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 How bad was the meltdown at the ABC warehouse?  It was so bad that ABC was shipping half to two-thirds cases less than it shipped a year ago. 

 A gentleman running for Congress in the second district got a little warning from the FEC. 

 If you want to see videos straight from Iran, check out Vahid Online's accounts on X and Telegram.  X account. Telegram account.  The Telegram account is preferable as it translates the Persian into English.  The videos include missile strikes, bombings, damage, and widespread demonstrations, er, make that celebrations. 

 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied former Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler's appeal of his conviction.  Check out the first few pages of the opinion posted below.  There is some information previously unreported on this website. 

STOCKHOLM—A restaurateur has no business leading tours through the frozen tundra of Scandinavia. Then again, a restaurateur has no business leading tours through Tuscany, either, and that was over 70 trips and 1,500 people ago.

 The Madison Police Department issued the following statement. 

State Representative Trey Lamar is tired of waiting for the Smith-Wills Stadium drama to resolve itself. The Northside Sun reported:  

 I had the high privilege Feb. 27 to speak to an outstanding group of Scouts and Scouters gathered at the historic Bruce Forestry Museum housed in the former company store of the old E.L. Bruce Company on the town square here as part of Scouting’s Natchez Trace Council annual awards dinner.

 Clinton Mayor William Purdie issued the following statement. 

 "The City Council's got two options, the way I see it.  One is bankruptcy or they can work with us and pass this bill," decreed State Senator Joel Carter (R - McInnis's 12 Bone BBQ) as the State Senate Energy Committee passed a bill that will create a utility district for the city of Jackson.    

 Clayton Cochran is a free man but might still wind up back in jail after he goes to court this month.  Cochran is the son of the late Senator Thad Cochran.  

 A former State Senator might be going to jail because he just couldn't stay home while on house arrest. WLOX reported: 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

Why is the water bill for small customers in Jackson 4 to 12 times more than the average bill for small customers in Flowood, Ridgeland, and Madison?

 College football stars might be getting special treatment in Mississippi after the House of Representatives passed a bill that will make their NIL compensation tax-free.  

The Justice Department wants to expand the jury pool in the prosecution of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and former Jackson Councilman Aaron Banks.  

It will probably be awhile before Dow Yoder gets out of jail.  

Dow Yoder

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

Check out some entrepreneurs as they work in South Jackson.  

"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. 

 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. 

Update (3/4/26): Court ruled Smith can not proceed with lawsuit until filing a disclosure statement for diversity jurisdiction.  

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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