Jackson Jambalaya

What's in a number? Quite a bit if it is the crime statistics for Jackson.  WLBT's C.J. Lemaster dived deep into the crime stats for Jackson and didn't like what he found.  He reported:

The Jim Hood for Governor Campaign issued the following statement.

The Tate Reeves for Governor campaign issued the following statement .

Sometimes it's never a good idea to mess with the other team.... or their women as an Ole Miss basketball player found out last night:

The first two sessions of Coco with the PoPo were cancelled this week: 

UMMC issued the following press release written by Garry Pettus. 

 He's bad, he's black, and he's BACK!  Election Man has nothing on Super Steve up in Holmes County . (In That Movie Guy voice) When the county cratered, one hero came forth.... Super Steve!

Mississippi Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has been an unapologetic liberal on social issues for the whole of his long congressional career and that stance has certainly applied to issues surrounding immigration.

The snowstorm that wasn't.....

The Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned Ben Allen's conviction.  The Court stated:

The Justice Department issued the following statement.

The Jackson City Council voted unanimously to enter contract negotiations with ZoOceanarium, LLC to manage the Jackson Zoo at a special meeting yesterday.  ZoOceanarium will replace the Jackson Zoological Society, which has managed the zoo since 1986. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement yesterday. 

JPD issued the following statement and photo.

Duck-hunting with a .380? MDOC issued the following statement.

A woman posted the following message and picture on Facebook:

UMMC issued the following statement.

Coming soon:

Bill Maher gores yet another sacred cow: Comic book movies.  It's about time someone took on the Marvel Universe.  Enjoy.

Enjoy this 1986 sermon from the late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist, Jackson) as he preached through a cold.

Rep. Tom Miles of Forest is on to something. With regard to tests required for high school graduation, he wants to move from an education bureaucracy based approach to a market based approach.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement. 

If you want to see some boxing smack at its best, check out this video of Muhammad Ali and Cus D'amato.  They analyze past greats such as Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey.  D'amato dissects Ali's style and tells him what the game plan would be to beat him. Mind you, this took place before the great fights of the 1970's and pretty much foretold what Frazier would do.  Enjoy.

USA Today ranked the states in terms of um, drunkedness.  Fortunately or unfortunately, Mississippi ranked 46, just behind Utah, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Alabama. 

Butler Snow asked a federal judge to dismiss a receiver's complaint against the firm in the Lamar Adams case.  The Ridgeland law firm issued the following press release:

Update #2: Joseph Zattoni was arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of Stoney Qualls. 

Update #1: MBI cancels Qualls Silver Alert .

A Rankin County deputy shot a man suspected in the disappearance of Stoney Qualls this evening.  The shooting took place on Moncure Road in Rankin County.

Best campaign ad we've seen in a long time.

Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following statement.

The Clinton Police Department issued the following statement.

Looks like our know-nothing friends who oppose vaccines are paying a price in Oregon.The Salt Lake Tribune reported:

The Waffle House on McDowell Road got robbed yet again.  JPD tweeted:

Some little boys collect matchbox cars.  Others make models of cars.  One little boy set his heart upon collecting car emblems so he did what every polite young man should do: he simply asked.  Popular Mechanics reported:

Credit: Popular Mechanics

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued the following alert.

Today was a bloodbath for the media as newsrooms were decimated across the country. The Poynter website reported:

The gang at It's a Southern Thing tackled email spam in their latest sketch:

Update: Family has retained Sweet & Associates.  

Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart ruled that the death of 61 year-old George Robinson was a homicide.

State Auditor Shad White issued the following press release.

A Northeast Jackson homeowner complained to the City Council last night about an animal control officer's refusal to seize three pit bulls after they jumped his fence, killed his pug, and attacked his family.

The state of Mississippi has repaid $1.3 million of DUI grants to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  NHTSA ordered the Department of Public Safety to repay $7 million in DUI enforcement grants after it determined DPS mismanaged the funds. 

