Jackson Jambalaya

 Well, well, well, look who got a "Get Out of Jail Free" card in January. 

 The rise and fall of a Florida private school's football program provides a cautionary tale to Mississippi private schools who "recruit" public school football players for their own rosters.  The Wall Street Journal reported Monday:

 His childhood friends called him Dickie. His mother called him Richard, usually when he was in trouble. The Air Force called him Sergeant 18693432. His friends and the men he did business with called him Rick. His daughters' high school friends called him Captain Rick, because by then he was a sailor. Then the grandchildren came along, and "Captain Rick" was too big a mouthful for a toddler, so it got shortened to Cappy. For the past quarter century, that is who he was to all of us.

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 Sometimes we forget America is the beautiful as visiting World Cup soccer fans have reminded us thanks to the power of social media. 

 The resignation of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens means we are going to get us a new D.A.  What are the rules? Will a special election be held? Good questions all.  Fortunately for you, JJ found the relevant section in the Mississippi Code.  Section 23-15-843 states: 

 It will come as no surprise to learn Cornelius and Jordan Carter (Unrelated) are graduates of the Hinds County Catch & Release program.  The two men are charged with capital murder in the deaths of two sisters and a two-year old child that took place last weekend. 

Update: Bond denied. 

JPD arrested two suspects in the triple murder of two women and a two year-old child that took place last weekend. 

 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. 

 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, II is pleading guilty to public corruption charges right now in U.S. District Court.  A federal grand jury indicted Owens for conspiracy, bribery (3 counts) us of an interstate facility in aid of racketeering, honest services fraud, and money laundering.

 Dr. Chief fired Deputy Police Chief Wendell Watts this morning.  Let the head rolling begin.  

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be received by Election Day.  The Wall Street Journal reported: 

Or pitch instead of bitch - as in pitching in to help.  

Update: The work and materials were DONATED! Yes, these people are bitching about free work done on the bathrooms at Parham Bridges Park. 

Some people are so dumb that few things make sense to them.  Exhibit A: Tariq Abdul-Tawwab Skyhook and his crew.   They were last seen whining about the improvements at Parham Bridges Park on their "Make It Make Sense" Facebook page. 

 Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 Update (6/29): The Hinds County Coroner said Erica Weathersby, Keyana Weathersby, and Camari Weathersby were the victims.  Camari is two years-old and the daughter of Keyana. May they rest in peace. 

Two women and a two year-old child were murdered on Queen Alexandria Lane late last night. JPD is looking for a 2020 red Mitsubishi Mirage bearing tag number HSI 205 . A picture of the vehicle is posted below. 

 The king of Hollywood comedy celebrates a century today.   Thanks for the laughs.  There were many of them. 

It is a cancer, an acid that destroys as it builds up, ruining lives.   We are of course, talking about sin.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard said one rarely gets away with sin as it has its own built-in punishment.  Fortunately, Dr. Pollard sermonized, there is a way to cleanse oneself of sin.  See what he had to say as he preached from Psalms 34 and 32 in the 1998 sermon posted below. 

Applaud him or curse him, NY Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman’s surprisingly candid comments on the Iran war deserve consideration. Friedman, who won two Pulitzer Prizes reporting on the region, is Jewish. In a podcast with NY Times Opinion editor Dan Watkins, he said: 

 U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III will hold a hearing to decide whether to exclude Jody Owens' expert witnesses expected to testify at his upcoming public corruption trial. The hearing has not been scheduled. The order is posted below.  

Live from Hemingway Circle.....

 The end of an era comes to the Jackson Medical Mall. 

 Across Mississippi, government bodies spend public money hiring lobbyists — to lobby government. I would not have believed quite how much of it goes on until we built the tool that lays it bare.

 The TikTokkers have discovered Madison.  Watch out. 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

 It appears our little (alleged) synagogue burner has recovered from his wounds.  

 Check out the agenda for a special meeting of the Jackson City Council. 

 There is nothing like a plate of a tasty pork loin and some greens.  The ZeroBear PolyBear provided us with this scrumptious recipe in a downloadable format.  Enjoy .

 Dow Yoder is back in jail.   

In 1950, the Corps of Engineers told Congress that when the Mississippi River is high, part of it flows down the Atchafalaya River at the juncture of an old river bed — and that it would all flow that way by 1975. That would be a catastrophe for people, cities, and plants at and below Baton Rouge on the Mississippi and in the Atchafalaya basin and for the nation’s river commerce and national security.

 Check out the damage the Jackson Area Federal Credit Union suffered from the "alleged" Bridges embezzlement. 

Accused synagogue arsonist Stephen Pittman seeks a continuance in his federal trial scheduled for August 3.  

A local TikToker made a rather humorous observation while shopping recently. 

 Live from downtown in Jacktown.....

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

 It's official.  Jackson Academy and the Voyles family will settle their feud behind closed doors.  

Forty people from 10 states boarded a bus in Jackson. Most of them, if you'd pressed them, probably figured Mississippi would be fine.

Retired Mississippi journalist Jim Abbott – a Greenwood native who served his country honorably in Vietnam – spent most of his adult life as the publisher and editor of a remarkable community newspaper in Indianola.

 You watch one vintage Van Halen clip and this is what the algorithm starts throwing up.  Warning: do not have a drink in your mouth. 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

 It appears someone got stupid in Pearl. 

 Nothing like exercising freedom of speech.  'Murica. 

"This is the age of the half-read page; the quick hash and the mad dash. The bright knight with the nerves tight; the plane hop and the brief stop. The lamp-tan in a brief span; the big shot in a good spot. The brain strain and the heart pain; the catnaps until the spring snaps...and the fun's done!" The late Dr. Frank Pollard used this anonymous poem to show the fun doesn't end when spring ends but begins with the resurrection.   Enjoy the short 1998 sermon posted below as he preaches as only he can.   

 “I certainly learned over the years that elections matter,” said Henry Barbour. The Yazoo City native, who spent 20 years as the Mississippi GOP’s voice on the Republican National Committee, was speaking to the North Jackson Rotary Club.

 Shipping times at the ABC warehouse are finally back to normal.  Read and weep. 

 Nothing like some good ole fashioned American ingenuity.