Jackson Jambalaya

 It's been 55 years since June 11, 1970....

 Claiborne County Sheriff Edward Goods issued the following statement. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Dear Chief Wade: You like to tout JPD's success in clearing cases and solving murders.  Well, here is a name for you: Tia Evans.  

 You can't make this up.  You just can't.  

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

There’s a lot of talk these days about self-made people. I’m not one of them.

 The virtuous are always allowed to commit any vice because they are so virtuous. 

 JJ published a screenshot of Ross Adams referring to Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote, III as "incompetent."  Although it garnered a few laughs, the fault does not belong to the WAPT reporter.  Mr. Adams used voice to text and "incumbent" was written as "incompetent."  JJ is very familiar with the gremlins of autocorrect and predictive text.  Very familiar.  Our apologies to Mr. Adams. 

 Ag Commish Andrew Gipson is running for Governor.  He announced on Facebook: 

 Check out the latest edition of The Jambalaya with the Kingfish.  The man who brought TopGolf to Mississippi, Gabriel Prado, appears on the show to discuss his future projects*, why Mississippi is a great place, politics, and of course how he landed TopGolf.  It's a fun-filled discussion so enjoy the podcast. 

 Affidavit and mailed-in affidavit ballots will be tabulated today at Jackson City Hall.  Ward 1 is on the line with incumbent Ashby Foote, III holding a ten vote lead over Grace Green going into today.  

 Jackson Mayor-Elect John Horhn issued the following statement. 

A New York investor sued Eudora's Mississippi Brasserie and part-owner Carol Carlson for $215,343 on Halloween Day in 2024 in New York Supreme Court (Kings County). The complaint alleges Eudora's borrowed money and pledged future receivables as collateral but soon stopped making payments.

Credit: WLBT

Have you read of a pump and dump? Well, there is also a pump and drive.  The Hattiesburg police posted on Facebook: 

 A Minnesota softball team won the state championship on the arm of a male pitcher who identified as a female.  Fox News reported: 

 Posted below are the final campaign finance reports for the Jackson Mayoral candidates who were on the ballot for the general election.  JJ posted them a couple of weeks ago but they were hard to read as they could only be photographed.  Now readers can enjoy them in a nice, pdf format.  Oh yes, the Mayor did not turn in his campaign finance report for the April 22 runoff election in the Democratic primary.  

 It's that time of year again so please support your favorite Jackson website.  Your support makes this website possible and it would not have made it this far without you. JJ led the way in reporting on the Jackson water crisis and covered stories the media would not touch, right.  However, the need for your support remains as strong as ever. 

 Get ready to burn, bomb, and bluster as the "No Kings" Traveling Tour comes to Jackson Saturday.  

Rankin County has a Tom problem.  No, not an Uncle Tom, but a peeping Tom.  Zeryk Smith stands accused of secretly filming women undressing at Target and Lakeshore Pointe Apartments with his phone.  

Rachel Vanderford authored the following press release for UMC. 

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

 Chaos and pandemonium reign supreme today on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  

Public corruption and backroom deals have plagued Mississippi for many moons.  Fortunately, the people have a few tools such as the public records request to hold their leaders' feet to the fire. However, some local governments make it easier than others do to get public records.  JJ graded each city and county in the Jackson metro area to see who makes it easy for people to get public records.  Take a look as the results might surprise some people. 

 In case you were worried, William "Polo" Edwards is doing well in prison, thank you.  Recent video shows him adapting to prison life quite well.   Edwards is serving a life sentence for the murder of Bobby Davis in Clinton He is serving a life sentence in the South Mississippi Correctional Institution.  

 What do you do if you want to bring men back to the Democratic Party?   

 "Command and love. How do you put those two words together? How can you command love? It's almost oxymoronic in the way you and I think of things.  Words do not fit together.  You don't command love, you feel love," preached the late Dr. Frank Pollard in the 1997 sermon posted below.  The sermon is all of 9 minutes yet Dr. Pollard says more in those 9 minutes than many of these long-winded preachers say in 45 minutes.  Enjoy.  

As we immerse ourselves daily in work, sports, politics, social media, and personal relationships, we spend little time contemplating life-changing technologies…such as autonomous artificial intelligence. Oh, we may see headlines or hear something, but we are unlikely to take time from our entertainment culture for serious scrutiny and extrapolation.

 Looking for a couple of good movies to watch? Well, two 80's classics popped up on Youtube and the best part is, they are free to watch.  

Barbi Bassett might have lost in her lawsuit against WLBT but the former tv star is no quitter as she filed a notice of appeal in U.S. District Court on May 30. 

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? I searched for AI and my screen quickly filled with definitions from companies that make AI products: DeepAI, Google AI, Coursera, IBM, TechTarget, Microsoft Azure, and OpenAI the young granddaddy of modern artificial Intelligence.

