Jackson Jambalaya

JXN Water can't cut off water to four apartment complexes who owe hundred of thousands of dollars of unpaid water bills thanks to U.S. District Judge Chokwe Antar Wingate.   WLBT reported: 

 There has never been a more appropriate headline. 

 November is just around the corner.  

Which economy is thriving more? Great Britain, Japan, France or Mississippi? The answer, of course, is Mississippi. In 2024, our state’s per capita output reached $53,872, surpassing Japan ($32,859), France ($47,954), and even Great Britain ($52,369).

 Or The War of the Allens

"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels", Revelation 12:7

What is it about $8 billion that brings out the worst in lawyers? A holy war has broken out between Ridgeland lawyer Allen Smith, Jr. and the Alabama behemoth law firm of Beasley Allen in federal court over Johnson & Johnson talcum powder litigation. The lawyers were partners in the fight against J&J but things went south after Beasley Allen accused the Ridgeland attorney of cutting a side deal because of financial distress. 

 Several apartment complexes are battling JXN Water in federal court this week over the payment of delinquent water bills.  WLBT reported: 

Fall is almost here and that means it's time to start cooking some soup.   Although he is retired, ZeroBear PolyBear left us his beef stew recipe in a downloadable format.    Enjoy. 

 It's been thirty years since tv changed forever.  

 Indicted Hattiesburg attorney Cory Ferreaz will be going back to jail after he failed to appear in Forrest County Circuit Court this morning.  

 Charging at the police is rarely a good idea.  Right. 

GOP calls video "creepy."  

The 2026 Mississippi Senatorial election took a nasty turn  after Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's Democratic opponent, Scott Colom, posted a phony phone call with the Senator on social media last night.  The Mississippi Republican Party was not amused as it filed a complaint with the FBI today. 

Empower Mississippi host Grant Callen sits down with Mississippi’s 40th Attorney General Lynn Fitch. A Holly Springs native, General Fitch has 35 years in public and private legal service, made history as the state’s first female Attorney General, and earned national recognition for her leadership. They discuss her roots, legal career, and pivotal role in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade. She also shares insights on fighting human trafficking, protecting children online, preserving Title IX, and support for school choice. Additionally, we preview the upcoming Mississippi Women’s Summit and pose the question on many minds: Is a run for governor in her future? Tune in below. 

 Things got a little testy on campus earlier this week.

 Jackson Mayor John Horhn issued the following statement. 

 The City of Holly Springs faces the music today before the Mississippi Public Service Commission.  The Commission's consultant, Silverpoint Consulting, found the Holly Springs Utility Department was woefully understaffed, underfunded, and operated by managers with no experience in electrical utilities. The Commission ordered Holly Springs officials to appear at a Show Cause hearing in New Albany this morning.    

 Rick Beato recently took a break from commenting on modern music and fighting Youtube to indulge in a true love.  

 After striking out with the Biden EPA, the Jackson NAACP and other plaintiffs accuse the state of Mississippi of intentionally crippling Jackson's water/sewer system by depriving the City of Jackson of much-needed funding in a federal lawsuit.  

 Hattiesburg attorney Cory Ferraez managed to jump out of the frying pan but might be landing in the fire after a Perry County Chancellor withdrew his house arrest but referred his case to the Mississippi Bar last week.  Ferraez allegedly withheld funds from a settlement even though the Chancellor ordered him to deposit the funds with the Court.  

Tragedy struck when MRA Senior Robert Noah was killed while driving down Highway 7 a year ago.  His family says his car drifted into the left lane and crashed into an oncoming vehicle, killing 74 year-old Lizzie Tucker.  The Noah family released this video asking for MDOT to put "rumble strips" in the middle of the road itself.  

 The Capitol Police issued the following statement. 

ISLE OF MULL, SCOTLAND—There are meals, and then there are journeys disguised as meals. This one began with a boat across Loch Creran, forty minutes skimming dark Scottish waters, dodging seals and dolphins, before stepping onto the Isle of Mull. From there, an hour-long bus ride on a single-lane road toward the far edge of the island. By the time we arrived, we were certain of two things: we were far from anywhere, and we were about to experience something rare.

