Jackson Jambalaya

Latasha Smith sued Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindall in U.S. District Court on April 25 for injuries she allegedly suffered during a Capitol Police shooting in December.  The complaint states: 

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 Rachel James-Terry authored the following essay for Jackson State University. 

A loving mother, devoted daughter, and passionate entrepreneur, Jackson State University senior Cynthia Porter will soon add JSU alum to her designation on Saturday, April 29.

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Citing Romans, the late Dr. Frank Pollard took on the topic of predestination and what it really means in the 1995 sermon posted below. Dr. Pollard was never one to shy away from a subject and this sermon was no exception as he compared predestination to a dinner invitation.  Watch the sermon to see what he meant.  Enjoy. 

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 Section 73 of Mississippi’s constitution gives the Governor power to veto parts of appropriations bills – “The Governor may veto parts of any appropriation bill, and approve parts of the same, and the portions approved shall be law.”

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 It was only a matter of time before the Crescent City's out of control violence struck Canal Street and strike it it did last night as a drive-by shooting took place at the popular Mandina's restaurant.  WGNO reported: 

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 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

A former case manager with the Mississippi Department of Corrections pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Tom Lee for using excessive force against an inmate, involving the use of a dangerous weapon and resulting in bodily injury.

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What’s wrong with us? Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) have become the trinity of hope for a new woke world. What? How can these three coexist? 

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 A great city for a great state.  Could it happen?  A video that reveals a vision of what Jackson could be is floating around.  Some will admire while others will snicker.  Crabs in a bucket you know. 

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 Ah, the good ole days of 2021.....

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 This post is authored by Zerobear Polybear. 

My parents grew huge gardens when I was a kid (many years back), The vegetables they grew pretty much every year included pink eyed purple hull peas, bunch and pole butter beans, Contender green beans, lady peas (my Dad’s #1 favorite vegetable), Texas cream peas (better yield than lady pea, but not as good), speckled butterbeans (for my mom), peanuts (for my dad), sweet corn, tomatoes, several different varieties of squash, cucumbers, okra, sweet potatoes (always) and red potatoes (sometimes), and surely some I have forgotten. These were grown on a neighbor’s otherwise unused land on what seemed like eternally long rows to a kid holding a weed chopping hoe.

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 Madison-Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement. 

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 Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

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Update: Crisler pleaded not guilty at his arraignment this afternoon.  Attorney John Collette represents the former interim Sheriff. 

Hinds County Sheriff candidate Marshand Crisler is in federal custody after a grand jury indicted him for selling ammunition to a convicted felon and theft or bribery in programs concerning federal funds. Key parts of the indictment: 

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 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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The son of a former MBN director is now a convicted drug dealer.  John Dowdy, III pleaded guilty in Madison County Circuit Court Monday to possession of meth and conspiracy to sell or distribute meth.   

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 Jackson Public Schools issued the following statement and powerpoint presentation. 

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The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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Eudora’s Mississippi Brasserie will open at The District later this year.

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 BARBERINO-TAVARNELLE, TUSCANY— For the past several years— and for the foreseeable future— I have spent approximately 90 days each year hosting Americans in Europe. I am currently seven weeks into my Spring 2023 trips with the fourth group I’ve hosted since mid-March. We are in Tuscany. Next week I will head to Holland and Belgium to host a group of 25 Americans, most of whom have traveled with me before. For some it will be their fifth or sixth trip with me over the past six years. We are fast friends by now.

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 The lawsuits against the Greater Jackson Arts Council are starting to pile up.   Local videographer Jake Slinkard seeks a default judgement against the organization for damages after Executive Director Silbrina Wright allegedly broke a one-year contract with him for media production services.  The plaintiff filed the lawsuit on November 15, 2022 in Hinds County Circuit Court. 

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Update (11:50 AM): Arrington is dead. A Leake County deputy was shot in the leg during the standoff.  Madison County deputies (at the invitation of LCSO) breached the house with their Bearcat.  Once breached, deputies threw tear gas grenades into the home.  

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 In Washington, the Biden Administration is battling with House Republicans over their relatively paltry reform plans attached to debt ceiling legislation that would raise the ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for a slower rate of growth in federal spending over the next decade.

