Jackson Jambalaya

That cannot be right. I heard the Zoo started taking credit cards. That should have been enough to spur endless economic success in the capital city

Byram is doing okay.

Interesting - who would have guessed if you run most businesses out of your city and the ones that are left have 2% higher sales tax than their neighbors would end up with this result. Radical indeed.

The Jackson decline could be expected, but Ridgeland not all that surprising if you have watched the continuing decline of County Line Road.

How many businesses are adding a 3 or 4% credit card "fee" to their "other than ahem, CASH sales? Might be a lot more CASH being used these days, ya think?

That top table, how do you have numbers for all of 2025? I get the ytd comparison

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I’m concerned about this incoming mayor Byram just elected.

I make it a point not to spend money in Jackson if I can buy it elsewhere.

That trend has been going on a long time in Jackson. But Ridgeland? That does not look good. How much longer can they support two shopping malls?

Ridgeland is 57% rental. They have turned that city into a dump.

What makes you think they're currently supporting two shopping malls? Been to Northpark lately?

I have a problem with your headline. Sales tax revenues may have fallen, but sales taxes did not change.

@ 11:40 Byram hasn’t elected anyone as Mayor yet. Mayor Richard White has a Democratic challenger in the general election. Assuming you’re referring to the Democratic candidate, why are you concerned about him?

Chowke has blamed this on "white flight" and MAGA republicans.

When Aldi's and the other stores next to Costco open shortly Ridgeland's tax revenues will increase.

Many County Line Rd. businesses have moved to Madison. Thank you Marshalls and the others.

What? The zoo didn't get Jackson across the finish line?

Ridgeland is Jackson 2.0 with overall lower crime. Some areas are very nice but large portions filled with multifamily housing and rentals. The police are vigilant but have to be. The city appears to have given up south of Lake Harbour and even some of the east of 55 portions.

Not a fiscal year comparison as the municipalities operate on a different fiscal than the state.

Ridgeland's collection shortfall is likely anomalous while Jackson's long slide will only accelerate as the I55 auto corridor continues its migration north into Madison County. Jacksonians would take Ridgeland's ad val millage in a heartbeat.

Curious why you omitted Gluckstadt?

When credit cards are used there is less cash to divert out the back door. Right zoo employees?

Since Ridgeland’s collections were up in March, that means all of the YTD losses are from just two months, January & February, about $2.3 million.

And the trade war is just getting started! Buckle up.

Brandon is a pretty great place to life.

11:20 Remember there are 2 Ridgelands Area west if 55 is booming , east side in decline

As much as the local radio shows hate black people and and make a mockery of Savejxn, these are the results you get. People like Clay need Jackson to fail so they can get that social media money. Jackson and Ridgeland actually doing well hurt them boys bottom line over there at WYAB. Can’t have them insta likes with positive news stories

The fact that Ridgeland has become mostly renters and the Mayor and Board have abandoned everything east of I55 speaks volumes. There are many houses in the once nice areas sporting 8-10 vehicles every night at the "rental" houses. The City refuses to enforce their own "community improvement" ordinances. Jackson 2.1

Thanks Donald.

Ridgeland has been impacted by several factors, chief of which is the continued decline of Northpark clientele and the other being that 39047 no longer has to cross the spillway into Ridgeland to buy liquor. In addition to that many of the new businesses Ridgeland is permitting to open East of I55 don't seem the type to report sales tax.

Warning about Renaissance-at-something-or-other: The sounds blasting from the fake rocks in the flower beds, have gone from bad to worse. "Used to be, it was someone's impression of Ole Miss Artsy. Now, it's straight-up JOE DIRT MUSIC. Don't attempt to shop there, without gun range earplugs AND gun range earmuffs. You need two layers of protection!"

You trying to blame some of this on Trump? I doubt he knows East Ridgeland exists, nor does he lose sleep over it.

That’s going to be the case with nearly every city in the country. Buckle up folks, we’re heading off a cliff.

It’s simple, Jackson just needs gentrification once we get REI, Trader Joe’s, or Amazon Fresh it’s Sodasopa and Jackson will be booming. You can call it racist but those are just facts, imagine the Highland Village area and those bland buildings the Meridian at Fondren everywhere, like NoMa/Navy Yard in DC or Fells Point Federal Hill in Baltimore etc.

Northpark has not been 'a thing' for fifteen years! Three things killed Ridgeland: County Line Road, Everything south of County Line Road and apartments.

Ridgeland is booming with new & old businesses. So not sure where you got your sales tax numbers.

Ridgeland is thriving. Best restaurants, retail & new business abounds! Don’t know your experience!

For eight years years Jackson has had incompetent Marxist leadership that blames its problems on racism. But it is all the white man's fault. Riiiiight....

There's a ton of 39047 types crossing the spillway every morning and night. Most of the traffic is them which causes all sorts of delays.

Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee is having the MS DOR review the sales tax data, as there may be some revenue going to the wrong cities. Some businesses may not be shown in the database in the correct city. Supposedly it has happened before. We shall know soon.