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 Once upon a time, Don Rickles took on the Dodgers.....

Beth Bilbo submitted this guest column in honor of Women's History Month. 

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we are also coming upon the one-year anniversary of Mississippi’s Shelter in Place order. It’s an anniversary that many business owners want to forget due to the abysmal business climate we’ve suffered through. While owning a small business is never easy, it has been particularly challenging during COVID, especially for minority and women owned businesses. To these entrepreneurs, I want to encourage you during these hard times and help lend my voice and advice. 

 JPD tweeted the following statement. 

There is no justice in Jackson for a police officer who survived a deadly traffic stop at a South Jackson gas station three years ago.  Two men tried to shoot JPD Officer Mike Tarrio but he managed to kill one assailant and arrest the other one.  He received an "Officer of the Year" award for his heroism.  This being Jackson, such bravery did not go unpunished as Jackson suspended him with pay for over a year.  To add insult to injury, the man who repeatedly shot at him was never indicted for the crime thanks to some bureaucratic bumbling.  

One year ago today, my life seemed to be at a complete standstill. The global pandemic was shifting into second gear, my city and state were shut down except for essential businesses, and the six restaurants and two bars I had spent 32 years of my life building were all closed. The situation was dire and the future looked bleak. My wife, two children, and I were holed up at our house which I wasn’t sure we’d even be living in a few months down the road. I was doing what I could to help our 300 furloughed team members and the community and state at large, but all future outlooks seemed grim.

 G. Gordon Liddy passed away yesterday at his son's home.  No cause of death was given. 

 The food fight over the University of Mississippi Foundation's investments continues.  Ole Miss alumnus Otho "Bubba" Petit accused the Foundation of cutting sweetheart timber investments with Molpus Woodlands Group in a petition submitted to the Board of Trustees for the Institutions of Higher Learning. 

The Walmart on Highway 18 in Jackson has been evacuated. Some idiot phoned in a bomb threat.

 The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following guidelines for faith-based services. 

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

Was Kenneth Stokes correct when he called the Mayor "Lying Lumumba"?  Watch Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba shuck the corn in this March 18 interview on the progressive website, Democracy Now.  There is no untruth, half-truth, or quarter-truth he won't tell if it means he can blame someone else for Jackson's water problems.   Watch the video or read the transcript.  They are both posted below with color commentary from yours truly.   Enjoy. 

 Package stores will be able to deliver that favorite bottle of Blanton's Bourbon to your home.  Governor Tate Reeves is expected to sign HB #1135. 

In a way, faith is sort of like politics, only for the long, and I mean the really long run. The week leading up to Resurrection Sunday is holy for Christians around the world. Be careful who you trust. 

Hattiesburg shut down a nightclub this year after it suffered not two homicides but two shootings on Valentine's Day.  A Chancellor allowed the club to reopen Thursday but only after it agreed to a list of conditions with the city.

 WJTV interviewed former Jackson Mayors Tony Yarber and Dale Danks about the Jackson water system. The penetrating interviews provide some much-needed background about Jackson's water problems.

Watch this video of an interview Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba  gave to the progressive Democracy Now website on March 17.   What is wrong with this picture?

 Attorney General Evelyn Fitch issued the following statement. 

 Decided to work on the yard instead of going to church? Don't feel too guilty as JJ has got you covered.  Enjoy this 1991 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.  He asked if one is prepared for a tough answer to prayer.

House Bill 1048 didn’t get much fanfare as it moved through the Legislature. Perhaps its impact will.

The bill authored by Rep. Jody Steverson of Ripley and signed into law by Gov. Tate Reeves on March 24 moves the qualifying deadline for most state, district, and county elections up to February 1.

 The Ten Commandments returns to the big screen next week at Tinseltown and Malco Grandview. Showtimes are posted below. 

 A CDC study reported mask mandates and restaurant re-openings barely affected the spread of Covid-19.  Such news should be welcome, right? Well, not so fast my friends.  In true bureaucratic fashion, the CDC said good was bad and bad was good.  The CDC reported the results of a nine-month study on March 5: 

Bill Maher poked some fun at the placement of social justice warning labels on My Fair Lady and a plethora of other beloved movie classics last week.  Hollywood apparently thinks we are so fragile that we can't watch a movie without a teaching lesson.  You can't make this up. 

