Jackson Jambalaya

Former Jackson City Councilman Frank Bluntson passed away today.  Rest in peace, Mr. Bluntson.

 Lookie here at what is on the Jackson City Council agenda today. 

 There was a dumpster fire in The Fondren yesterday. 

 Just a little fracas at the Mudbug Festival this weekend.

Please send any videos of the reported behavior to kingfish1935@gmail.com

  The Bullhorn Bullies continue to terrorize The Fondren with nary a word from JPD.  WJTV reported last week:

Earlier post and copy of Emergency Order.  

 It appears the Mayor's office engaged in some reductive analysis last week.  WAPT followed JJ in reporting the issuance of an EPA Emergency Administrative Order against Jackson's water system a year ago: 

 The late Dr. Frank Pollard discussed life after death in this 1992 sermon as he preached from Hebrews.  If you didn't make it to church, here is your chance to catch-up.  Enjoy.

With unemployment decreasing, jobs growing, and state tax revenues up, rosy days lie ahead for Mississippi’s economy. “The outlook for our economy is pretty optimistic for the state and for the nation,” state economist Corey Miller told Mississippi Today.

But not for all parts of the state.

 How tight is the job market? Some employers are paying people just to apply  for a job. 

 Watch Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks attempt to discuss on his radio show the EPA Emergency Order on the Jackson water system.  Oh well, at least he isn't talking about passing out guns and badges to everyone. 

 A tornado touched down near Holly Bush Road.  Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey released a photo of the tornado. 

Earth lost an angel as heaven gained one.  Kandy Sanderson Mason passed away earlier this week.  She was one of those sweet souls who made the world a better place and touched everyone around her. 

 Check out what Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks said about hiring Hinds County deputies to fight crime in Jackson. 

The State Veterans Administration issued the following statement. 

By now you have likely heard more than you ever wanted to hear about being “woke.” What does being woke mean? Woke people are “alert to injustice in society, especially racism.” Woke folks are also cool and smarter than everybody else! 

The Lumumba Administration did not tell the Jackson City Council about a damning EPA Emergency Administrative Order issued a year ago. The EPA inspected Jackson's water treatment plants in February, 2020 and discovered an imploding water system that is a health threat to the people it serves. Malfunctions, neglect, and plain old incompetence were the order of the day at the plants.  EPA ordered Jackson to fix the problems immediately. 

JJ broke the news about the buried EPA order yesterday.  WLBT picked up where this website left off and reported, surprise, the Administration did not tell the City Council about the EPA's action.  WLBT reported: 

 Ag Commish Andy Gipson issued the following statement. 

 A Rankin County grand jury indicted Clint Pennington for aggravated domestic violence against his wife last August.  Pennington is the son of former Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington.  Pennington allegedly stabbed his wife  and proceeded to cut his own throat on December 30, 2019.  The indictment states: 

 U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped strongly toward, then beat a rather hasty retreat from the concept of including a vehicle mile traveled or VMT tax component as a means to pay for President Biden’s massive national infrastructure proposal.

Correction: Patty Patterson submitted her campaign finance report yesterday. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba did not file a campaign finance report this year or last year.  However, the Mayor was not alone in blowing off campaign finance laws, as only one Jackson Mayoral candidate, Ken Wilson, submitted a campaign finance report. 

 Did William Shakespeare actually exist? Such a question has vexed many a scholar and fueled many a drunken debate.  Thoughty2 pondered this question on his Youtube channel.  Enjoy his take on the controversy. 

 Ole Miss suspended a student after he allegedly sprayed bleach into a pledge's mouth during a pinning ceremony last October. The Associated Press's Jeff Amy reported: 

Check out this week's recipe. 

This past Sunday was the first Easter Sunday in which I have missed attending a church service in a long time. My family and I were in New Orleans moving our daughter into her new apartment. We could have hit up a couple of Catholic churches near our apartment, but we spent time together and worshipped in a different way. 