 Jackson Mayor-Elect John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 Charles Evans of Evans Brothers fame only a year to serve before he is released from federal prison. 

Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement yesterday.

At the end of May, Mississippi lawmakers returned for a Special Session to finalize the state’s budget after failing to reach an agreement during the regular session.  The result? A more conservative budget.

 Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

 The Mayoral election in Gulfport got downright nasty during its last week and of course there were some Election Day shenanigans.  Check out this bit of "info" that made the rounds on Facebook Tuesday: 

 Update: Higgins is now in MDOC custody at CMCF.

JJ reported yesterday Todd Higgins remained free to steal and vandalize his way through the Fondren area when he was sentenced to three years in prison back in December.  Thankfully, Higgins is now off the street but it remains to be seen whether MDOC will come get its boy.  

 We all miss ZeroBear PolyBear as well as his stories and recipes.  Unfortunately, he won't be returning any time soon.  

 The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued the following statement. 

The Fondren Firebug is at it again, no thanks to Hinds County judges and the folks at MDOC.  

Want the scoop on what went down at the special session last week? State Representative Jansen Owen (R- Keg & Barrel) dishes the dirt on the Empower Mississippi podcast with host and all-around good guy Grant Callen.  They discuss the session, the standoff between the House and Senate, and the conservative agenda in Mississippi.  Enjoy.

 Rudy Warnock's trial will have to wait but only a little while longer.  

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

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens issued the following statement. 

The Rankin County Board of Supervisors issued the following statement. 

 It can be called a true case of dumpster living.  While the candidates and politicians yap about the residentially challenged, check out what is going on around Canton Mart.  

 Ice cream didn’t play a big role in my childhood. Never cared much for cream or shakes. Candy was more my thing—sour apple Jolly Ranchers and Milky Way bars, mostly. But when it came to frozen treats, it was always pineapple sherbet. My babysitter used to take me to the little shop by the park every Friday before I started school. She’d get her treat, I’d get mine—pineapple sherbet in a cone. That was about the extent of my frozen dairy interest.

 T-Pain is bringing the pain to Brandon on Saturday, October 18.  Get ready to have some fun.

After a season of unprecedented corruption involving elected Mississippi Public Service Commissioners in the late 1980s, then-Democratic Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus faced the task of appointing a successor in 1989 to fill the unexpired term of Northern District Commissioner D.W. Snyder of Eupora, following his trial and conviction on federal charges of extortion, filing false tax returns, bribery, and conspiracy.

Update #2: Ridgeland tax referendum for parks passes w/74%

Update: Foote leads by 10 after absentees 

 John Horhn will be the next Mayor of Jackson after he handily defeated a handful of challengers tonight. 

 We will live-blog the election tonight.  Consider this your thread to discuss the elections before the vote-counting begins tonight.  

Will the prosecution against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and his crew stay alive after President Donald Trump pardoned a politician convicted in a similar case in Cincinnati?  WCPO (Sharkey) reported Friday:

 The Madison Police Department issued the following statement. 

Failed Canton mayoral candidate Comelia Walker wants a rematch in court.  Ms. Walker challenged her election loss in the April 22 Canton mayoral Democratic runoff election to Tim Taylor by 43 votes in Madison County Circuit Court but lost yet again.  However, the runoff loser is going to take her fight to overturn the election to the Mississippi Supreme Court.  

 Well, a protesting bully found out she wasn't quite as tough as she thought she was.  Josh Fulfer tweeted: 

 Update: The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson

A second judge might recuse himself from U.S.A. v. Rudolph J. Warnock.  WLBT reported: 

The Public Service Commission’s (PSC’s) job is to protect small customers from big monopolies. Entergy Mississippi is part of Entergy Corporation. It’s a big electricity monopoly with utility subs in four states. It’s a government granted and government protected monopoly.

There is a champeenship fight tomorrow to see who will represent Ward 7 on the Jackson City Council.  In one corner we have Independent Ron Aldridge and in the other is Democrat Kevin Parkinson. 

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is back and back he is.  He says something about the city resenting him.  Something.  

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 A former Mississippi State University student made a revelation recently online.  

Other animals have sharper eyes than we.  The hawk can spot a rabbit from the height of a skyscraper.  An Eagle can spot prey from far away.  However, there is a sight such animals do not have: the sight of the heart.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached about the eyes of the heart and what they reveal back in 1997.  What do they say? Watch the sermon to find out.  Enjoy.  

In these patriotic days of remembrance between Memorial Day and D-Day, perhaps we should give ample thought to why so many Americans made such heroic sacrifices – defense of freedom and opposition to tyranny, the bastions of American heritage.