 JPD tweeted the following statement. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba repeated the lie that state government does not pay Jackson for its water more than a few times before he was forced to backtrack and admit the untrue nature of his statements.  The Mayor made the false claim as recently as last week to the progressive website Democracy Now.  He made similar remarks in a March 8 local press conference and March 12 in the New York Times. 

 The Clinton Police Department issued the following statement. 

 This post was first published in Y'all Politics. Mr. Corder is the editor of the website. 

The Mississippi Legislature is tasked with handling the business of the people, tackling issues of importance that will both improve the State and the lives of Mississippians. When they cannot come together, what’s left is the referendum process whereby the people move an issue forward the politicians refuse to embrace.

The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement. 

 The boo-boo keeps bubbling up around St. Richard Catholic School.  WAPT reported last night:

 This commercial is almost painful to watch.  Beam me up. 

 Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

 If you are bored, check out the drama over on the Facebook page of Strange Brew Coffeehouse in Tupelo. 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba defended the M-Bar at a Monday press conference. Three homicides have been linked to the Ridgewood Court nightclub.

Since Reagan left office, many of us have had to vote against candidates for President. The 2020 election offered grassroots middle-of-the-country voters the opportunity to elect a candidate with a proven track record of making America great again. (Remember, Bill Clinton was the first to use that campaign line!) 

 The state of Mississippi paid Jackson $2.9 million for water bills at the Capitol Complex since 2016.  A list of payments are posted below.  JJ obtained the payment schedules through a public records request.

 State Auditor Shadrick White issued the following statement. 

 A quick-thinking prosecutor saved a domestic violence victim from her assailant during a hearing.  The hearing was held via zoom.  St. Joseph County (MI) prosecutor Deborah Davis noticed the victim kept looking to the side during the hearing.  She suspected the defendant was present in the victim's home in violation of the no-contact order.  Watch the drama as it unfolds in the video posted below. 

 Attorney General Evelyn Fitch issued the following statement. 

How many times can a Mayor lie?  Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba told the New York Times the state of Mississippi does not pay Jackson for water used.   The statement was not true. However, it was not the first time he told this wee little lie.  Check out this March 8 press conference.

 Check out this week's recipe posted below.

Last week I received the sad news that Barbara Thomas, of Barbara’s Home Cookin’ in Franklin, Tennessee, passed away. Thomas opened the popular meat-and-three café in the formerly quiet suburb of Nashville in the late 1990s but sold her interest a couple of years ago. Thomas was a native of New Augusta, Mississippi, but claimed my hometown, Hattiesburg— the nearest larger city close to New Augusta— as home. She was a court reporter by trade, who retired from that profession and got into the restaurant business, and the entire Nashville metroplex was better for it.

  Despite the fact that Mississippi has not been particularly fertile ground for labor unions seeking new members from new employment sectors, the attention of American farmers, growers, and other food producers will watch an upcoming case before the U.S. Supreme Court with rapt attention.

 What is the first thing you think of when you see a herd of elephants at the zoo?

 Does your kid need a job? Koestler Prime is hiring busboys.  Call 601-826-4445.  

 Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance posted the following picture and video on Twitter.

Bigger Pie Forum authored and sponsored this post. 

The Mississippi House of Representatives has passed, and the Senate is expected to vote this week on HB 1048, a bill to move the deadline for candidates to file to run for office to February 1 of election years.

 The Clinton Police Department issued the following statement. 

 Check out this drone footage of a volcano eruption in Iceland. 

 Jerry Mitchell authored this article for the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. It is reprinted with his permission.

Burl Cain burnished his reputation as a reformer inside the walls of one of the nation’s bloodiest prisons, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola where stabbings, beatings and killings were commonplace.

And now he faces the battle of turning around another notorious prison, the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, which has been immortalized for its brutal violence in songs, books and landmark litigation.

Mayor says he was "armed" with wrong information. 