The EPA inspected Jackson's water treatment plants a little over a year ago and found them to be quite wanting.  Chronically malfunctioning equipment, neglected detectors, and vacant key positions were just a few of the problems EPA discovered at the O.B. Curtis and Fewell water treatment plants.  Even the crucial UV devices that disinfect the water were offline for weeks at a time.  EPA saw enough and issued an Emergency Administrative Order against Jackson on March 27, 2020.

 It's Election Night!!!  Will Lumumba reach 85%?  Will Butch beat Bo?  What will the dispatch from Pelahatchie be? Are there any races in anything that are actually interesting tonight?  Does anyone actually care? Prediction: Hizzoner in Jackson gets at least 75% of the vote.  This is the election night thread.  Fire away. 

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

Black Voters Matter Action PAC supports Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, the people's candidate, on April 6, because he is fighting to rebuild the city of Jackson in the wake of the water crisis caused by over thirty years of white flight from the city of Jackson. Paid for by Black Voters Matter Action PAC, BVMActionPac.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. 

This post is a campaign text message.   Consider the posting of the message an in-kind donation to the Lumumba for Mayor campaign as fighting white flight is indeed a worthy goal.

Unable to eat, an Ole Miss student fights to save his esophagus after a Pike fraternity member (allegedly) sprayed bleach into his throat during a hazing incident six months ago. 

The past literally roared back to life in Jackson Saturday.  Over 150 cars of every variety appeared at The Vault's 390 Degree Car Show Saturday.  Even the Easter Bunny joined in the fun as over four thousand people attended the outdoor spectacular.  JJ sent Rick Guy to take a whole lotta pictures for y'all so peruse the photos posted below.  Enjoy.  

 Progress continues in The Fondren.  Famed restaurateur Robert St. John provided an update on his Fondren project yesterday on Facebook: 

 There are certain lines you don't use on cops.  "Do you know who I am" comes to mind.  However, there are other no-no phrases as this idiot soon discovered....

 Independent-minded scientists continue to study whether the Covid-19 virus originated in a Wuhan lab.  The MIT Technology Review published an article covering the debate over the origin of the virus:

The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached this Easter Sunday sermon in 1988. If you didn't make it to church this morning, enjoy Dr. Pollard's preaching.

Hard-headed and hard-hearted Mississippi leaders can’t do math. So wrote Greenwood Commonwealth editor Tim Kalich regarding Mississippi’s stand against Medicaid expansion.

 It's an age-old debate.  No, we don't mean Lebron-MJ or Bird-Magic.  This post refers to.....

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

 Kim Waaaaaaaaade had a show for the books this week.  Naturally I would say so because he discussed the lack of prosecution for a man who tried to kill a JPD officer three years ago.  However, Thomas called into the show and did David L. Archie better than David L. Archie (8:50).   Enjoy.

 Will the Governor sign a bill that relaxes some regulations on deer and chronic wasting disease?  WLBT reported last night:

The Mayoral election is a boring affair in Jackson this year. Flash back to the 2013 race for this comedic gold: 

 WLBT's Cheryl Lasseter walked into a restaurant and found it woefully short of employees.

Lord Protector Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.

 Will medical evidence blow up a police brutality case against three former Jackson police officers?  Three former Jackson police officers stand accused of beating an old man to death two years ago.  A Hinds County grand jury indicted Lincoln Lampley, Anthony Fox, and Desmond Barney for second-degree murder in the death of 62 year-old George Robinson as they searched for a murder suspect.  The family sued the officers as well.  However, a motion for summary judgment in the civil case presents medical records that state Robinson only suffered a minor abrasion on his face - a far cry from the savage beating he allegedly suffered.

 Jackson suffered its 38th homicide in 2021.  WLBT reported: 

 It always hurts to watch this movie scene....

 Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

Did the legislature hurt the fight against chronic wasting disease in Mississippi's deer population? The Mississippi Wildlife Federation and other sportsmen's groups argue HB #382 will do just that and protested its passage to Governor Tate Reeves.  Mississippi Wildlife Federation  CEO Ashlee Ellis Smith said:

 We got us a hit and run driver over in Northeast Jackson.  

 The passing of iconic Texas novelist, screenwriter and antiquarian bookseller Larry McMurtry at age 84 on March 25 will mean different things to different fans of his prolific writing life.