Jackson Jambalaya

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"  So opens the twenty-second Psalm.   It starts with a cry of loneliness, moving from the depths of despair to the mockery of others before delivering a message of hope.  Enjoy the late Dr. Frank Pollard as he preaches on Psalm 22 in the 1998 sermon posted below.  

 Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 A.I. data center spending in America has created a boom for overseas manufacturers, not so much for manufacturers here at home.  

The Crescent City didn't always appear as trashy as it does now.  Check out how it looked over 75 years ago.  

Yet another copper thief is going to be staying in jail for a while.  Check out this winner: 

 Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

 Meanwhile at the Walmart a few years ago.....

 On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, like a plurality of other Americans I woke up exceedingly relieved that Donald Trump had demonstrably won a second term in the White House. Frankly, I cannot imagine the state of our nation today if Biden, Harris, or Walz had led us for the past 13 months. And they were the cream of the crop for Democrats, the very best!  

 The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement. 

 The Madison Police Department issued the following statement. 

ABC customers continue to struggle as the warehouse runs nearly a month behind on filling orders.    ABC warehouse manager Ruan Transport chose to remove the conveyor belt system and replace software system at the same in January.  The result was a meltdown in deliveries to restaurants, bars, casinos, and package stores across Mississippi.  

The owner of Spillway Wine and Spirits vented his spleen last night on social media: 

Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere.  MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.

Former prosecutor Dow Yoder might have finally burned himself after he allegedly set fire to the Yana Club of Mississippi and a dumpster at the Pig and Pint in the Fondren last night.  Yoder has been arrested several times since 2020 as he continues his downward spiral to rock bottom. 

Credit: Laurel Leader-Call

You won't have to wait for the Super Bowl to see Jason Aldean.  The country music star is coming to Brandon August 28.  More information is posted below.  

 The Justice Department finally got former Lamar Adams associate William McHenry.  While the feds were not able to convict him for his role in the Madison Timber Ponzi scheme years ago, a jury found him guilty of lying to bankruptcy court this week. 

It's starting to warm up and that means spring is just around the corner.   What better way to welcome spring than to make Chef ZeroBear PolyBear's Tuscany Shrimp?  You can enjoy perusing his recipe that is posted below in downloadable format. 

 Victor Ogiste will enjoy some Mississippi hospitality, courtesy of MDOC after he was convicted of no less than eleven counts of auto burglary and one count of conspiracy yesterday in Madison County Circuit Court. 

 Country continues to come to Brandon.  Appearing in September is Koe Wetzel and some friends. Ticket information is posted below. 

 This post is a guest column submitted by a reader PBK.   

This week, a notice came home in my child’s backpack. You know the kind — a bright flyer, a permission slip at the bottom, and just enough excitement in the wording to make every middle schooler instantly say, “YES.”

The destination?

 Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

Can a lawyer be tricked into borrowing money? Tis a claim made by Ridgeland attorney Allen Smith, Jr. as he sues his lenders used to finance his talcum powder litigation after he defaulted on his loans. 

 The Pearl River Revitalization Coalition issue the following statement. 

 Someone is going to get mad about this but oh well. It's funny.  

 The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement. 

Harold Stiff got stiffed in Jackson Municipal Court after Jackson Municipal Court Judge denied bond on his second aggravated assault charge.  Stiff has been an up and coming student of the Hinds County Catch & Release Program.  The little hoodlum was passing with honors until he played around in the wrong county last week. 

It appears the ABC warehouse is moving product.  Finally.  Posted below are the latest shipping reports of cases cut. 

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.

 My ADHD is so bad that I just forgot what I was going to write in this opening sentence.

 Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced in December that the state will invest over $100 million in economic development projects—projects that have created record-breaking numbers of jobs—funded by Mississippi taxpayers.

Will Mississippians be able to buy wine or liquor on Sundays?  The sale of spirits on Sunday has been prohibited since the state legalized the sale of booze in 1966.  The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill last week that will indeed allow such sales.  

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The Justice Department said nice try in response to Jody Owens' ambush in U.S. District Court last month.  

 Family and friends of Carly Gregg have created a website urging "justice" for young Gregg.  Gregg is serving a sentence of life without parole after a jury convicted her of gunning down her mother in cold blood and shooting her stepfather.  Link to website.

State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement. 

 Victor Ogiste faces the music tomorrow in Madison County Circuit Court.  

 The Pearl Police Department issued the following statement. 

 Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

Don't let it be said UMC health care professionals are not trying to make things work as they suffer from a ransomware attack.  Heather Wilson posted on Facebook: 

JXN Water's rates are going up after U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate approved the utility's request for a 12% rate increase this morning.   

 They weren't just shucking and jiving at Shucker's this weekend. 

 Well, well, well, it appears Jackson City Councilman Brian Grizzell, threw a little temper tantrum at the February 10 City Council meeting.  

What truth do you deposit your trust? Peer pressure? Pseudo-intellecutalism? Tradition? The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached many deposit their trust in these "truth banks" even though they seldom provide truth.  What is truth, after all? Preaching from 1 Peter, Dr. Pollard discussed how to find truth in the 1998 sermon posted below.  

 The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal featured Mississippi education recently.

 If you missed it, check out Alysa Liu's gold medal performance in figure skating.  A true case of poetry in motion.  

 The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement. 

 The construction of the Country Squire's new digs is coming along rather nicely. 

If you are getting emails or texts from UMMC, relax.  UMMC issued the following statement. 

Last week a son died too soon and unexpectedly. Friends and family continue to mourn the loss. The deepest and most sorrowful pain anyone can ever know comes through losing what can never be recovered in this life. Hope is our only salvation from mourning with deep sobbing and writhing from the core of our being. 

 Netflix just dropped a trailer for the new Peaky Blinders movie.  Who is Tommy Shelby, indeed.