Governor Tate Reeves zinged Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba at a press conference today for the Mayor's statement that the state does not pay Jackson for its water.  The Governor graciously gave the Mayor an escape route from the corner but took strong exception to what the Mayor told the New York Times recently.  The Mayor owned up to his mistake today and said he was given bad information. 

Half of Mississippi's adults have received at least one does of the Covid-19 vaccine.  Governor Tate Reeves announced today that over 1 million Covid-19 vaccine shots have been administered in Mississippi. Approximately 350,000 Mississippians have received both vaccines while the remainder received the first dose.  

 Jackson Ward 1 City Councilman Ashby Foote wants JPD to "look into" the M-Bar.  WLBT reported:

 William Shatner is 90, yes, 90 years young today.  Here are some of his most memorable scenes. 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

Lumumba  said state does not pay for water. 

 The Mississippi State Department of Health paid $360,000 to the city of Jackson since over the last three years for water/sewer services.  The payments completely contradict Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's recent claims the state of Mississippi does not pay Jackson for water.  JJ obtained the payment records through a public records request.

 Bill Maher took on the Trophy Generation, Paris Hilton, and Rolling Stone Friday night. Prepare to laugh. 

 SHUT IT DOWN!!!

Yet another homicide took place at the M-Bar last night.  Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance tweeted: 

 The late Dr. Frank Pollard took aim at the welfare mentality as he preached from 1 Timothy 5: 1-21.  If you can't make it to church, enjoy this 1992 sermon. 

While the media tends to portray Republicans as environmental exploiters, history shows a more balanced reality. From Republican Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, William Howard Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush to numerous other GOP leaders, Republicans have distinguished records as conservationists.

 Twin Peaks announced on Facebook: 

 Mr. McRae is the State Treasurer of Mississippi.  He submitted this guest column.

 What is wrong with this picture?

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

 Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security advisor, wrote an op-ed published in the Washington Journal earlier this month calling on Americans to return to “immortal truths upon which America was founded….” 

Mayor says state does not pay Jackson water bills. 

Bedeviled by water problems, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba just could not pass up a chance to smear state government in the New York Times.  There is just one problem.  Nothing he said was true.  The New York Times published a story on Jackson's water crisis on March 12. The article included this little quote from the Mayor:

 Therese Apel damn near got herself wiped out over by a dangerous curve in Colonial Heights area. Fortunately, the intrepid reporter survived the incident although a vehicle took out the WLBT SUV and part of a house.  

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

 The tax swap bill is dead, dead, and back from the dead.  Never let it be said Speaker Gunn and his merry band of Gumps are quitters.  The Senate killed their massive tax swap bill this week.  However, Gunn & the Gumps struck back, attaching a new version of their tax swap to a $121 million higher education bond bill.

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Did lockdowns actually prevent the spread of Covid-19? More than a few people are asking that question.  The Associated Press reported:

A common mantra in Jackson is the city does not have the money to fix its water system.  However, if the city lacks money, perhaps it should look in the mirror.  The inability to serve and collect water bills cratered the system. It is really quite simple.   No revenue equals no money, not mo' money.  The State Veterans Home in West Jackson is one example of Jackson incompetence when it comes to performing basic tasks. 

 The city of Madison issued the following statement.

Check out this week's recipe posted below: Chocolate Pie!

Bar owner Neal Bodenheimer is an intrepid trailblazer. It takes courage and nerve to go into an uncharted New Orleans neighborhood devoid of restaurants, taverns, retail, and foot traffic and open a new business. The fact that he opened one of the premier cocktail bars in the country is even more impressive.

A highly anticipated documentary film based on The New York Times bestselling book that was the 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist for general nonfiction will debut March 25 at 6 p.m. at the venerable Oxford Film Festival.

 Can't decide whether to go the football game or church? Coach Prime has a simple solution: BOTH. 

 The Speaker's massive tax swap bill died in the Senate today.  

 Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following statement. 

 The city of Jackson will finally sue several companies that dumped millions of gallons of acidic wastewater into the sewer system.  The agenda for today's Jackson City Council meeting includes a motion to sue Gold Coast Commodities, Rebel High Velocity Sewer Services, and Partridge-Sibley Industrial Services.  However, this being Jackson, nothing is ever simple.  The motion includes language to hire the same attorneys that walked away with $30 million in the Siemen's settlement.

