Jackson Jambalaya

Are there any absentee or affidavit votes that have to be counted still in ward one

Foote's GOTV effort let him down.

Greene and Parkinson will both vote to increase the ad val millage. Just watch.

Any Absentee votes for Ward 1?

Northeast Jackson is now represented by Grace Greene, Shanda Yates and David Blount. All democrats.

187 absentees yet to be counted

hOLD THAT THOUGHT, THE FAT LADY ISN'T SINGING YET!

I hope all the Republicans who voted for Green realize she is a dye heart Dem.

Might want to check the results again for Ward 1

WLBT says it’s Ashby by 11 votes.

Incorrect.

Foote is now ahead according to Fox40

Foote has risen!!!

Jump the gun much?

Is there not a run off in a municipal general election? I've never seen a plurality in a general before.

WLBT is reporting differently for Ward 1

Ballot recount in 3, 2, 1...

WAPT and WJTV now reporting Foote with 1738, Greene 1728, and Barnes 1713. WLBT is showing lower vote totals than the other two. That race is too close to call until all absentee ballots are counted. Since mail-in absentees have until June 10 to arrive, it's going to be a minute!

Did the tax increase in ridgeland pass or fail?

9:34, dye heart? I loved Bruce Willis in Dye Heart, Dye Heart 2, and especially Dye Heart with a Vengeance.

I'm glad we won't have to hear about Zach anymore, now if we could only vote out Clay Edwards

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2020/10/31/dewey-defeats-truman-the-most-famous-wrong-call-in-electoral-history/

Shanda Yates is Independent, not democrat.

Is it really a “thrashing” if someone with a “D” next to their name gets 56 percent of the vote in Jackson?

Would like to see the precinct results.

Oh joy. We finally got rid of Lumumba lapdog Virgi only to pick up Lumumba lapdog Greene.
Jackson can't win for losing.

No surprises in Clinton but the turnout was abysmal.

Flaggs losing is a shocker and a step backward for Vicksburg.

Liquor in Pearl? I didn’t even hear about it in church Sunday.

Richard White appears to have won reelection as mayor in Byram. Hooray!

Agreed. Clay is certifiable.

I know Foote lost, but let’s be honest, Jackson’s only hope is to completely clean house. It’s gotten so bad in Jackson that people thought Foote was actually somewhat competent. He wasn’t worth anything. We will see how this new lady does.

The crook may have no resentment but the citizens have a lot of resentment towards the crook.

Shanda Yates is an elite limousine liberal. The white boarding school rich elite that looks down on working class ppl. The white St Andrews crowd in fondren votes her in

Foote lost a lot of us who came to understand that he was deliberately ill informed on issues and unresponsive to his constituents when they attempted to contact him.

7:20 am You are apparently very insecure and defensive with a boulder rather than a chip on your shoulder. Rather a lot of " rich folks" in Jackson and in Mississippi , in general, had working class parents who came to understand the value of an education.
Perhaps, the biggest value is learning not to rely on emotions but on factual information and learning how to distinguish fact from fiction. There is nothing " ennobling" about being rich or poor. You are either fair minded and ethical and willing to learn what you don't know or you aren't.

I love that these white men are living rent free in your heads everyday.

What is certifiable is acting as if you are forced to listen to Edwards.

Jackson's death warrant has been signed.

Foote is up by ten votes with 100% counted on the latest results on the WLBT website.

June 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It passed 72-26

Foote needs to be much more responsive and communicate to constituents. This is a major issue I have with him,

11:40 - wtf are you talking about? I'm not sure you have your people straight in your head.

June 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Realistically what can he do other than acknowledge complaints. Jackson doesn't have a City Countcil-Manager system. It has a strong Mayor weak Council system.

I did not make the comment at 11:40 but they aren't wrong. I've been surprised the Lumumba/Greene connection has not been brought up during Greene's campaign. But yes, it's a thing. It's been several years, but Greene hosted a campaign event for Lumumba in her home.

