Jackson Jambalaya

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following email to its employees today. 

 Speaker of the House Philip Gunn issued the following statement. 

 Sometimes everyone really does get a trophy.....

 The family of former Hinds County Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn issued the following statement. 

Barberino-Tavarnelle, Tuscany— For the past 11 years I have spent considerable time in this region. Specifically in the two towns of Barberino and Tavarnelle in the Tuscan countryside exactly halfway between Florence and Siena.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba asked President Joe Biden to extend Jackson's state of emergency for its water system for another six months in a November 3 letter. 

 The 2022 midterm congressional political advertising spend is projected at over $9.7 billion, up from the $5.95 billion spent in the 2020 congressional election cycle. The tracking was reported by AdImpact Politics.

 Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones announced on Facebook: 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

 An escape is in progress at the Raymond Detention Center.  Several agencies have been called in to assist with drones and dogs. 

 Ruth Cumins authored the following press release for UMC. 

Geremias Lux Pu has battled cancer over and over, but that hasn’t diminished his will to live and resolve to kick the disease as many times as it takes.

Todd Mardis attempt to seek therapy at a swanky spa in Houston several weeks ago failed when Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow rejected his request to leave the state of Mississippi for the treatment.   Flowood police charged him with aggravated domestic violence in the brutal beating of his wife in October.  He remains free on a $750,000 bond but can not leave the state without the Court's permission.  Dr. Alyssa Killibrew  recommended his treatment at the facility to the Court.  His motion to modify the conditions of the release stated: 

 Surprise, surprise. Disgraced former MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps wants to get out of prison.  Epps filed a motion for compassionate release last year.  U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate will hold a hearing on December 1.  The court docket states: 

 Coach Prime was not happy with a 21-7 halftime lead Saturday against Texas Southern.  Nope. Not happy at all.

If Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson thought he could intimidate Governor Tate Reeves with a congressional investigation he is sorely mistaken as the Governor took off the gloves and put on the brass knuckles as he responded to the Congressman's attempt to place the all blame of Jackson's water system collapse at the feet of state government.

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding his weekly press conference right now.  The presser is streamed below.

 JPD issued the following statement. 

Is Trooper Jason Young a power-hungry cop or a pursuer of justice? A video making the rounds accuses the MHP trooper of targeting a driver in Desoto County because he dared to complain on Facebook about a ticket he received.  The video is posted below. 

It is important to know that when despair replaces all hope, there are still people who care about you. 

The Pirate apparently had enough last night.

Helluva game last night but the Tigers prevailed in overtime on a gutsy call. Check out Fowler and Herbstreit's more relaxed recap of college football yesterday on the plane last night.   Now will SEC Shorts actually do something about the Aggies? The implosion is comedy gold.  

What do seeds, light, aliens, and funny money have to do with each other? Watch below as the late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist Jackson) tied them all together in the 1994 sermon.  The sermon starts with some promotion about missions so start at 8:00. Enjoy.  

 So it comes to a head once again. Earlier this year common sense won over nonsense when the Legislature chose not to fully eliminate personal income taxes. Instead, it moved to phase out the 4% tax bracket plus a few other changes.

 This young dude named Chappelle just might make it big one day.

The city of Jackson will get some desperately needed funds for its water and sewer system.   The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded $35.6 million in ARPA funds to five water and two sewer projects in Jackson yesterday. 

America is a fighting nation. Candidates promise to fight for constituents. Lawyers promise to fight for clients. Whole organizations have been created to fight for or against whatever. We fight for some things, and we fight against other things. Why? We fight to win!

 This post is reprinted with the permission of the Taxpayers Channel (Greenwood). 

A few moments ago, Greenwood Leflore Hospital announced that UMMC has terminated and withdrawn from negotiations to lease the hospital and operate it going forward.

 More and more major customers are leaving Jackson's sputtering water system.  WAPT reported: 

 The Jackson Police Department is participating in a study at the Center of Evidence-Based Policing & Reform at Ole Miss.  The video posted below even includes an introduction by none other than Morgan Freeman.  Yes, The Voice even got involved in the project. The short video shows where JPD is going.  Check it out.

Jackson State University issued the following statement. 

The financial markets continued to batter PERS as its investments were -5.2% in the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year.  PERS suffered a -8.5 rate of return for FY 2022. 

Apparently no vehicle is safe in Jackson, not even one belonging to JSU "royalty."  Thieves broke into Shilo Sanders' vehicle that was parked right outside the JSU football practice facility yesterday evening.  Young Sanders discussed it with his father and showed the damage in the video posted below.   

The Justice Department issued the following press release. 

Great news.  Hubig Pies are one step closer to becoming a reality again and yes, they will be available for sale online.  WWL reported on the return of the New Orleans favorite:

 The downward spiral continues for former NFL player Quinton Culberson.  A Hinds County grand jury indicted him in October for burglary of a church, business burglary, grand larceny, and auto burglary.  The charges are just one more episode in a string of arrests and substance abuse problems over the last ten years.  

 To Kill a Mockingbird.  No words are needed to describe the Hollywood classic.  Although you've watched it for years on your tv screens, you have a chance to see it on the big screen for (in my best tv used car salesman voice) for two days only.  Showtimes are posted below.

 One step forward, two steps back is the best way to describe Jackson's effort to shut down a dilapidated hotel on I-55 frontage road in North Jackson.   WLBT reported:

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following press release. 

 Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

 This post is reprinted with permission of the Taxpayers Channel in Greenwood. 

Today, the city council heard from Tray Hairston, a financing attorney from Butler Snow.

Mr. Hairston came to explain the way that the city could finance the $4.5 million that it has to pay in order to repair the hospital, and to pay off the multi-million dollar short term loan to the hospital from Medicare.

GLH is practically broke, and may well have to shut down completely by the end of November. The city and county have been negotiating with UMMC for a friendly takeover, but several "deal breakers" have arisen. Now UMMC is demanding that the city and county pay for $9.1 million in repairs and Medicare loan repayments, since UMMC isn't responsible for them.

 The Mississippi Department of Transportation issued the following statement. 

BARBERINO-TAVARNELLE, ITALY— Is it possible that one can fall in love with a town? I love my hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi— deeply— and can’t see myself living anywhere else. Ever. But I am a sixth-generation citizen in that part of the world. My roots are deep there. My history is long there. My businesses are there. Most of my family and friends are there. I didn’t fall in love with it. I’ve always loved it. To fall in love with a place one wants to travel to, time and time again, is rare to my thinking.

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 When I learned that Jerry Lee Lewis, the volatile rock-and-roll legend who lived most of his life in Nesbit, Mississippi, had died at the age of 87 last week, I opened YouTube and searched for The Killer’s 1977 rendition of an old Sonny Throckmorton song I know by heart called “Middle Age Crazy” about a man foolishly trying to hold on to his youth.

 Hope and change, Hope and change.....

Rankin County deputies arrested a former MHP trooper for witness tampering.  Violating a no-contact order, Todd Cox tried several times to get his wife to drop aggravated domestic violence charges she filed against him in May.  

Cox listens to Judge Morrow

 Coach Prime used the shooting death of rapper Takeoff to teach his team some valuable lessons.   Check out what he had to say as he laid down the law on his young charges. 

 U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves appointed Wendell France, Sr. to be the Receiver of the Raymond Detention Center yesterday.  Judge Reeves took over the jail in June after he ruled Hinds County was not capable of managing the facility.

 The Department of Human Services issued the following statement.