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 The murder victim was Reverend Anthony Watts of St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church in D’Lo, Mississippi.

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 The good guys won a round in Ridgeland today.  

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 Meanwhile, on Greymont Street in Belhaven......

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 Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones issued the following statement two hours ago. 

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 A whistleblower report accused Greater Jackson Arts Council Executive Director Silbrina Wright of maxing out the credit cards, misspending grants, and bullying behavior as GJAC finances were drained.  Former Managing Director John Salem submitted the report to the Board of Directors on August 3, 2022, two days after Ms. Wright suspended him.  She fired him on August 19.   

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

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 It's never a good night when deputies seize your private plane.  Once upon a time, 1989 to be exact, Hank Williams, Jr. was supposed to get rowdy with 10,000 of his closest friends in Baton Rouge.  He got rowdy all right but not in the way those 10,000 fans expected that May 6 night.  Deseret News reported: 

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 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding a press conference right now.  It is streamed below. 

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Red Mountain Entertainment issued the following press release. 

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 Rankin County Court Judge Tom Broome is in ICU.  The Brandon Police Department posted the following message from his wife on Facebook: 

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 JPD charged attorney Bradley Wellborn with two counts of aggravated assault last week after he shot two intruders on his rental home on Cedarhurst Drive.  He said he shot one of the intruders after he pulled an asp on the lawyer.  Mr. Wellborn explains his side of the story in an interview with WLBT.  The interview is posted below. 

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 Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones is holding a press conference right now.  The presser is streamed below. 

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Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

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Well, well, well, look who is in the county jail.  The father might have passed but there is always the son.  

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Four prisoners escaped from the Raymond Detention Center.  Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones tweeted: 

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 The "power of prayer" is a phrase often used but not always understood. The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached on how prayer is often misunderstood in the 1995 sermon posted below. Prayer is not a checklist or something to be used only in times of need.  He sermonized we often do not know what to pray for but thankfully, there is a solution to that problem.   If you didn't make it to church, enjoy the remedial sermon as Dr. Pollard used David, D.L. Moody, and even World War II to preach his message.  

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 It’s probably no surprise that the nation’s poorest state has the nation’s highest rate of sub-prime credit scores. But the reason why may be worth considering.

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Update: The complaint is posted below.  

The NAACP sued the state of Mississippi in U.S. District Court after Governor Tate Reeves signed HB #1020 yesterday.   The complaint will not be available until Monday.  The NAACP issued the following statement: 

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 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

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 Guess what movie is on Youtube for free? You're welcome. 

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 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

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 Entergy Mississippi is an electric utility.  It has a legal monopoly in 45 counties with almost 400,000 residential customers (households).  It is regulated by the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC).  The PSC has allowed Entergy to increase rates for these customers 32% over the last three years.  Why?  Should customers pay even more for less?

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UMMC issued the following press release. 

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A Hinds County grand jury indicted Dontarius Magee for the savage kidnapping and shooting of a Lyft Driver on November 2, 2021.  

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 The Byram Police Department issued the following statement. 

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The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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 The Ridgeland Board of Aldermen approved the Prado Vista project in the Ridgeland overlay district Tuesday night at the intersection of Sunnybrook Road and Colony Park Boulevard by Ridgeland High School. The petition and master plan are posted below. 

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Recently my office instructed Mississippi universities to report how much they are spending on so-called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) programs. That was enough to send liberal columnist Bill Crawford into a tailspin. Crawford claims I’m on a “witch hunt.” He found a nameless “Republican operative” who said I, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, was “overreach[ing].” So let’s take a closer look (and for the record, I don’t give a flip about what an anonymous “Republican operative” says).

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 Insurance Commish Michael Chaney issued the following statement. 

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The Pearl Police Department issued the following statement. 

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 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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It appears Jackson Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique "Deadbeat" Lee held a fundraiser last summer.  JJ reported Saturday: 

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BARBERINO-TAVARNELLE, TUSCANY— Things are different over here. It’s not just the language. Spaces are smaller. Roads are tighter. Bathrooms are tinier. But there's a reason for all of that. The roads are tighter because many were built over one thousand years ago and were meant to accommodate horses, carriages, wagons, and people traveling by foot. The bathrooms in the historic city centers are smaller because those buildings were built 700 years ago before in and plumbing was a thing.

