Jackson Jambalaya

 Scott Colom's lead over Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith continues to grow as it reached 1,724 votes this afternoon. 

The boom was finally lowered on Jody Owens as U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III sentenced him to serve 41 months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine today.  The former Hinds County District Attorney pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in July.

 Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch issued the following statement. 

 Remember when China promised to buy more American agricultural products in exchange for the reduction of tariffs? Surprise, China did what it always does. The New York Times reported on September 21: 

 Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 Challenger Scott Colom saw his lead over incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith grow to 1,138 votes this evening with 95.6% of the vote counted. 

Does WAPT want to get a witness in the Hideway homicides killed? WAPT reported yesterday: 

 Nancy New and her son, Zach, will finally be sentenced in federal court.  U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves entered two orders: 

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones discussed his experience with his daughter when she wanted to go to, you guessed it, The Hideaway Saturday night in a social media post.  It is reprinted with his permission. 

 The Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith campaign issued the following statement. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden

BARBARINO-TAVARNELLE, TUSCANY—For 25 years I have owned a company named after that line, and until this week I would have bet good money that Robert Frost wrote it. Maybe Walt Whitman. It turns out it was Thoreau, a man better known for living in a cabin by a pond than for writing poetry.

 Update (10:47 AM): There are 30,000 outstanding votes. 

43.  That is Scott Colom's lead over Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith when the sun rose this morning with 95.6% of the vote counted.   

 California voters on Nov. 3 decided whether or not to approve Proposition 40, a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of Californians with more than $1 billion in net worth and use the proceeds largely to fund health care programs.

 The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement. 

Palmer & Agho in Runoff; Herr & Butler Kicking Ass

But for a few local runoffs, the madness will soon be over.  Consider this your election night thread.  Fire away.  

 A fracas broke out between two supporters of Hinds County District Attorney candidates Gwen Agho and Greta Mack Harris  while Agho looked on at the Timberlawn precinct this afternoon. 

 Kenneth I. Stokes is at it again.  The Ward 3 Jackson City Councilman said "I'll cut that bitch out" during a city council meeting after a woman in the audience said something about his mother.   

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 The New Orleans office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms tweeted: 

A thousand years ago, English law had a plain rule for dogs. If your dog bit someone, you answered for it.

 The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement. 

Good boy, Zorro!

 Major law enforcement presence at Magnolia Wholesale Vapor and Wellness in Jackson right now. 

MBN, Madison PD, and other agencies are present. 

 The silly season is almost over but you know what that means: non-stop ads.   Yup, the folks at SEC Shorts just could not help themselves.  Buckle up and watch.  Be sure and read the fine print.

 Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

"There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power." Much of what we see today was spelled out in Paul's second letter to Timothy.  The late Dr. Pollard said do not be discouraged, do not lose hope even as you look around and see such things.   Christ, said he, gives us a power to not just live but thrive in such a world.  See what else Dr. Pollard had to say in the 1998 sermon posted below.  

 The Senatobia Police Department issued the following statements. 

 As I write this, November 3^rd elections are just days away. The results may be far more important than most realize.

 Two people were shot to death last night at The Hideway while other individuals were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The nightclub is in Deville Plaza.  

 This is why you never quit.  ;-). 

Yet another Youtuber came to Jackson to report on the "most dangerous city" in America.  Got to keep it real for the clicks, right? The video of their little excursion is posted below.   

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A former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Madison County prosecutor continues on his path of personal destruction.  

Saulsbury Baptist Church was founded July 14, 1866. The “Preacher General,” Mark Perrin Lowrey helped organize the church along with about a dozen believers who presented letters from churches in the area. According to his biography, Lowrey was a Southern Baptist preacher otherwise known as the Preacher General. “He is known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War, for his works in the Mississippi Southern Baptist Convention, and for founding Blue Mountain College.”

Here is some lawyer porn for the shysters out there.  As reported earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals spanked U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate for his misuse of AI in a case.    

 Revolutionaries sometimes wear Hawaiian shirts.  Such is Palmer Luckey, who is all of 34 years old.  It is no secret our defense industry is able to keep up with the times or our needs.  Thankfully, the Oculus creator is leading the way to flip the script when it comes to producing what our military needs.  Enjoy this engaging chat he had at the Reagan Library a few months ago.  

Mayor Horhn praises decision.  Statement posted below. 

Jackson will receive a crime-fighting grant of approximately $125 million from the Justice Department.  Fox News announced: 

 The Justice Department issued the following press release. 

 What is it about kid's baseball that brings out the worst in parents? 

 Former Deputy Attorney General Whitney Lipscomb will announce her candidacy for Secretary of State next week. Her campaign issued a press release this morning.  

 A slumlord will be going to jail after he blew off Jackson Environmental Court Judge Jeffrey Reynolds.

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Eat dirt Al Gore. You helped me almost none at all back then. Maybe I deserved it because I never voted for you. However, I think I knew all along that you were a big Tennessee Talker and not much more than that.

Well, what do you know.  There are more lawsuits accusing The Vault and its owner, J.D. "Jerry" Pass, of selling classic cars on consignment and pocketing the money instead of paying the owners. 

 

State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 Does anyone know what species this is? 

 Jackson Police Chief Dr. RaShall Brackney joins Grant Callen on The Empower Podcast to talk about policing the capital city, and yes, the Capitol Police comes up.