State Rep. Felix Edwin “Stump” Perry was one of the most effective legislators in the long history of the Mississippi House, but it was the style with which Ed carried out his legislative duties that made Ed’s passing last week at age 76 statewide news.

Update (1/23/19): Bill passes Senate without amendment. 

Steve Wilson reported on the Mississippi Center for Public Policy's website:

Uh-oh.  The MDOC Commissioner went complaining to the legislature that the public records laws are too tough.  The Clarion-Ledger reported last week:

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.

Money woes continued for the struggling Jackson Zoo as the Attorney General refused to approve a donation from Hinds County. 

Welcome to another edition of Matchbook Monday. Feel free to add your stories or any information about them in the comments section as you enjoy these blasts from the past. Readers can email copies of any old matchbooks to kingfish1935@gmail.com.

Want to help a furloughed federal worker? The Jackson Foodies and Jeff Good's crew are offering a way to do so.  Mr. Good posted this message on Facebook yesterday:

More changes are coming to the Clarion-Ledger.  Executive Editor Samuel Hall announced today:

If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.  He  preached from Matthew 5:17-48 in this 1990 sermon. 

There is political language used to divide us. There is political language used to unite us.

The Veteran's Memorial in Canton Cemetery was vandalized last night.  This post appeared on several Madison County community pages.

Want to see where the culture is going? Or should we say where it already is? Check out the Netflix movie of the day:

The Lumumba Administration presented its new crime-fighting plan to the Jackson City Council today.

UMMC issued the following press release.

Never let it be said Commissioner Crybaby is a quitter.  The Mississippi Department of Public Safety fought State Representative Joel Bomgar over a public records request.  DPS denied his request but Mr. Bomgar appealed to the Ethics Commission.  The Commission ruled in the State Representative's favor and fined two DPS attorneys $100 each. However, Commissioner Marshall Fisher doesn't take such losses lightly but instead appealed the decision to Hinds County Chancery Court.  DPS is the only government agency to ever appeal a public records ruling by the Mississippi Ethics Commission to Chancery Court. 

Today's edition of Flashback Friday continues to take a look at who said what when it was time to vote for higher taxes to fund the construction of the Jackson Convention Center.   JJ reported last week that the convention center had an operating loss of  $1.4 million per year* and has already lost nearly $300,000 just a few months into the new fiscal year. Earlier post with financial statements. The Capital City sharecroppers promise it would generate $40 million in revenue and create 700 jobs when they told us to vote for higher taxes.  Check out these past editorials and articles.

The National Organization is pulling the plugs on the Dekes at LSU.

It appears Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has chosen a new company to operate the Jackson Zoo. Posted on the agenda for next week's meeting of the Jackson City Council:

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.

JPD issued the following statements. 

Nissan is cutting shifts at the Canton plant. A memo sent to suppliers stated:

The Employee Appeals Committee of the State Personnel Board reinstated a State Trooper who was fired for alleged domestic violence.  DPS Commissioner Marshall Fisher complained about the decision at a Legislative hearing last week:

Rough day yesterday.  4 homicides, accusations of police brutality, and of course the usual political drama at the Capitol.  Time to take a break and warm up your hearts.

Allegations of police misconduct rocked JPD today.  These posts appeared on Facebook this morning.

Jackson Ward 4 Councilman DeKeither Stamps is running for the Public Service Commission.  He announced on Facebook:

JPD issued the following statement. 

Speakah of the House Phillip Gunn issued the following statement.

Butler Snow is on the short list for a "Law Firm of the Year" award.  The Mississippi Business Journal reported yesterday:

School desegregation in Mississippi was a tough, messy and often a very dangerous business.

Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig.  Nuff said.

UMMC issued the following statement.

JPD made a second arrest in the murder of Reverend Anthony Longino.  JPD stated in a press release:

Are electric power associations overcharging their members? Tis the question asked in a war waged in court between several Mississippi electric cooperatives and their members. The members keep winning but the electric power associations keep appealing. 

