This item appeared on the agenda for the next meeting of the Jackson City Council:
Monday, July 31, 2017
Mayor nominates Derrick Johnson's wife to school board.
Bond denied for Wakefield in Kingston Frazier murder.
Dwan Wakefield, Jr. will have to sit in jail without bond after he appeared in Madison County Circuit Court this morning for a bond reduction hearing. Wakefield is charged with capital murder in the death of six year-old Kingston Frazier. He was denied bond at a June preliminary hearing. Circuit Judge Bill Chapman denied his request for bond.
Still rocking at the jail house
Nice to see our prisoners are living well at the Raymond Detention Center.
Haley Hustle or Haley Hustled?
Mississippi threw away hundreds of millions of dollars on experimental "green energy" projects under Haley's tenure with little to show for it. Jerry Mitchell reported in the Clarion-Ledger yesterday that another Mississippi Hustle took place when KIOR ripped off the state for a $75 million loan. Mr. Mitchell reported:
Sunday, July 30, 2017
They don't make them like this any more.
Rowan Hurt Taylor died Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The son of Lillie Belle Rowan and Oscar Bomar Taylor, Rowan was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 13, 1925.
Rowan was a graduate of the Jackson public schools. He attended Power School, Bailey Junior High (designed by the father of his friend Bob Overstreet), and Central High School. For an interval during the Great Depression, he was a student in Washington D.C., where his father was general counsel for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation. In D.C., he was lucky to see an FDR inaugural parade from a window in the Willard Hotel restaurant and to attend many a Washington Senators baseball game. Eventually, he studied as an undergraduate at Mississippi State University, where he had the experience of living in "Old Main."
As soon as he was old enough after the outbreak of World War II, Rowan volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy and trained as an officer at the midshipman's school in Chicago. He then served on a destroyer escort in the Pacific and, as a radar officer, helped his shipmates to survive kamikaze attacks.
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Rebuilding a shattered dream.
If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Bill Crawford: GOP Death Panels?
In the 1960s popular songs like “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”
by the Hollies, "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers, and “You’ve Got a
Friend” by Carole King echoed a growing mood in the country to care for people
in need. Today, the majority mood has shifted again.
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Ole Miss: $25,100 for Freeze phone records
Former Ole Miss Head Football Coach Houston Nutt is trying to get all of former Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze's phone records from their former employer. Mr. Nutt filed a public records request for all phone records for all numbers assigned to Mr. Freeze since June 2012. However, Ole Miss claims it will cost $25,100 to produce the records.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Ole Miss releases names of 9 boosters
The names are posted in the 2017 and 2016 NCAA notices of allegations. I am going to post them below as I find them.
The Butler Bust
The video posted below shows the drug bust of Christophe Butler. MBN agents arrested him for felony possession of marijuana in 2011. Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith accused the agents of planting the evidence when he tried to withdraw the indictment against Butler. However, the video below shows Butler placing four bags of weed in an ottoman. The agents recovered the weed from the ottoman and arrested him. Butler was convicted this week and sentenced to serve thirty years in prison.
Ole Miss goes for the TKO against Nutt
No one ever said fighting Ole Miss would be easy for Houston Nutt. Ole Miss and IHL filed a motion to dismiss the former head football coach's lawsuit against the university yesterday in U.S. District Court. Mr. Nutt sued them on July 12 for breach of contract that occurred when Coach Hugh Freeze and Athletic Director Ross Bjork defamed him in conversations with the media.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
A tragic day in Jackson.
Say it ain't so? Yes, it is so. Two Sisters is closed. The picture shown below was taken at noon today.
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To gain it all and lose it all in one day
Note: The subject of this post is not the attorney with the same phonetically-sounding but different spelled name at Baker Donelson.
Ridgeland attorney Allen Smith has racked up an impressive series of wins in lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson in St. Louis over products liability claims involving talc powder. However, the U.S. Supreme Court might have just thrown a huge freeze over his success in one day with a June ruling.
Pair plead guilty in cream scheme.
The Justice Department issued the following statement.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Convicted! Did D.A.'s alibi disappear?
Updated with press release from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
Christopher Butler was convicted of felonious possession of marijuana in Hinds County Circuit Court today. The case was the subject of much controversy, as Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith tried to withdraw the indictment. The Attorney General took over the prosecution of the case. Judge Jeff Weill will sentence Butler Friday morning. The indictment and part of the file is posted below. The jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning a guilty verdict.