Violence and blight in Vicksburg has been on a steep rise for a couple years now.....and clearly the casinos haven't been holding up their end financially . Mr. Flaggs was on a roll until he wasn't.

I’m not surprised about the liquor in Pearl. They allowed the sale of that Delta-10 THC Hemp smoke stuff back during Covid. Nearly indistinguishable from cannabis. So basically, Pearl decriminalized weed in a roundabout way since the layman can’t tell the difference. And of course, the liver stained hands hate that shit so they want their booze!

@8:36 Exactly. He comes across as a redneck who I wouldn't want to emulate, but he's created a nice niche for himself. He most certainly has brought issues to light that the typical Jackson democrat voter can't deny. They have no intention of cleaning up their act, so he has an unlimited source of content. A train wreck on both sides of the aisle and it's hard to turn away from. Highly entertaining tbh.

Congratulations Ridgeland. You raised taxes. I don’t eat in Jackson and now I won’t support restaurants in Ridgeland. Enjoy your park.

I heard Taylor Turcotte, a few times on Chip Matthews a few wees ago on WYAB, what happened in her race?

What about all those misguided fools, like me, who thought Kim actually had a shot at being mayor? He didn't even take his whole street.

Flaggs blew Trump one too many times and it cost him. Add violent crime and his silly ties. Not surprising. He’s kinda dumb too.

I thought he had withdrawn and then he was on the ballot.

WLBT.com says with 100% of votes in that Foote leads Lumumba Greene by 10 votes. Have we dodged a bullet or will Foote and the Chokwe surrogate have a runoff?

You think Grace is a Chokwe surrogate?

9:50
So your $100 meal will now cost $101, and you’re going to boycott all the Ridgeland restaurants? Genius.

9:50
Pearl and Brandon both have an added tax on restaurants. Better go to Madison to eat(you will pay a lot more than 1or 2% to eat there).

It's spelled "die hard", Suzie B

Hate that about Flaggs. Liked him in the legislature and again in Vicksburg.

Wish Foote had won. Maybe it will be different once absentee ballots are counted.

@3:35 pm Try to keep up. Foote is leading by 10 with all ballots counted. There will definitely be a recount.

Foote is dead weight. If he wins or loses, his constituents lose.

Another tax in Ridgeland. Thanks, Gene, for moving County Line north (strip malls at Costco) and for the new taxes. We'll be dining in Madison or Gluckstadt, or Flora going forward.

Sorry. Didn't see the update.

If you can’t afford a time-limited 1% restaurant tax you need to eat at home. Ridgeland is fortunate to have affluence of restaurants to support expansion of parks & recreational activities.

Good! Ridgeland doesn’t need folks that can’t afford a 1% restaurant tax for expanding parks & recreation- and I bet you are a lousy tipper😡😡

Gotta pay for those worn out streets & utilities. And for all those folks that don’t pay their water bill.

@4:41 PM is a genius. He has figured out how to save $1 on dinner in Ridgeland by driving to Flora and spending $5-10 on mileage expenses on his F150/SUV. Why didn't we think of that?

Grace Greene hosted a fundraiser for Chokwe Antar Lumumba. One hosts fundraisers for candidates whose values align with your own. Grace Greene is the most dangerous candidate in this race, unless of course one thinks Lumumba has been a fine mayor.

Hohrn is going to cash in significantly more than he has been doing in the Senate for decades. Gravy train! Contract steering! New mayor, same as old mayor. Right? Suckers.

Did everyone see Horhn and family screaming High 4, High 4 at his victory party? Maybe not but you know that is what they were thinking. Now let’s see what cast of characters lines up to get his Senate seat.

Yup, big PERS payday for the latest empty suit Mayor.

The Ward 1 race is unbelievably close. Meanwhile in Pelahatchie one race for Alderman was tied, and they had to resort to the ole coin flip to get the winner.

I have no doubt that justice Gibbs is chomping at the bit to slide into another empty suit political gig