Jackson Jambalaya

 First Consul Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

The gas stations must wait.  

The Queen won another court fight as the city of Madison prevailed against Madison County in a battle over the rezoning of a large tract of land by the Reunion interchange on I-55. Madison County Circuit Judge Steve Ratcliff denied re-zoning after finding the county engaged in contract zoning, an illegal practice in Mississippi. 

This post was first published on July 23. 

The New Republic recently published an article on JXN Water Manager Ted Henifin.  Actually, a hit piece is a more apt description as shown by this rather misleading headline: 

 The Capitol Police issued the following statement. 

Who says change doesn't create innovation? 

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement. 

 Canton Attorney Lawrence Blackmon paid his fine for contempt of court in Madison County last week.

 The citizens of Crownpointe Drive in Northeast Jackson might want to keep an eye on one of their neighbors.  

 The light at Meadwobrook and Ridgewood will be repaired today.   A contractor apparently miswired the light after a truck knocked it out of commission several months ago.  Motorists reported instances of where the light was green in both directions at the same time.  Not a good thing, obviously.  The city was notified yesterday.  The city put out four-way stop signs at the intersection and will fix the light today.  

 Camille.  That is all that needs to be said.  

 Yet another band mom has gotten in trouble for alleged embezzlement.  

"There is a line, by us unseen, that crosses ev’ry path, The hidden boundary between God’s patience and His wrath. To pass that limit is to die, to die as if by stealth; It does not quench the beaming eye, nor fade the glow of health; The conscience may be still at ease, the spirit light and gay; That which is pleasing, still may please, and care be thrust away."  The late Dr. Frank Pollard recited the old hymn* in the 1997 sermon posted below as he discussed gambling with salvation.   That's the thing about betting, you can win big but also lose big and sometimes there is no second chance.   

By all accounts Tommy Duff’s talk at the Rankin County Republican Executive Committee’s Lincoln-Reagan-Trump dinner was a political home run. I say talk because the potential 2027 candidate for governor had no script and conversationally discussed his business successes along with Mississippi’s opportunities and challenges. The home run description derives from the size and composition of the crowd, the intense media coverage, and comments by several seasoned politicos who attended.

Has Apple finally lost its shine?  The Youtube channel Apple Explained asks that question in a rather interesting video recently posted.  Check it out.  

Yet another apartment complex refuses to pay its water bill.  Tracewood Apartments asked U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate to keep JXN Water from cutting off its water.  JXN Water claims the apartment complex owes over $300,000 in past due water bills.  The apartments are on Old Canton Road by Northpointe Estates.  

Before his second term, President Trump had four years to clean shop and reload. Now we are well on our way to leading the world toward stability and an uneasy peace.

 Nothing like a Tackleberry wannabe......

Indictment posted below.  

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell was indicted by a federal grand jury on public corruption charges. The Justice Department will hold a press conference this afternoon. 

 It's time for the Country Squire to grow and grow it will as it packs up and moves into the old Danny's location on Lakeland Drive later this year.   

 Lord Daniel Hannan, that is.  The Brexit leader will be the featured speaker at the Mississippi Center for Public Policy's luncheon at River Hills Club on September 24.  More information is posted below.  

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

 Apparently the culture created by the Chokwe Antar Lumumba crew in the city's workforce is still going strong.  Exhibit A: 

Posted below is yet another ZeroBear PolyBear recipe.  He is away but recently sent a bushel of recipes in a downloadable pdf format as requested by readers.  Check out his recipe for salad dressing below.  

 Meanwhile over at Last Call.......

 Update: Found! Mother arrested in New Orleans and waiting extradition to Jackson. 

JPD issued the following statement. 

 Update: Indictment posted below. 

Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement yesterday. 

 Sometimes, you really shouldn't mess with the police, especially for the fun of it.  

Post includes complete video of speech. 

Billionaire Tommy Duff had his political coming-out party at the Rankin County Republican Party dinner held at the Sheraton in Flowood Monday night.  

 President Donald Trump nominated two Mississippi Supreme Court justices to serve on the federal bench.  He announced on Truthsocial: 

 What happens when some Limeys meet some Rednecks?  

Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 The sentencing of Rudy Warnock will not take place in November as originally scheduled.  U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson made the following entries in the docket of U.S.A. v. Warnock et al. 

Shelby Foote once talked about the time he went to see William Faulkner in Oxford, back when he was still a young man looking up to an older one. According to the oral history recording they wound up walking through a cemetery, past old markers and family plots. Faulkner told him, “There’s a story behind every stone.” It’s true, every name carved in granite once had a voice, a laugh, a way of leaving its mark on the living.

A retired detective says he was falsely accused of withholding evidence in a Brookhaven trial that generated national headlines after two white men were charged for shooting at a black FedEx driver.  

The recent bribery and fraud case involving Canton Municipal Utilities is yet another mess begging the question - what should be done to better monitor municipal energy systems and find faults before catastrophic consequences?

 The Jackson City Council approved Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumbumba's request to award a no-bid $400,000 contract for garbage pick-up at right of ways in March.  

 Madison-Rankin County District Attorney Ashley Allen issued the following statement. 

 A Covington County man stands accused of shooting at some teenage girls rolling his yard.  

 JPD issued the following statement. 

Tommy's Trading Post will survive!

The Mississippi Department of Transportation issued the following statement. 

Highway 43 at Upper Lake

 Attorney Lawrence Blackmon must pay for the cost of a jury and serve eight hours of community service after he failed to appear for a scheduled trial August 4.  

 The problems of North Mart Plaza continue to plague that area of Jackson.  The Capitol Police issued the following statement: 

A Ridgeland Municipal Court judge found Fred Gaddis, Jr.  guilty of possession of marijuana with a gun enhancement after conducting a trial on July 29.  A video of Gaddis's arrest generated a great deal of media attention after he shared the video in April.  

 The Brandon Police Department issued the following statement. 

The booming voice dominated the Alabama sidelines as the Crimson Tide won title after title.  So successful was Scott Cochran at putting men through the forge of the gridiron it could be argued he was Nick Saban's Agrippa.  Underneath it all was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off and go off it did.  Check out how Cochran imploded and found redemption.   

 Correction: The police confirmed his arrest yesterday but did not say it was a surrender on the May 30 charges.   The article has been corrected.  

Thaddeus Clayton Cochran is back in jail yet again.  Madison police arrested Cochran in May and charged him with trespass, stalking, and failure to comply with request.  Although he under house arrest, Cochran contacted the Madison police August 4 and surrendered, saying he would rather be back in jail. He is the son of the late Senator Thad Cochran.  

 When a young man, Scott Appleton was one of the baddest people on the planet.  One coach called him the best defensive lineman he ever saw as he racked up an Outland Trophy.  A life so promising was ruined by the chains of alcohol as he crashed and burned in the pros.  A Texas prodigal son, he wound up living in a lean-to behind his uncle's garage and flipping burgers.  A far cry from an All-American.  Rock bottom, he walked into a street kitchen operated by a San Antonio church.  He finally found grace and freedom as the late Dr. Pollard described in the 1997 sermon posted below.  Dr. Pollard used Appleton's life to illustrate how grace is the ultimate participation trophy.  Enjoy his preaching.