peter in waaaay back in 1998.  

JPD issued the following statement. 

 Poor Speaker White. His omnibus school choice bill got short shrift in the Senate. His resort now appears to be name calling. “Senate leadership has aligned themselves with the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, the Mississippi Democratic Party, and the status quo,” he whined. 

 The newest thing in smartphones is the foldable phone.  Samsung and Google sell them and Apple is expected to soon jump into the fray with its own foldable phone.  There is just one problem. Foldables cost nearly $2,000, hence preventing their widespread adoption.  However, Amazon has the first Google Pixel Fold (256 gb) on sale for $559.  The 512 gb version is $599.  Google Pixel Fold on Amazon.

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 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold passed away.  The band tweeted: 

It appears La Cazuela had a little problem recently.  

 JPD issued the following statement. 

Progressives really are trying to fundamentally transform America from our foundation in the Constitution. They want us to be just like every other socialist nation on earth ruled by a totalitarian government. So far, only totalitarian states have survived socialism.

Some people are screaming what else but racism after a Wisconsin restaurant said it will not seat people drenched in the skunk smell of marijuana.  

 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement yesterday. 

Update: Mayor John Horhn announced Brackney will be the next police chief. The City Council must approve her nomination. 

JPD will soon get a new Chief.  The Street Committee says the Chief will be......

 Things are thawing out but it's not yet time for spring.  What does it mean?  Fire up the stove and cook some Tex-Mex to warm up the taste buds.  ZeroBear PolyBear was nice enough to share his own Tex-Mex recipe in downloadable format.  Enjoy. 

Carolyn and Jason Voyles might have poked the bear when they sued Jackson Academy but the school woke up Mama Bear after it dragged the Voyleses through the mud as it sought to take the dispute behind closed doors. 

 Grant  Callen sits down with Dr. John Dixon, Executive Director of the Mississippi Charter Schools Association, to break down what charter schools are, how they differ from traditional and magnet schools, and who they are designed to serve. They discuss common misconceptions, charter school performance, what accountability should really mean in education, and why parent demand is one of the strongest measures of success.  The conversation also explores how Mississippi’s charter law could be improved. Posted below are the audio and video versions of the podcast. 

Post includes audio of Pittman's arraignment and detention hearing. 

Spencer Pittman wants to get out of jail.  The FBI arrested Pittman after he torched Beth Israel Congregation in the early morning hours of January 10.

 Nothing like a good customer, including one who pays for his snacks after taking a beatdown in the store. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

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

Currently residing in the Rankin County jail, Jason Hulsman faces a plethora of charges as well as a motion to revoke his probation.  However, he can add one more problem to the ever-growing list as an insurance company accused him of stealing $58,805 of a mistaken overpayment.  

Will Judge Henry Wingate ever make a decision on JXN Water's proposed rate increase?  The U.S. District Court Judge held yet another hearing on the proposal.  The first hearing was held in April 2025.  WLBT reported: 

There are many intelligent ways to sell king cakes. Standing on a frozen sidewalk in Gulfport while the wind removes your will to live is not one of them. And yet. Twenty-eight degrees. Wind like a razor. A line of 125 people who didn't care. 

 Mark Wilson will miss his son's senior year of high school basketball at Hartfield Academy after he fouled out in Rankin County Chancery Court last week.  

Guy Hovis, the “other” Tupelo native whose singing talent captured national attention, passed away on Jan. 22 in Oxford at age 84. He rose to fame on the Lawrence Welk Show, combining humility, talent, enthusiasm, kindness, and generosity into a successful career and life.

Guy Hovis & Lawrence Welk

 Mississippi Speaker of the House Jason White issued the following statement about the Senate Education Committee's rejection of HB #2. 

 The Senate Education Committee killed HB #2 on a unanimous voice vote this afternoon.  The bill would create a school choice program in Mississippi.  

 State Representative Clay Mansell (R-N'awlins Grill) torched Jackson Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth I. Stokes about what else but Jackson's water system.  

January 2026 is the tenth anniversary of the 2016 Mississippi River freak winter flood. It was only the third such flood ever recorded. It flooded habitat inside the levees and along the river and caused the deer season to close early.

One of the accused Pop's Saloon shooters might not see the light of day again if Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens has his way.  

 The bums have set up shop over on Northview Drive.  Check out the images below.  Notice anything? 

20th Century Studios dropped trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 yesterday.   

 Be on the lookout for this dude, who tried to break into a house on East Northside Drive Saturday night. 

 PraCon Global Investment Group issued the following press release. 

Poking the bear means sometimes the bear pokes back and poke back the bear did as Jackson Academy struck back at Carolyn and Jason Voyles last week in Hinds County Court.  

 Get ready to have a good time. Country music legend Tracy Lawrence and his friends are coming to the Brandon Amphitheater in May.  More information is posted below.  

 The Forrest Police Department issued the following statement. 

 It is said a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well, here are a few million words about the devastation in Oxford if you want a better idea of how bad it is up there.  

 Derrick Coleman's son found out Madison don't play.  

Dunta and Darrius Palmer

We are made with instincts and desires, wild horses of a sort.  Some allow their wild horses to run wild.  Doing so often ends in a stampeded of personal destruction.  Some, such as the Buddhists, believe in killing the wild horses. The result is a zombie, devoid of all desire, much like a mosaic stripped of all color.  However, there is another way.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached about the Christian way, where the wild horses are bridled for good.  Enjoy the 1998 sermon posted below. 

 “Are we really going to be the Gestapo?” podcaster Joe Rogan asked. “‘Where’s your papers?’ Is that what we’ve come to?”

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 Mississippi Department of Transportation Commissioner Bradley White and Fox 13 Memphis are having a little disagreement.  Fox 13 reported: 

 The wokesters are trying to shut down a Dallas coffee shop chain after a manager quit and claimed on social media the company was serving coffee to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. WFAA reported: 

 Our favorite plaintiff is back in federal court with, surprise, yet another grievance.  At least this one doesn't involve the transmigration of souls as earlier complaints did. 

 Ashby Foote's mother passed away recently.  We offer our condolences to the Foote family during this time of grief.  Visitation and funeral service will be held at 1 PM today at Bellwether Church.  Mrs. Foote lived quite the life as described in her obituary posted below. 

It’s us against them. Another pronoun war. At least, that’s the way “us” always describes a conflict. “Them” is always everybody else. And, if you’re never “us” nor “them,” then you have to pick a side because there are only two sides to every coin and almost every pronoun war. 

 Brother Day issued the following statement. 

 Suspect son of Derrick Coleman, brother of Ladarien Jones

The Madison Police Department issued the following statement. 

Dunta and Darrius Palmer

 The campaign reports are filed.  Who has what? Keep reading. 

 It's been five years since we lost Leland Speed, one of Jackson's finest.  Instead of boring you with flowery words and cliche-ish platitudes, JJ will simply present Mr. Speed in his own words.  Enjoy.