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 Rankin-Madison County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement. 

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 Bottom line, can your employer compel you to work on the Sabbath if you have religious beliefs which you believe require you to be in church and rest on Sundays?

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Check out what Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba does when the City Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance today. 

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 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

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 The aggravated domestic violence trial of Jason Todd Martis is continued to October 30 in Rankin County Circuit Court.  

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Despite being 16 years old now, the iPhone is more popular than ever.  Indeed, so popular is the iPhone that the Wall Street Journal reported last weekend the smartphone captured the resale market as iPhones retain their value while Androids plummet as much as new cars once did when purchased. Even more interesting is  the product is desired by ever-fickle teens.  How has the company managed to remain at the top of the game for so long when so many competitors fell by the wayside?  

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 The settlement agreement between the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is posted below.  

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 It appears Judge Clark's knocking heads together made some progress.   The City Council and Mayor agreed to hire Richard's Disposal for emergency garbage service for one year.  

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 And we are back.  Watch hearing below. Judge Clark recessed hearing until 9 AM tomorrow.  The sun will come out tomorrow..... tomorrow tomorrow I love you, tomorrow, you're only, a, day away.

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 The much awaited court fight between the Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba over the right to negotiate garbage contracts is here.  The courtroom drama is live-streamed below.   Break out the Bloody Mary's.  

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 Fighting the Repo Man is never a good idea. Richland Wrecker Service posted on Facebook: 

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It's been 27 years since a sniper went crazy at the Po Folks restaurant on Ellis Isle one Friday afternoon and paralyzed a major part of South Jackson:

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Preaching from Romans 8: 13-17, the late Dr. Frank Pollard wove the ugly duckling, a "seldom dusted off corner of the Bible,  and Mephibosheth* into a much-needed message of hope in the 1995 sermon posted below.  Enjoy the sermon if you didn't make church this morning.  

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Gov. Tate Reeves and the Legislature having successfully stamped out the non-existent Critical Race Theory (CRT) programs in Mississippi schools, colleges, and universities, State Auditor Shad White has chosen another fake issue to tackle – our universities’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

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A2Z Printing sued the Ward 2 Councilwoman on September 20, 2022 in Hinds County Court for $15,971 after she allegedly stiffed the Jackson company for services rendered during her 2020 campaign.

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“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.” How should Christians respond to hateful attacks? 

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 Check out what is posted on the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Facebook page. 

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 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

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 Red Mountain Entertainment issued the following press release. 

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 We all suspected one Kenneth I. Stokes puts on an act.  Now we have proof.  This post appeared on social media: 

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I’ll start this post with a complaint about life these days. Beef has been pricy for the past year or two. I am related to a guy who raises beef for a living and they are still paying him pretty much the same for beef on the hoof, so someone other than the guy who raises the beef is making the extra money we have been paying. I won’t waste your time reminiscing about days when beef roasts were sixty nine cents a pound, but it is nice to see more reasonable prices for the cuts we like to eat so we can make the recipes we like.

One of those cuts is beef chuck roast. A great way to use it is in a beef stew and that is what we are doing with today’s post.

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Truth be told, Mayor Lumumba's political career began in a lie.  JJ reported on March 12, 2014: 

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 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

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It appears the Mayor is fiddling away while Northeast Jackson while Northeast Jackson washes away. 

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Well, it's no secret piled-up garbage brings unwanted guests. Fortunately, there is a tried and true solution.

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Is the son of a former MBN Director a drug dealer? 

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 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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As the trash continues to pile up in the streets, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba blamed..... wait for it..... Northeast Jackson for his garbage problems.  Yup.  He said the reason why there is no garbage service is because of Northeast Jackson honkies  despite the fact that Jackson is over 80% black.  Watch for yourself. 

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Amerigo is expanding to Fondren.  Yup.  The historic Ridgeland Italian restaurant will set up shop in where else but the old Babalu site.  Fondrenites should be able to walk to get their favorite tiramasu hopefully by Labor Day weekend.  Good news indeed.  

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 The Madison Fire Department posted the following message and photos on Facebook. 