April is coming so HBO released a teaser video last night.

State Treasurer and Master of Coin Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

Gannett may be on the auction block.  The Wall Street Chronicle reported today:

JPD issued the following statement. 

Enoch is looking a little old.  Might be slowing down. 

JPD issued the following statement.

UMMC issued the following press release.

Update (1/13/19): Suspects arrested in both murders. More to follow.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

Crime Update (9:15 PM): Man was shot to death in the parking lot of the South Jackson Walmart tonight on Greenway Drive off Hwy 18.  

Update (3:15 PM): JPD is questioning a person of interest.  He is 14 years old.  Deceased Pastor's name is Anthony Longino. 

JPD tweeted the following statements. 

JPD issued the following statement Friday night.

If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this 1990 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.

State revenue collections are running ahead of target. The state rainy day fund and other reserves are full of cash. Agency budget cuts appear to be behind us. Pointing to all this, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said "Mississippi is in our best financial and fiscal shape in our history." Speaker of the House Philip Gunn chimed in saying, "This is the result of conservative practices over the last seven years." That seven years covers the tenure of Reeves, Gunn and Gov. Phil Bryant in their current leadership positions.

Nothing like a good ole fashioned prank...

It is becoming increasingly likely that Trump will have to declare a national emergency and use the military to build the wall. Some Republicans don't like that.

Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher whined to the legislature Thursday about alleged unfair treatment from the State Personnel Board.  The Commish thinks he has the right to be a dictator and fire anyone who catches his ire, the truth be damned.  Unfortunately, a Clarion-Ledger reporter,  Giacomo Bologna, fell for his act hook, line, and sinker.  Mr. Bologna reported:

Morgan Freeman appeared on The Electric Company.  Enjoy the videos posted below.

$40 million and a job.  Actually, 700 jobs.  Capital City sharecropping, 21st century style. That was the promise of the Jackson Convention Center.  Today's edition of Flashback Friday will begin to take a look at how the Jackson Convention Center came to be.   See for yourself.

People went damn nuts in Jackson today.  Just sickening.  JPD issued the following statements.

The Ridgeland Police Department released the following statement and video.

Visit Jackson agreed to contribute $450,000 to the Jackson Convention Center as its fortunes continued to worsen.  The Convention Center lost $1.4 million in FY 2018 and continued to lose money through the end of the year.

Leftenent Governor Tate Reevef iffued the following ftatement.

Correction: Public Notice published three weeks ago. 

The Board of Dental Examiners, the Grand Poobahs who regulate the dental profession in Mississippi, are holding a work session on a Saturday. You read that correctly.  The Board if going to discuss making changes to several regulations but will do so on the weekend.    Meanwhile, check out how the Board treats dentists who dare to come before the Board and say their peace.

Edwards Mayor Marcus Wallace is running for MDOT Central Commissioner.  The Madison County resident posted on Facebook:

The FBI is investigating the placement of several nooses and signs on the Capitol grounds on the day before the November 27, 2018 Senate election.   JJ obtained a copy of the police report.  It is posted below.

Time for some humor.  A Uber driver in Baltimore told a San Diego running back the Ravens would win - without realizing who his fare was.

JPD issued the following statement. 

Here is another blessing from the Hinds County criminal justice system.  Remember Elijah Harris? He tried to rob a bank in Clinton and did it with a smile.

Lamar Adams began serving his 235-month sentence this week at a federal prison in Arkansas.

Don't know of there is a Gofundmepage set up but this fella needs your cards and prayers while he is in the hospital.

Secretary of State Gibbit Hosemann issued the following statement.

A Richland police chase into Jackson ended in a shooting of the suspect Saturday night.  WAPT reported:

Longevity runs in my family on both sides. My father lived to a few weeks shy of 76 years. My mom made it 82 years. My grandmothers lived to be 93 and 101 respectively. One grandfather died at 76 and the other at 81.  Those numbers tend to be encouraging as I celebrate my 60th birthday this week – or at least with no scientific fact to support my belief, I choose to be encouraged by them. But those numbers represent the up side of my realities.

Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason announced on Facebook he will run for re-election this year. The announcement is posted below.

State Representative Robert Foster qualified to run for Governor this morning at Mississippi Republican Party headquarters in Jackson. Looks like we got us a steel-cage, no rules, loser leave town match in August.  See for yourself below .

Since the electric cooperatives of Mississippi are attempting to flex some muscle as they try to bring broadband internet service to rural Mississippi, JJ took a quick peek at their tax returns.  JJ occasionally posts the 990's of Mississippi non-profit organizations.  The co-ops get their turn at bat in this post. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following press release. 

State Representative Marcus Baker issued the following statement. 

It should come as no surprise that State Senator Terry Burton's 2nd Offense DUI arrest would not go unnoticed in his district. Tyler McCaughn issued the following statement.

Welcome to another edition of Matchbook Monday. Feel free to add your stories or any information about them in the comments section as you enjoy these blasts from the past. Readers can email copies of any old matchbooks to kingfish1935@gmail.com.

A pack of three pit bulls jumped into a Northeast Jackson resident's back yard, killed a small dog, and then chased the family.  Unfortunately, the JPD animal control officer refused to seize the dogs but instead returned them to the owner.  Good boy!

“Area’s with brain power have a competitive advantage over other areas,” I researched and wrote in a column 16 years ago. “Brain power is the gold of the 21st Century in America.”

A fight broke out at the Food Depot on Northside Drive in Jackson last night.  The store was forced to close early.  It is not known if JPD arrested anyone.  The video of the fight is posted below. 

He believes in you even when you don't believe in yourself is the message of today's sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.  If you can't make it to church this morning, enjoy this sermon.  Dr. Pollard preached from Matthew 5:13-16 in this 1990 sermon.

JPD issued the following statement.

Came across this gem of a fan-produced Star Wars short.  Pretty good production value and fleshed out the Darth Maul storyline a little.  Hell, it told the story of Maul better than did Lucas. 

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.

Will rural Mississippi finally get better internet access? There are many pleasures to be gained from enjoying the pastoral life.  Unfortunately, a bane of such living is the lack of broadband internet access in much of Mississippi.  Living in the sticks too often means just that - living in the sticks away from copper and fiber.  Mississippi electric coops will try to get permission from the legislature this year to provide internet service to "underserved" areas in Mississippi.  Journeyman reporter Bobby Harrison reported in Mississippi Today recently:

The Silly Season is upon us as candidates began qualifying this week.  The Governor's race, for some strange reason, brought to mind this video.

Leftenant Governor Tate Reeves issued the following press release.

The Waitr app has taken the Jackson restaurant scene by storm.  The restaurant delivery app is popular in the Jackson area.  What do Jacksonians love to order?

JPD issued the following statement.

A tragic hunting accident took place last week at Eagle Lake. Although no one was killed, doctors were forced to amputate part of Matt Branch's leg after it was shot by a shotgun.  WBRZ (Baton Rouge) reported:

A daring rescue took place at the on-ramp of Pascagoula Street and I-55 where a Greyhound bus overturned on it's side.  Watch first responders rescued the trapped passengers in the video posted below.

Madison resident Johnny Black, III posted this message on Facebook.

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued the following statement. 

Somebody thought introducing a  bulldog to a longhorn was a good idea. What could possibly go wrong?

During the 2018 federal election cycle, The New York Times, The Washington ____ and other national news organizations examined the question of what they saw as Mississippi’s declining clout on Capitol Hill.
Clearly, the 2018 retirement of 45-year veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran – who held the vastly influential post of Senate Appropriations Committee chairman – represents a tremendous loss of clout for the state. Republicans and Democrats alike statewide recognize that fact.

JJ is turning over a new leaf and posting below the top ten posts of 2018.  They are ranked according to the traffic generated for each post. JJ thought you might like to know what you liked to read on this website before we move into the new year.