Jackson Jambalaya

 Paramount dropped a teaser trailer for the fourth season of Tulsa King. Last season he killed the T-2000. Will there be a mob war between New York and Tulsa?  Showtime is October 16.  

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If you're trying to keep up with the Bridges embezzlement case but get bogged down in the legal mumbo jumbo, the Kingfish is here to help.  Yours truly created a podcast in Gemini that broke down the case in rather entertaining fashion for those who want to dive into the weeds. The twenty minute podcast will bring you up to speed without you having to do any work.  All you have to do is listen and enjoy. 

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State Auditor Shadrack White issued the following statement. 

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 So you're a "content creator" who wants to get on the sidelines at high school football games.  Well, things are a'changing at local high schools this season. 

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 So where is this in Jackson? 

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 The best thing I ever did for my family started with my son sucking at Monopoly.

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 Call it the late U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis’s and U.S. Rep. Sonny Montgomery’s last great gifts to the people of central Mississippi. In Forest and Scott Counties, it’s been a gift that keeps on giving.

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 Don't feel like watching the Game of the Century on September 19? You're in luck because Bill Burr will perform at the Saenger Theater on the same night. There won't be a meltdown as happened one night in Philly but he is guaranteed to make you laugh your ass off.  More info is posted below. 

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 Here we go again.  Shots were fired at Pop's Saloon Saturday night.  

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 It's the time of year when you, the readers, support your favorite Jackson website.  Your support makes this website possible and it would not have made it this far without you.  However, the need for your support remains as strong as ever. 

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 Captain Redneck strikes again!  

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 Alexandria Gaultney authored the following press release for UMMC. 

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 More shots were fired over Leigh Bridges' $2 million Eastover home in federal court Friday. The National Credit Union Administration Board wants the title to the Sleepy Hollow Drive residence.  Leigh and Chad Bridges want to keep it.  

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 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

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 Lindsey Whiteside will plead guilty in federal court next month. A federal grand jury indicted Whiteside for transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes in October. U.S. District Judge Debra Brown posted this notice: 

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Months ago in a hemisphere far, far away …

It is a period of great conflicts between old empires …

War fogs the Strait of Hormuz …

Drones swarm Ukraine - Russian battlefields …

Long-range drones destroy oil refineries hundreds of miles behind Russian lines …

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Reservoir Patrol Officer Brady Chamblee is once again in the news.  WLBT reported last week  Keely Sexton sued Chamblee, his employer, and the Flowood Police Department after Chamblee arrested her and tore her vehicle apart even though he never found any drugs.   Once again, you ask? Well, Officer Chamblee is no stranger to these pages.  Flash back to 2020 in Pelahatchie:

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 Not everyone can be a Tiger but for those who can, well, there is a chicken in every pot. 

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 Who watches the money at the District Attorney's office? Molly Minta asked that question over at Mississippi Today and found the answer to be rather wanting.  Ms. Minta reported: 

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Rep. Celeste Hurst stopped by the Empower Podcast this week to talk about something politicians generally aren't very good at admitting: sometimes helping people actually makes things worse.

Hurst has spent years doing ministry in South Jackson, opening her home to children and families in crisis, and learning firsthand that writing a check is a whole lot easier than actually helping someone change his/her life.

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Will the Meta settlement force us into digital ID and facial recognition just to use the internet? Our Attorney General bragged about the $188 million settlement, a watchdog group said there is a rest of the story.  Check out what Reclaimthenet.com had to say. 

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"Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land."  The late Dr. Frank Pollard said the book of Proverbs was filled with great one-liners such as this one in chapter 25.   Preaching in 1998, Dr. Pollard said it doesn't matter how far we stray, how far we travel away from the Lord, there is always a message of good news waiting for us.  We just have to accept it.  Watch what else he had to say in the sermon posted below.  