 The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following press release. 

 Lord Protector Tate Reeves issued the following statement.

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 March is indeed mad.....

 Mike Land sued prominent attorney Chuck McRae for legal malpractice in Madison County Circuit Court in January.  The Madison barber claims he hired Mr. McRae to file an alienation of affection lawsuit but the attorney never filed the complaint. 

 Crimestoppers issued the following bulletin. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba often expresses his desire to run gun shows out of town.  Unfortunately for the Capital City Gun Show, the Mayor quit talking and started doing as he escalated his war on Jackson gun shows this weekend.  The Jackson Fire Department surprised vendors at the gun show yesterday when the gun show began.  Accompanied by Jackson police, the Jackson Fire Department told vendors they had to pay a $50 "fire inspection fee" for each booth.   Needless to say, the vendors were not too happy about the sudden demand.  The word "extortion" was used more than a few times.

 Bill Maher called Americans a "silly people" while discussing how China is cleaning America's clock. 

 Can enemies become friends? The late Dr. Frank Pollard asked this question in the 1991 sermon posted below.  If you missed church today, here is a pretty good substitute. Enjoy.

Incessant innovation is the key to economic growth suggested Martin Wolf in The Financial Times. “Historical experience confirms that growth is a race to the top,” he wrote. “It means exploiting new opportunities that generate enduring advantages in high-productivity sectors and so high wages.”

One of the best boxers ever passed away today.  Marvelous Marvin Hagler's wife posted on Facebook: 

The FBI issued the following statement. 

WJTV "investigated" the ammo shortage and reported the main cause is the cost of metal:

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 While the Mississippi House and Senate squabble over the tax swap bill, the battle royale may be for naught.  It appears Congress might have banned states from cutting taxes in the covid-19 relief bill passed this week. Our friends at the Wall Street Journal editorial page reported Tuesday:

Prominent Jackson attorney caught lying in court. 

The hottest story in the Mississippi legal community right now is the Mississippi Supreme Court's opinion that was rendered yesterday in Hyundai v. Applewhite*.  The Court minced no words in ruling attorney Dennis Sweet, III lied about paying a preacher to manipulate juries in order to obtain favorable verdicts.  The opinion states Mr. Sweet and the late Pastor Carey Sparks teamed up to improperly influence juries and lied in court about it. 

 The People's Advocacy Group issued the following bulletin.

Audrey Hepburn charmed American in My Fair Lady but she made one voice out of two voices - Hers for speaking and Marni Nixon's for singing.  Posted below is a rare clip of Audrey actually singing.  Enjoy this little flashback of America's sweetheart. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

 The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following statement. 

Madison County Justice Judge Marsha Weems Stacey set bond at $100,000 for Belinda Marshall.  Marshall was arrested Monday for the a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in personal injury or death. 

 What's wrong with this picture at the Clarion-Ledger? 

Did a State Senator abscond with an estate?  An estate accused State Senator Ben Suber (R-Braveheart) of embezzling four condos from his client in a lawsuit filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court.  

 List of water distribution sites posted below. 

The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Hinds County Supervisor David L. Archie blasted Supervisor Credell Calhoun for hiring an interim county administrator..... right after Mr. Archie voted for the new county administrator.   Yes, you read that sentence correctly.

 Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 The Richland Police announced Fire Chief Brandon Weems is missing. The press conference is streamed live below.

 Check out this week's recipe posted below. 

If I could only choose one vegetable to eat for the rest of my life the choice would be easy.

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement. 

 This story was originally published by Propublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Alec MacGillis authored this story. This story is loooong but well worth reading.  Get a Fuentes Maduro.   

Everything looks the same on either side of the Texas-New Mexico border in the great oil patch of the Permian Basin. There are the pump jacks scattered across the plains, nodding up and down with metronomic regularity. There are the brown highway signs alerting travelers to historical markers tucked away in the nearby scrub. There are the frequent memorials of another sort, to the victims of vehicle accidents. And there are the astonishingly deluxe high school football stadiums. This is, after all, the region that produced “Friday Night Lights.”