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 The Jackson City Council is meeting right now to discuss the garbage crisis.  The meeting is live-streamed below.  Enjoy. 

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 The Madison Police Department issued the following statement. 

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 Jackson City Council President Ashby Foote issued the following statement about the Clarion-Ledger's coverage of the Council's legal fees:

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 PETROGNANO, TUSCANY— Most of my early childhood memories come from Christmas and Easter. If I let my memory go back as far as it will take me, I can remember opening gifts and the smell of the scotch pine Christmas tree. I also remember eating Christmas cookies. Over the past 61 years I’ll come across a cookie with the same flavor profile, and it takes me back. I can also hear the Chipmunks Christmas album, which I used to play incessantly to the dismay of everyone else in my family.

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The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement. 

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 Note: This column was written on April 8. 

The expulsion of the “Tennessee Three” – actually two of the three – elected state representatives in the Tennessee House of Representatives over their vocal interruptions of the proceedings of that chamber in protesting a recent Nashville mass shooting raises fundamental questions.

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Todd Mardis asked for a continuance for his May 1 aggravated domestic violence trial in Rankin County Circuit Court today. 

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Sick of garbage we are but cover it JJ must.  If you want a break from the trash talk, check out this little clip of simpler times and prettier things. 

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or Tomming Stokes

Want to see mob rule in action?  Check out this clip of the City Council chambers after the City Council special meeting adjourned.  

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Richard's Disposal filed a notice of appeal and complaint against the Jackson City Council in Hinds County Circuit Court this afternoon.  The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten.  

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Update (3:45 PM): Mayor is preaching away on city website.

The Jackson City Council is meeting right now to discuss you know what.  The meeting is streamed below. 

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 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba called a special meeting of the Jackson City Council today at 3 PM to discuss the garbage contract. 

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The Hinds County District Attorney will try to revoke the bond of accused killer Ryan Hopkins.  Hopkins kidnapped, beat, and raped a woman in New Hampshire after Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green allowed him to remain free on bond on a first-degree murder indictment.  Her blessings all too often turned into curses, sometimes deadly curses, and this case is no exception.  

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Treasurer David McRae today announced that Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) account holders now have access to a free, integrated prepaid debit card program, making it easier than ever to use the account for qualified education expenses.

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 Miss The Dude? Well, good news is at hand as he returns to the big screen next week in all of his dudeness. 

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 A residentially-challenged individual apparently went beserk at the Lefleur post office last night. 

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 The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement. 

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 Using the parable of the 19 empty Easter eggs, the late Dr. Frank Pollard preached the message of hope that is Easter Sunday.   The sermon might be 35 years old but the message still resonates.  Enjoy.  

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 Calling it a lifeline, the Mississippi Legislature appropriated $103 million in grants for state hospitals. However, the “lifeline” appears to be more of a Band-Aid.

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 The plot that is the Jackson dumpster fire thickened yesterday after the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality notified the city of Jackson it may face fines of up to $25,000 per day its failure to collect garbage.  MDEQ Director Christophe Wells stated in a letter sent to Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and the City Council yesterday: 

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That morning as He approached the city, His disciples brought Him a donkey to ride into Jerusalem. Crowds of followers were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is He who comes n the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!” The Pharisees whispered to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

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 The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement. 

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Sometimes I feel like Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi. It’s not that I would kick you out of my restaurant just for ordering incorrectly, especially since I don’t own a restaurant (there is just too much work and too much risk of failure in the restaurant business). However, I do know how to make and have recipes for all of the “Soup Nazi” soups that Seinfeld, Kramer, George and Elaine loved. Here is a claim you guys will just have to accept for the moment – I make a really nice Mulligatawny Soup.

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 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the city can not issue another RFP for garbage collection service because Richard's Disposal will sue the city.   WLBT investigated his claim and reported such may not be the case: 

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 Once upon a time, in a bayou filled with boudin and bourbon, there was a King named Huey P. Long.  However, The evil lords of the land, otherwise known as the Louisiana Legislature, made him live in an old prison built in the 1850's.  It wasn't suitable for a King but they were determined to make him suffer so wicked were they.  