Jackson loses a round in airport fight.
The City of Jackson will have to watch the fight in federal court over control of the airport from the sidelines. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed Jackson from Stallworth et al v. Governor Phil Bryant, et al today. He said the City of Jackson had no standing to fight the state takeover of the airport in federal court. The FAA nor any other federal agency had taken any action regarding the municipal airport. Thus no federal question existed. He also ruled the legislature's actions did not violate Jackson's due process or other constitutional rights. JMAA remains a party to the lawsuit.
Rick Cleveland answers Ole Miss questions
The Answer Man returns to answer all the questions folks are asking about the Ole Miss football situation:
No more misdemeanor bookings in Raymond unless you are a drunk or a wife-beater.
The Raymond Detention Center will no longer accept prisoners who are arrested for misdemeanor charges. The new policy does not apply to DUI and Domestic Violence arrests. The memo is posted below.
Feds to DPS: Pay it back! All $7 million.
or how The Kingfish caught the Mississippi Department of Public Safety engaged in a blatant coverup.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration demanded the Mississippi Department of Public Safety repay $7.1 million in DUI enforcement grants. DPS stalled paying the federal government for several years, but the NHTSA finally said enough is enough and referred the debt to the Treasury Department for collection last November. NHTSA also said Mississippi continued to have problems in using the grants. DPS refused to provide any records about the demands to this website but JJ was able to obtain them from NHTSA.
Lindsey Miller rips Rebel Rags
Lindsey Miller denied any participation in the Great Maroon Conspiracy. Rebel Rags sued Mississippi State football players Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones for defamation in Lafayette County Circuit Court on June 9. The complaint also named Lindsey Miller and several John Does as defendants. Lindsey Miller is the stepfather of Laremy Tunsil. A NCAA Notice of Allegations charged that an unnamed Ole Miss booster gave free merchandise to two unnamed players in violation of NCAA guidelines. The President of Rebel Rags, Terry Warren, didn't take kindly to such allegations and made his displeasure quite known in the complaint.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Judge Thomas stays Ethics Commission order in Ole Miss case.
Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas just issued a temporary stay of the Mississippi Ethics Commission order that directed Ole Miss to provide a copy of the NCAA amended notice of allegations with the unredacted names of boosters cited in the notice. A hearing will be held on August 15, 2017.
"Just say yes!!!"
Bravo! will close for several weeks as it undertakes renovations. Don't take JJ's word for it. Watch the video:
Siemens and M.A.C. kiss & make up.
Siemens and M.A.C. settled their federal lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed without prejudice M.A. C. Associates v. Siemens et al on July 21. The order states that the two sides settled the case for undisclosed terms.
NAACP names fraudster as interim President
The Executive Committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People appointed Derrick Johnson as interim President and CEO of the civil rights organization. Mr. Johnson has been the president of the Mississippi Chapter of the NAACP. However, JJ readers will remember that Derrick Johnson was busted for operating a bogus charity several years ago. JJ reported on August 30, 2013:
Monday, July 24, 2017
As the Rebel Turns
Neal McCready is tweeting that Ole Miss received the NCAA's reply to Ole Miss's response to the amended notice of allegations last Friday.
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Medicaid has privacy breach
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid issued the following notice last June:
Smith tries to stop Hood in federal court.
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith asked a federal court today to stop his retrial from taking place. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus argues the Attorney General should be stopped from trying Mr. Smith for a second time since a juror allegedly and intentionally tried to effect a mistrial. The petition is posted below. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves. The D.A. was indicted by a Hinds County grand jury for improperly helping criminal defendants. His January trial ended in a mistrial. His second trial is scheduled to begin on July 30.
Bracey v. Yarber update: Get out the Lysol.
Nasty! That is the only way to describe what was recently filed in the Kimberly Bracey v. City of Jackson et al. Kimberly Bracey sued the city and former Mayor Tony Yarber for sexual harassment that allegedly occurred while she worked for him as his executive assistant. The case is currently winding its way through the legal process in federal court.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
A peek at the violent delights
Westworld won't return until 2018 but HBO released this trailer at Comic Con:
You can't make this up.
The Hookers & Hugh scandal has brought a few knuckleheads out of the woodwork as everyone tries to be a comedian.
Dereliction of Duty.
