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Old Canton Road Closed at Crane for Repair of Sinkhole
A major sinkhole on Old Canton Road at Crane Boulevard that became a whipping post in the mayoral election is being repaired starting today. The city sent out this alert this morning: Traffic Alert The City of Jackson Department of Public Works announces that it has closed Old Canton Road …
New York Times Finds (Parts of) Jackson Delightful
Social media is buzzing today about a New York Times article that features a lot of amazing personalities and locally owned businesses that make our city great—many of which started in the city's last decade of progress. This is the kind of media we need to see more of about …
Why does the Ledger's Brian Eason ooze contempt for so many Jacksonians?
OK, Snark King, it's your turn. I've had it in the back of my head to blog about a really offensive post by The Clarion-Ledger's city reporter Brian Eason for weeks now, but it had fallen to the side in the need to report actual news. But while cleaning up …
Phil Bryant blames education problems on "moms ... in the workplace"
Yes, he did. The Washington Post is reporting that our esteemed governor, Phil Bryant, blamed working mothers for the problems in the education system: Bryant was participating in a Washington Post Live event focused on the importance of ensuring that children read well by the end of third grade. In …
Miss. Chapter of NOW Insists that Gov. Bryant Apologize to Working Mothers
Verbatim statement, just in: National Organization for Woman, Mississippi Insists Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant apologize for statements against working mothers The Mississippi Chapter of the National Organization for Women condemns the comments Governor Phil Bryant made regarding working women and working families being the cause of education problems in Mississippi. …
A Little Thing Called 'Science' Disputes Phil Bryant's Working Mother Claim
I guess it's no surprise that Gov. Phil Bryant told The Washington Post that education went to pot when women started entering the workplace: We're guessing he's a fan of FOX News, and they've been hawking that meme, Melanie Tannenbaum blogs at Scientific American. Even thought it's news to us …
Did a working mother raise you? Tell us about her.
Gov. Phil Bryant stepped in it yesterday when he blamed working mothers with the challenges in education. Since then, we've seen people posting tributes to their working mothers on social media. We'd like to collect them here, as a tribute of sorts to the amazing women who have built America, …
Clarion-Ledger Greets Lumumba Win with Negative Front Page
You know, Harvey Johnson told the JFP once that The Clarion-Ledger was still institutionally racist, and doesn't even know it, and they have done little—consistently, any way—over the years to prove that it's not true. After Lumumba's historic (whether you like him or not) win, THIS was the front-page news …
Surprise, surprise: Tea Party Express to endorse Chris McDaniel over Thad Cochran
Just got the press alert, verbatim. (OK, they didn't say "McDaniel" below, but you know.) MEDIA ALERT: TEA PARTY EXPRESS TO MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON MISSISSIPPI'S U.S. SENATE RACE TOMORROW SACRAMENTO, CA – Tea Party Express, the nation’s largest Tea Party political action committee, will hold a press conference in …
Pearl Man: Whites need Confederate emblem to balance negative 'black culture'
I received this stunning letter a couple days ago from a (white, I think) man in Pearl, presumably in response to my recent column about the abominable Mississippi state flag. I post it now without comment but will be back along with some thoughts later. Here it is, verbatim: Please …
Barbour Does His Caveman Impression, Disses 'Lady Mayor'
So the old-school Republican strategist Haley Barbour has stuck his foot in his mouth again, perhaps purposefully. He went on CNN to defend New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration, which is under fire for various corruption allegations, including a serious accusation by Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer. When Barbour appeared …
After Racist Attack on James Meredith Statue, Ole Miss Offers $25,000 Reward for Info
Here is a verbatim statement just issued by the University of Mississippi: At the request of Chancellor Dan Jones, the university’s Alumni Association has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two individuals involved in an early morning incident on The University of Mississippi campus. The …
Hattiesburg, Miss., Passes Resolution Recognizing LGBT Residents
The Human Rights Campaign sent out this statement about an hour ago. Verbatim: Hattiesburg, Miss., Passes Resolution Recognizing LGBT Residents Becomes the second Mississippi city in less than a month to pass resolution recognizing the role LGBT people play in thriving communities Washington – Hattiesburg, Mississippi tonight unanimously passed a …
Ole Miss Police: White Male Freshmen Declining to be Questioned In Statue Incident
Verbatim statement just in from the University of Mississippi: OXFORD, Miss. – Three 19-year-old white male freshmen from Georgia were declining through their attorneys late Thursday to be questioned by university police regarding the vandalism Sunday morning of the University of Mississippi’s James Meredith statue, according to the university chief …
Ole Miss fraternity says reaching out to black frats re 'desecration' of Meredith statue
The For immediate release Statement of Jake Martin, President of the Delta Gamma Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity: “Recent events on the campus of our college, The University of Mississippi, were insensitive, harmful to student campus life, and criminal. The individuals or group found responsible for the desecration of …
Remarkably, Mayor Lumumba Brought Us Together
I felt like I was kicked in the stomach when Todd stuck his head in my office after the paper went to the printer today to tell me we were hearing reports that Mayor Chokwe Lumumba had died. Our photographer and news editor ran off to City Hall, which I …
Add your message to next week's special Lumumba tribute issue
All, we are putting together a special tribute issue to Chokwe Lumumba for next week. Please add your messages below, and we will include what we can and link back to the rest. I'll start with a letter the Greater Jackson Chamber leadership sent to members today: February 26, 2014 …
Former Rep. Gene Taylor will run against Palazzo—as a Republican this time
The Sun-Herald just broke the news that Rep. Gene Taylor will run as a Republican to try to reclaim a seat in the U.S. Congress: Taylor said he was on his way to Jackson to file to run as a Republican. The primary is June 3. Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2014/02/28/5377861/moore-will-run-again-for-congress.html#emlnl=Breaking_News#storylink=cpy
What is up with Madison County (and Starkville) police chases?!
Last weekend, I happened by local television news and saw a report about Madison police officers going on a high-speed chase through the streets of Jackson—because of a problem that happened in the Target in Jackson, ending in a crash that seriously injured a bystander. Huh? Also, looking at the …
AP: Democrat Travis Childers is entering race for Sen. Thad Cochran's seat
Travis Childers is officially entering an already-heated Senate race for Thad Cochran's seat. Tea Party-backed state Sen. Chris McDaniel is in an ugly battle with Cochran for the Republican primary seat. Here is Childers' statement, just released, reprinted verbatim: “Today I am filing to run for the U.S. Senate to …