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 The Jackson City Council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba are going to have a showdown in Hinds County Chancery Court over the garbage contract.  It is not known yet if the loser will have to leave town or if there is a time limit. 

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said during his press conference this morning that he would attempt to meet individually with Councilman Ashby Foote, Vernon Hartley, and Aaron Banks.  The three Council members are staunch opponents of awarding a contract to Richard's Disposal for garbage service. However, the Mayor's little gambit might run afoul of the Open Meetings Act.   

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 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding a press conference right now on the garbage crisis.  The presser is streamed below. 

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 Well, our friends touting the Republic of Jackson are now floating this message around on social media. 

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 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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 Jordan Cummins is going to pay a little price for his cellphone stunt at the Raymond Detention Center.   The Hinds County Sheriff's Department charged Cummins with contraband in a penal institution.  

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Posted below are some more pictures of some downtown destruction last weekend.  Just another example of why we can't have nice things around here. 

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Sometimes the simplest things give me the most satisfaction. That probably seems like an obvious statement to most. I have only recently come to that realization in my personal life.

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 Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote, III issued the following statement on the garbage crisis. 

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 A fascinating facet of last week’s dedication of the papers of federal Judge Charles Pickering and former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering to the Mississippi Political Collections at Mississippi State University’s Mitchell Memorial Library was hearing the father and son donors talk about their long relationships with the late Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia.

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Despite the pleas of his wife to set him free. Todd Mardis will remain in jail after Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow revoked his bond yesterday.  Mardis was arrested and indicted for aggravated domestic violence after allegedly brutally beating his wife in October 2022.  Judge Morrow ruled Mardis violated his order prohibiting any contact between the husband and wife.

 

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 Check out this message that appeared on Facebook. 

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 Ruth Cummins authored the following post for UMMC. 

When Michael Bustin’s right side lips went numb and his speech became slurred March 25, his wife Ruth rushed him to the emergency room at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. 

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 Yesterday was a case of the dueling press releases in Jackson's garbage fiasco.   Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks issued this press release: 

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Jason Todd Mardis is back in jail and might be there for a long time.   Rankin County deputies arrested Mardis last week after he violated a no-contact order with his wife.  A bond revocation hearing is being held for Mardis right now.  

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Update (12:00 PM): The hoppers are apparently gathering petition signatures or passing out flyers. The petition/flyer is posted below. 

Well this is weird.  A Richard's Disposal garbage truck was making the rounds in Northeast Jackson this morning but.....

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 Henry Cooper, Jr. of Country Meat Packers fame posted the following message on Facebook after his truck was stolen:

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Well, the Jackson garbage crisis will be dragging on for a few more days.  If, and I mean IF you need to get your garbage removed, an enterprising young man is offering his services. 

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Just another day on Congress Street......

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What does Sachmo's quote in the headline have to do with the Christian faith? The late Dr. Frank Pollard explains it all as he preached from Romans 8:5-11 in the 1995 sermon posted below. If you missed out on Palm Sunday today, enjoy the remedial sermon.  

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State Representative Trey Lamar gave it as good as he got Friday as he defended HB #1020 in a rather colorful speech that is posted below despite attempts by Black caucus members to shout him down.  To say the bill brought out the fight in both sides is an understatement and Friday was no exception.  Check it out.  

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 Outgoing Speaker of the House Philip Gunn does not like the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) formula. “This formula has failed to ensure that money reaches the classroom,” Gunn said way back in 2016. “It has failed because it allows spending on administration to be abused.”

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 Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

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The biggest news event last week didn’t happen. Donald Trump had announced the previous week that he would be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, for allegedly using campaign funds to pay off a porn star in October 2016 for an alleged affair ten years earlier. Got that? Me neither. Apparently District Attorney Alvin Bragg who cooked up this scheme didn’t get it either. 

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 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

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Update: Council rejects Richard's Disposal contract on a 3-3-1 vote. 

Will King Richard prevail over the Jackson City Council? Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba called a special meeting of the Jackson City Council this morning so he can submit a proposed contract with Richard's Disposal of New Orleans for garbage collection services.   The proposal is posted below.  The meeting will be live-streamed as well.  Fix those mimosas and get ready for some fun. 

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