The Board of Trustees for the Jackson Public School District is now short of a quorum. WLBT reported:
Sunday morning Sermon
If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this 1996 sermon by the late Dr. Frank Pollard. He preached from 1Corinthians 6: 18-20. Some readers will appreciate the irony of the topic.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
How the Freeze got burnt
Here is some red meat from Gene's Page for those who need their daily dose of Rebeldrama this morning. The post is Steve Robertson's tale of how the Mr. Freeze's Tampa services were discovered. It is from a message board so take it for what it is worth.
Bill Crawford: Sports betting on the sly?
Speaking of doofuses, did you see Geoff Pender's column entitled "Did legislative leadership really fall for sports-betting rope-a-dope?" Or the earlier Mississippi Today story entitled "Lawmakers: Didn’t think law would legalize sports betting?"
Friday, July 21, 2017
Winter is getting colder
Game of Thrones opened with this glorious scene that made Michael Corleone look like an amateur:
Greatness.
The Oxford Eagle gives the rest of the state media a lesson in how to present a hot story on the front page:
Idiot of the day.
A so-called journalist at USA Today wrote this mindless politically-correct tripe about Dunkirk in his review:
Flexing the muscle?
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba nominated himself and newly-minted Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Robert Blaine to the 1% Sales Tax Commission. He also said he expected the Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce to give him it's four appointments to the Commission as well.
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Freeze quits!
Press conference at 7:30 PM on ESPNews. Read the bombshell story here.
Priester challenges Pamela Anderson
Jackson Ward 2 City Councilman Melvin Priester, Jr. issued this challenge to The Pamela Anderson and PETA on his Facebook page:
Judge asked to recuse himself in Ole Miss booster fight
The war between Steve Robertson and Ole Miss opened up another front yesterday. Mr. Robertson won a round last week in his fight to obtain the names of the boosters cited in two NCAA notices of allegations that were issued to Ole Miss. However, an unnamed booster, John Doe, asked Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas to void the Ethics Commission order. The Scout.com reporter asked Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas to recuse himself from the case yesterday since he has connections to Ole Miss.
Judge Kidd denies Ben Allen's request to toss verdict.
Ben Allen will have to take his fight against Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith to another court. Circuit Judge Winston Kidd denied his motion for a j.n.o.v. and a new trial yesterday.* Mr. Allen was convicted of one count of embezzlement in February. A grand jury indicted him for ten counts of embezzling funds from his employer, Downtown Jackson Partners. However, the non-profit organization defended him and said he did not embezzle funds. Judge Winston Kidd gave him a suspended prison sentence of five years and a probation term of two years.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Denied!!!
The Mississippi Supreme Court denied Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's interlocutory appeal. It looks like we will have a trial at the end of the month. More information to follow. The order states:
This matter is before the panel of Dickinson, P.J., Coleman and Beam, JJ., on Robert Smith's Second Petition for Interlocutory Appeal by Permission, filed by counsel for Smith. Also before the panel is Smith's Motion to Stay Trial Court Proceedings and the response thereto filed by counsel for the State of Mississippi. Having duly considered this matter, we find that the petition for interlocutory appeal should be denied. Further, the motion to stay trial court proceedings should be dismissed as moot.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Robert Smith's Second Petition for Interlocutory Appeal by Permission is hereby denied.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Stay Trial Court Proceedings is hereby dismissed as moot.
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Firm but fair: Shoot child, go home.
Jackson Municipal Court Judge Ali Shamsid-Dunce released without bond a man accused of shooting a seven-year old child in the neck. The Clarion-Ledger reported:
Ben Allen will fight
Ben Allen filed a notice of appeal in Hinds County Circuit Court Monday. The notice states:
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Mayor works with Republicans to fight blight
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement and pictures.
Where did the pay raises go?
The low pay of Detention Officers has been a thorn in the side of Hinds County for quite some time. The Justice Department blames much of the jail's problem on a shortage of employees, while the Sheriff blames the staffing shortage on the low pay scale. An attempt by the Supervisors to increase the pay of the Detention Officers nearly ten years ago shows the problems in trying to give such raises.
7 year-old girl shot
A seven year-old girl was shot at 11:09 PM last night in Jackson. JPD tweeted:
Monday, July 17, 2017
John Doe sues Ethics Commission over Ole Miss ruling.