Sixteenth District Attorney Scott Colom announced he will run for U.S. Senate next year in the Democratic primary.  Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is up for re-election in November 2026. 

The Washington headquarters of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is named in honor of a Mississippian born in the rural Tallahatchie County hamlet of Cascilla, Mississippi, in 1910. In 1995, Congress voted to name the USDA headquarters the “Jamie L. Whitten Building” in recognition of Whitten’s long tenure as chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee from 1949 to 1992.

 Check out what this Georgia State cornerback did before the Ole Miss game Saturday. 

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotis issued the following statement.

 JPD and the Capitol Police issued the following statements. 

Update (9/4/2025): The pdf was removed as promised.  The action follows earlier JJ policy of posting information about students or juveniles on a temporary basis except for violent crimes.  Since there are so many comments that obviously took some time to write, the post itself will remain.  

Note: This post will be coming down in the next day or so.  The story is a legitimate one but in the age of Google, this post should not last forever as there are student-athletes involved.  

 What is it about Little League baseball that brings out the worst in people? 

 Retro Metro struck out in its attempt to enforce its Metrocenter lease against the City of Jackson at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals August 7.  

 It's all a conspiracy, right. Posted on social media: 

 Sometimes, ain't nobody coming to save you even when you are stuck on the wrong bus. Right. 

 JPD issued the following statement. 

 Matt Mitchell took a break from spoofing SEC football and took on a subject fraught with danger: Rating the best barbecue in the South.  Tis a subject Southerners hold dear to their hurts with the slightest of slights being considered fighting words.  One place from the Jackson metro area made the list.  Who is it? 

With Speaker Jason White and Governor Tate Reeves signaling school choice as the top priority for the 2026 legislative session, momentum is building—but so is the opposition. On this episode of the Empower Mississippi podcast, host Grant Callen sits down with Mike Hurst, Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, for a deep dive into the heated debate surrounding school choice. Grant and Mike unpack the myths, address concerns such as constitutionality, the impact on public schools, and explore what’s at stake for Mississippi’s families and the future. Stick around to the end for some thoughts on the 2027 governor’s race, which is already in full swing.

JPD issued the following statements. 

"In this book (A Brave New World), he said that we would not have the government as our enemy. We would not have big brother as our enemy. Big Brother would have a smiling face and we would like him and it wouldn't be Big Brother watching you, it would be you watching Big Brother because you wanted to.  People would come to love their oppression. They would invite the thing that captures them and controls them and shrivels their life... Entertainment would be the most important thing in a society that's shriveling up" preached the late Dr. Frank Pollard in the 1997 posted below.  Freedom freely surrendered for slavery.  Enjoy the sermon.  

It sounded like good news for PERS.

 Just another night of Friday night fights, er, make that Friday night football. 

 Thanks for the memories and there are many of them.  You will be missed on Saturdays every fall. 

 JXN Water ratcheted up the pressure on the Blossom Apartments yesterday. 

The world saw a lot of flash and sizzle inside Washington’s pomp and ceremony for a few days in August. The prospect of ending the brutal war was a miracle of worldwide proportions buried under years of twisted circumstances.

It appears someone from Jackson got stupid at the border.  A true case of FAFO.   

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 This heartbreaking video from Hurricane Katrina says it all.  

The Louisiana Legislature got serious this year about landlords who pocket the money their tenants pay for utility bills.  Will the boys at the Capitol do the same? 

 No, we are not talking about the national debt or federal spending but what is happening in good ole Mississippi. 

It seems like every day we read about politicians doing whatever they can to get more of your money and spend it on nonsense. That’s one reason why I love being State Auditor—it’s one of the only positions in government that can give money BACK to the taxpayers instead of taking it.

Update: JXN Water Receiver Ted Henifin said he reached a settlement with Tracewood Apartments.  Tracewood will enter into a twelve-month repayment plan.  Mr. Henifin said "Tracewood got more time while we got much more money."

There will be no showdown downtown in federal court today between Tracewood Apartments and JXN Water.  

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issue the following statement.