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 A unique urban park in Jackson seeks to become of one of the state’s premier cultural destinations. Encompassing four distinct museums and featuring playgrounds, sports venues, walking and biking trails, family-friendly gathering spaces, and improved access to the Pearl River, the Lefleur Museum District is the mission of the Lefleur’s Bluff Conservancy chaired by Mississippi Children’s Museum founder and Jackson visionary Susan Garrard.

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What is it about the Magee Walmart?  

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 Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. 

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 Does anyone want to guess which drug dealer will never see the inside of a real prison despite a thirty-year sentence in Mississippi? 

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Southaven’s Mayor, Darren Musselwhite, is right.

Last week he told his aldermen that the data center development coming to his north Mississippi city carries national security implications. He called it patriotic. He pointed out that it will bring millions of dollars into the community, and he said it will rank among the most significant economic developments in DeSoto County’s history.

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 Did a Reservoir Patrol officer get out of line on a traffic stop? WLBT reported last night: 

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 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statements. 

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Someone got stupid in the Nolan Wells case.  A federal grand jury indicted Edward James Porter for interstate transmission of threatening communications.  In other words, Porter allegedly made death threats against the friends of Nolan Wells and their families.  

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D.A. to Mayor: "It's only four criminals."   

JJ published this post on April 11, 2015.  The video was one for the books as the District Attorney and Clinton Mayor went to war, face to face, in the Mayor's officer.  Good tv.  Get the popcorn and beer. 

Clinton Mayor Phil Fisher held a press conference this afternoon to discuss crimes allegedly committed by "career criminals" and their treatment by the Hinds County criminal justice system.  District Attorney Robert Schuler Smith showed up unannounced and was visibly angry at the press conference.  What started as a press conference turned into a showdown at the Clinton Corral. 

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 The Mississippi Insurance Department issued the following statement. 

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Remember when a Hinds County grand jury indicted Spencer Pittman for allegedly torching the Beth Israel Congregation? Well, it appears the case kind of, sort of, fell through the cracks.  

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The fight over Leigh Bridge's $2 million Sleepy Hollow home heated up in federal court yesterday. The National Credit Union Administration Board wants to have a trustee appointed over the home.  However, Bridges and her husband Chad said hell no in responses filed yesterday.   

The $2 million home with the Steinway

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 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Louisiana scored a major coup in the economic development wars.  Elon Musk announced SpaceX will build a spaceport in Vermillion Parish.  Why Vermillion Parish? Two words: Polar orbit. 

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It appears the last clawback lawsuit in the Lamar Adams case is finally wrapped up.  SEC Receiver ALysson Mills asked U.S. District Court Judge to approve a $6.5 million settlement agreement with the UPS Store and other defendants in a motion filed on August 20.  

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 Marvin Sanders issued the following statement. 

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It's late August so you know what that means. 

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The hemorrhaging from the Leigh Bridges scandal continues at the Jackson Area Federal Credit Union as it reported a $103 million loss in its July 31 call report.   

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Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

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Check out what has Skyhook and his crew of knuckleheads up in a tizzy: 

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WATERCOLOR, Fla.— The Florida Panhandle has known a lot of different versions of me over the past 60 years. It knew me as a little boy whose father had just died, as a young man who had lost his way, as a newly sober waiter dreaming of owning a restaurant, as a husband and father bringing his own family to the beach, and now as a man waiting for the next addition.

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The Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on the question of whether the federal Census Bureau relied too heavily on “imputation” – a statistical method used to insert missing individuals into official population counts – in achieving results in the 2020 Census that resulted in undercounts in six states, including Mississippi.

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 Accused Beth Israel arsonist Spencer Pittman will undergo a psychiatric examination to see if he is mentally competent to stand trial. 

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 The Mississippi Department of Transportation issued the following statement. 

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 The late Dolly Parton came to Jackson a few times early in her career. Check out her promotions. 

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 We just lost a national treasure.  Dolly Parton passed away.  She was 80 years old. Dolly's nephew announced her death in a video posted on social media today.  

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 Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch issued the following statement. 

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