Ole Miss booster John Doe isn't taking his loss at the Ethics Commission last week lying down. He appealed the decision to Hinds County Chancery Court today. Read the petition for yourself.
Teresa Malone to plead guilty in Epps case.
One more domino is falling in the Chris Epps scandal. Teresa Malone filed a motion to change her plea from not guilty to guilty in U.S. District Court today. A federal grand jury indicted her for one count of attempt & conspiracy and a count of bribery of a public official. The motion states she accepted a plea agreement offered by federal prosecutors.
Public Notice for airport project.
The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority is advertising for bids for a a roof fall protection project for the west concourse at the airport. The notice is posted below for interested parties.
Teen pleads guilty in July 4 DUI death.
Correction: The post originally stated the BAC was 0.02. The court documents actually state 0.02 or more.
Peyton Horton pleaded guilty to two counts of Aggravated DUI in Rankin County Circuit Court on May 24. Horton crashed his Jeep Wrangler on July 4, 2016, on Fannin Landing Circle. One passenger was killed and two others were injured, as all passengers were ejected. Horton will be sentenced on October 30.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Priester: "numbers are pretty rough"
Jackson Ward 2 City Councilman Melvin Priester, Jr. posted this update on city affairs on his Facebook page:
The Last Jedi
We might have gotten lucky with Episode VIII in the Star Wars saga. Disney released a new video yesterday:
Power v. Love
If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard. Dr. Pollard preached from Philippians 2:1-10 on how attitude is more important than facts.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
The Ole Miss Movie of the Week
JJ presents the Ole Miss Movie of the Week.
Feds charge 2 in yuuuuuge drug fraud scheme
The Justice Department issued the following statement.
Bill Crawford: Save us from the Doofii
"Doofus" is an
intriguing and timely word. The Oxford Living Dictionary says it likely originated
in North America in the 1960s and suggests it is either an alteration of the
word "goofus" or from the Scottish word "doof" meaning dolt.
The Online Etymology Dictionary says it is "probably related to doo-doo
and goofus."
The definitions range
from "a foolish or inept person" to "a slot-witted or stupid
person" to "an incompetent and stupid, though well-meaning, person."
Synonyms include dolt, idiot, nerd, fool,
idiot, airhead, birdbrain, boob.
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Friday, July 14, 2017
Ethics Commission orders Ole Miss to provide NCAA notices & booster names to Kingfish
The Kingfish won his fight against Ole Miss at the Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission ruled that Ole Miss's redaction of booster names in two NCAA notices of allegations violated the Mississippi public records laws. Yours truly and Scout.com reporter Steve Robertson submitted public records requests for the notices to Ole Miss. The university refused to provide a copy of the NCAA complaint against the football program and the school's response that contained the unredacted names of boosters cites in the documents. Ole Miss said it would really really like to provide the records with those unredacted names but it awaits guidance from the Commission. Well, the Commission gave it's guidance today and ruled in favor of The Kingfish and Mr. Robertson.
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Bedwetter alert.
Being clean is now racist. We kid you not. The Seattle Times reported:
Friday funnies.
Nothing like a good farce. Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy appointed Carlos the Clown to the Municipal bench as a Municipal Judge Pro-Tem:
Madison attorney accused of depleting his mother's estate.
The administrator for an estate in Simpson County accused his brother, Madison County attorney Steve Thornton, of depleting an estate and converting its assets for his own use and denying family members access to the estate.
Mississippi Bar honors Fitch
Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch issued the following press release.
New diploma options proposed
The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Three down, one to go.
All but one of the suspects in a carjacking that took place at a Byram day care center recently are in custody. The Byram Police Department issued the following statement and pictures.
Nice.
The city of Jackson dug up this stretch of road down to at least four feet several months ago. Nothing like seeing a long sewage pipe in the middle of a major road.
Wallethub: Mississippi doctors second-highest paid when adjusted for COL.
The Website Wallethub.com reported Mississippi is the eight-best state for physicians to practice medicine. The ranking was apparently based on compensation and competition. The website also stated that Mississippi physicians are the second highest-paid in the country when salaries are adjusted for cost of living. Wallethub issued the report in May.
Amber alert for missing Canton child.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued the following statement and photos:
MDOC makes largest shakedown bust this year
MDOC issued the following statement and photos.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Houston Nutt sues Ole Miss, accuses Freeze of smearing him.