  On March 1, the national debt of the United States exceeded $28 trillion dollars. What is the national debt?

 Repeating his deadly Covid-19 nursing home policy, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo forced group homes for the mentally disabled to accept Covid-19 patients, even though the virus is more deadly for such patients. The policy even banned the group the homes from testing for the virus even if the subject was coming from the hospital.  Fox News reported: 

 There is no sugar-coating it: Things don't look too good for Supertalk's JT.  His daughter posted on Facebook yesterday: 

 Massage therapists and law enforcement can breathe a sigh of relief.  A bill that would have abolished the Board of Massage Therapists and all licensure requirements for massage therapists died in a Senate committee last week, truly a happy ending. 

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement. 

White flight continues in Cleveland after a federal judge ordered the city's two high schools to consolidate in 2016.  A trickle of white flight became a flight as white student enrollment fell by more than a third in only five years after consolidation. 

 The Leftenent Governor and Mayor of Jackson are playing a game of hardball.  WAPT reported last night:

 Overtime Sports issued the following statement. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 It's been 50 years since the Fight of the Century.  Frazier-Ali, Ali-Frazier.  The mere mention of those two names in the same sentence conjures up visions of blood-soaked canvases. How big was the fight? It was so big that not even Frank good get a ticket to it.  To get into the arena, Ole Blue Eyes  somehow conned Life magazine into hiring him as a photographer. Burt Lancaster scored a color commentator gig.  How big was it? The appearance of an unknown Frank Lucas at the fight tipped off the narcs he might be the real "Mr. Big"  as he sat in front of the mobsters. Sit back and enjoy some boxing history.

 WJTV "investigated" whether gun shows contribute to the spiraling violence in Jackson: 

 State Bean Counter Shad White issued the following statement. 

Last week, President Joe Biden said that Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, both Republicans, were guilty of “Neanderthal thinking” because they removed statewide mask mandates! It’s reminiscent of Hillary’s calling us irredeemable “deplorables,” or candidate Barack Obama remarking that bitter small-town voters "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

The CDC took a step forward back to normalcy today.  The government agency said individual who are "fully vaccinated" against Covid-19 can socialize with other "fully vaccinated" people without a mask or social distancing. The new guidelines give some more nuggets of good news:

 The 2020-2021 school year will be forever known as the Covid-19 school year.  As schools struggled to educate their students under unprecedented challenges, their enrollment predictably fell across the board in the Jackson metro area. 

 Just a typical lawless day on the streets of Jackson.....

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Bill Maher said something that need to be said Friday night.  Did he talk about Trump? Covid-19? Biden? Qanon follies? Nope.  He took on something else completely different from the usual fare. 

 Gotta respect a Baptist preacher who quotes Rodney Dangerfield in the middle of a sermon.  If you are enjoying a lazy spring day instead of going to church, enjoy watching the late Dr. Frank Pollard present this 1991 sermon.

Confused or concerned by Gov. Tate Reeves hasty move to lift COVID mask mandates?

 It took awhile but the truth of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's killing of senior citizens is emerging.  The Governor sent Covid-19 infected patients to nursing homes last year.  The virus spread among senior citizens.  Lawmakers and other parties questioned the policy.  However, the  New York Times reports the Governor changed reports and concealed the true nature of the disaster:

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba wants $47 million from the Legislature to repair and improve Jackson's water treatment plants.  Well, if the Mayor goes a beggin' for money, he should hope the Governor and Legislature overlooks a certain little scene from last summer.  JJ reported on July 2, 2020: 

John Morgan Dowdy was once again busted for drugs.  Ridgeland police arrested Dowdy Thursday for trafficking, conspiracy, and selling controlled substances. 

 Just another day in Chokwe's Jackson.....

JJ posted a short video of Hartfield Academy's seventh-grade quarterback Jaxon Jenkins performing some drills.  The post was meant in good fun but of course, some clowns took it waaaaaaaaay too seriously.  Posted below young Jenkins in action on the gridiron.  His peers may catch up one day but hey, it's better to be the one giving the punishment than the one getting it. Enjoy. 