Former Ole Miss Head Football Coach Houston Nutt sued the university, IHL, and the Ole Miss Athletic Foundation today in U.S. District Court in Oxford for breach of contract. However, the lawsuit focuses on alleged defamation of the former head coach by Ole Miss. Mr. Nutt also accused Head Football Coach Freeze of smearing him through "off the record" conversations with journalists.
"Firm but Fair" for wife-beater?
Wife-beatin' apparently is a-ok in Jackson. Jackson Municipal Court Judge Ali Shamsid-Deen didn't fine nor imprison one David L. Archie for domestic violence. Jackson police arrested Mr. Archie for domestic violence on September 7, 2016. His wife contacted JPD on September 3. The report states:
A.G. moves to sequester jury in D.A.'s trial.
The Robert Shuler Smith Circus returns to the Hinds County Courthouse as his retrial begins at the end of this month. The Attorney General prosecutors actually did something right and filed a motion to sequester the jury. Special Assistant Attorney General Robert Anderson argued:
Rick Cleveland: Showing you the money
USA Today's report last week of athletic budgets at universities around the country raised some eyebrows in Mississippi.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Monitor pulls no punches on Raymond jail & Sheriff in court.
Note: The Kingfish attended the hearing in Gulfport yesterday.
The monitor for the Hinds County Detention Centers inspected the jails and found them very wanting. She pointed out numerous deficiencies as Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason repeatedly failed to remedy problems at the Raymond Detention Center. The Sheriff sat stoically in the Gulfport federal courtroom as the monitor
described a state of affairs where prisoners were held after they should
have been released, inmates had easy access to contraband, deadlines
imposed by the court were missed, and numerous other problems that
plagued the detention centers still existed. However, the worst charge she made was that the Sheriff allowed detention-center positions to be used for other purposes. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Gargiulo did not take any action against Hinds County or Sheriff Mason but instead ordered another conference to be held in the fall.
Senator Roger Wicker: Rebuild the Navy
“Where
are the carriers?” This is one of the most important questions for a
President to ask during a crisis. The dispatch of an aircraft carrier
can often
be the military option that our commander-in-chief needs to project
force or help quell instability.
Given
our Navy’s fleet size, the chances of that question being met with
silence are increasing. But we have an opportunity to reverse the
trend, if we act
now to restore our naval strength.
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Monday, July 10, 2017
"A grown-up speech"
The President gave a rather serious speech in Poland that was glossed over by the media although the high-brows had a conniption in some circles. Peggy Noonan said "It was a grown-up speech that said serious things" as she recommended that he travel more:
Are some more equal than others?
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has expressed his desire to appoint Dr. Safiya Omari as his Chief of Staff. She held the same position in his father's administration. However, Dr. Omari is a Ridgeland resident and the Jackson Municipal Code has something to say about such things.
Sunday, July 9, 2017
Sheriff rocked in jailhouse report
A Justice Department report blisters the Hinds County Sheriff's Office for its operation of the jail. The report was submitted to U.S. District Judge John Gargiulo in May by a Justice Department monitor. The Justice Department sued Hinds County and the Hinds County Sheriff in 2015 for the the Raymond Detention Center's deplorable conditions, inability to protect inmates from violence, and holding inmates past their release dates. The settlement agreement requires a court-appointed monitor to periodically inspect the jail and report its findings to the court. The report paints a picture of a jail that is woefully understaffed while inmates all too often control parts of the jail. The report is posted below.
When the Country Club of Jackson was the battlefield for booze
No one would have ever thought that a scene of tuxedos and tiaras would be the battlefield where prohibition died in Mississippi but that is exactly what happened at the Country Club of Jackson in 1966. Whiskey and other spirits were illegal in 1966 as Mississippi was surprisingly the last state to dissolve prohibition. Bootleggers in places such as the Gold Coast or Gulf Coast made a fortune as supply met demand, laws be damned. Mississippi collected a "black market tax" that backstabbed local law enforcement officials who tried to enforce prohibition (if they weren't on the take themselves.). Imagine the state collecting taxes on weed while a Sheriff announces on tv he just seized a shipment of the same weed. Liquor laws were that dysfunctional for many years in Mississippi.
Sunday Morning Sermon
If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this 1987 sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard, one of the best preachers to grace Mississippi. He preaches from Acts 12.
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Bill Crawford: Debt? What debt?
So, is reducing the
national debt still the priority concern for Republican leaders?
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Friday, July 7, 2017
Back in time in Brandon
I came across this 1955 newspaper article celebrating Brandon in old issues of the Clarion-Ledger. Mary Ann Mobley appears in a couple of pictures. It gives a snapshot of Brandon
Belhaven: Stewart & Carlos Moore commited a "fraud upon the court" in sexual harassment case.
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Special Needs Tuition Scholarship applications are available
The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following press release.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Uh-oh. Here we go.
The Jackson City Council held its first meeting after the new members and Mayor Lumumba assumed office. A certain Ward 3 Councilman wasted no time in trying to wreck the BancorpSouth contract. Mr. Othor Cain reported on his Facebook page:
You cannot be serious!!!
A Canton woman sued the Courthouse because there are tennis balls on the tennis court. Victoria Carter sued the University Wellness Center in Hinds County Circuit Court for a broken ankle sustained at the former Northeast Courthouse on Northtown Drive. She also sued tennis pro Arthur Jones and former owner John L. Black, Jr.
Lunch today
Get a double order of the Chicken Pot Pie at McDade's Fortification today. You won't be able to stop once you start eating it. If you want to eat real healthy, the baked chicken is pretty good too and seasoned well.
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AG busts insurance fraud
Lord Protector Jim Hood issued the following statement.
Inmate dies at Parchman
The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement.
"Drop Zone" gets a new meaning
or better yet, see a good example of how to lose your job in less than two minutes.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Pickering to Greentech: Pay up!
State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.
Renege? Ad agency sues DPS.
The Mann Agency sued to collect $712,743 in unpaid advertising bills from the Mississippi of Department Safety in Hinds County Circuit Court last week. Mann had a contract with DPS to produce and place ads with media outlets on behalf of the agency. Mann argues that DPS should pay the bills upon presentation of the invoices while DPS argues it should reimburse Mann after the ad agency pays the media outlets. The case is assigned to Judge Bill Gowan.
MHP: 3 fatalities during holiday period
The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued the following statement.
Rick Cleveland: Appreciating Gabe Jackson
Gabe Jackson, underrated for much of his football career, just became appreciated for how good he really is.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Meet Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Chowke Antar Lumumba became Mayor of Jackson yesterday. Here is his inaugural speech. Enjoy.
Happy Independence Day!!!
Today is Independence Day. While Americans remember fallen soldiers and honor the brave, JJ will pay its respects to a different soldier- Sergeant Stubby. Stubby was a homeless pit pull mix puppy who found his way to the quad at Yale where soldiers were training before shipping off to the Great War. One doughboy adopted him and of course snuck him onto the ship when it was time to ship off to war. The rest is literally history. The New York Times even honored him with an obituary. An animated movie telling his story will be released next year.
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| Sergeant Stubby wearing his Chamois made by French Women. |
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Monday, July 3, 2017
Visit the Jackson Zoo tomorrow
Admission is only $4 if you wear red, white, and blue. Tomorrow is also the last day for Dinos. Don't miss this special treat before it leaves.
Mayor Lumumba addresses Sales Tax Commission
If you are really, really bored and have nothing else to do, watch the June 14 meeting of the Jackson 1% Sales Tax Commission. Mayor Tony Yarber did not call the meeting nor did he attend the meeting. Vice-Chairman Duane O'Neill called the work session. Mayor-Elect Chokwe Antar Lumumba attended and was invited to speak by the Commission.
Nuts!!!
Mississippi Secretary of State Hibbit Hosemann issued the following statement.
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Commish: Grill safely
Insurance Commish Mike Chaney issued the following statement.
Out with the old, in with the new.
Jackson gets a new Mayor tomorrow. Posted below is the sponsorship form for the Inauguration. Sources told JJ that the committee collected over $180,000 in contributions for the inauguration.
Falling into a pit of snakes
If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon preached by the late Dr. Frank Pollard. Dr. Pollard preaches from John 15:9 in this 1987 sermon.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Crimestopper gets stopped
A Mississippi Crimestopper coordinator wants to be the Louisiana State Police Superintendent. State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.
Bill Crawford: How to save money 101
George Carlin’s word skits made me laugh… and sometimes think. His monologue about “shell shock” morphing to “battle fatigue” then to “post-traumatic stress disorder” lampoons how we have come to use less disturbing, more benign words to camouflage reality. It came to mind when the Governor made his budget proposal.
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