 Jackson Public Works Director Dr. Charles Williams is briefing the media on Jackson's water recovery.  The presser is streamed below. 

 Butler Snow will pay $9.5 million to the SEC Receiver in the Lamar Adams case.  U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves approved the settlement on February 25.   

This post was submitted and sponsored by State Treasurer David McRae. 

And she dribbles, shoots, and scores – a scholarship!” For twelve lucky students, that will be the announcement they’ll hear over the intercom during the upcoming state basketball tournament.

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba asked the Legislature to appropriate $47 million to repair and improve Jackson's water/sewer system.  Jackson is suffering from its third week of water problems after the February ice storm.  The short letter and a list of projects are posted below.  Read and weep. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement.

 Guess what popped up on Amazon Prime tonight?

 Jackson Public Works Director Dr. Charles Williams is holding a press conference right now on the city's water crisis.  It is streamed below.

 State Representative Jill Ford pulled it off.  The Legislature passed a bill that will limit the number of landfills in a county.  Representative Ford introduced the bill in response to a controversy that broke out in Madison County over a third landfill. 

 The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 

 Watch this Hartfield Academy kid throw a football. 

Here is what you need to know about the Jackson water crisis. 

Death and destruction visited South Jackson in the form of a tornado 55 years ago.   The tornado killed a dozen people in Jackson and wiped out structures such as Candlestick Shopping Center.  The old newspaper stories are posted below.

 The Justice Department issued the following statement.

 Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Elon's Musk's illidium p.u. 36 explosive space modulator suffered a rapid unscheduled disassembly event today.  Watch the video of Starship SN10 at 10:24:00.  

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

The city of Jackson suffered more setbacks in its fight to restore water service. 

 The Tater and Uncle Joe had a bit of a squabble today after the President accused Governor Reeves of "neanderthal thinking. President Biden told reporters:

 Leftenent Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

 The House of Representatives rushed through its tax swap bill last week.  The bill will abolish income taxes while raising a multitude of sales taxes.  The House approved the bill the day after it was introduced and approved in committee.  However, a sage Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann said slow down, we are going to check this out before we even consider a vote.  Luke Ramseth reported in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: 

 The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 

Check out this week's recipe. 

If someone were to put a contract hit out on me, it might be the easiest termination in hitman history. I’m not that hard to track down. Every morning I am in town I can be found at our breakfast joint sitting in the same seat, at the same table, at the same time, eating almost the same thing. I am a creature of habit when it comes to mornings and breakfast routines. Every once in a while, I’ll order pancakes or French toast, but usually it’s eggs, bacon, hash browns, and wheat toast. Occasionally, I’ll substitute the toast for a biscuit because I believe we make the best biscuits in town.

 For Mississippi farmers, the transition between the administrations of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could not be more impactful on any topic more so than in agricultural trade with China.

 The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting this morning at 9:30 AM.  Check out the agenda posted below.  The meeting will be streamed live on Facebook.

Mayor appears on national television.  

The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 Sal and Mookies announced it will be closed today. The restaurant opened yesterday but unfortunately the good news was short-lived.  The restaurant announced earlier today that it will open at 4 PM.  Unfortunately, the Jackson water system did not cooperate.  Sal and Mookies just announced it will not reopen today thanks to a lack of water. 

Madison-Rankin District Attorney John Bramlett issued the following statement.

 Rick Whitlow passed away this morning after a battle against cancer. He was a class act. Rest in peace, gentle soul. Our condolences go to his family. 

 This column is reprinted with the permission of Y'all Politics. 

If 2020 taught us anything in Mississippi it was that when Republicans come together and lead, big things can happen in the Magnolia State.

The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 The Madison Police Department issued the followings statement. 

 Jeff Good just can't catch a break.  He posted this message on Facebook: 

 This column was submitted by Governor Tate Reeves. 

 Guess who the Hinds County Board of Supervisors appointed to be the Interim County Administrator? 

 A teacher complained about low teacher pay on the pages of the ever-shrinking Clarion-Ledger recently.  Leland High School teacher Alexandra Melnick opined: 

 State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement.