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Church Gives to Hinds Dem Hopeful Willie Robinson: Legal?
Religious organizations are generally not allowed to donate to politicians, but often find clever ways to skirt the Internal Revenue Service prohibitions. One way is just for the pastor and key church officials to personally make big contributions, and encourage their flock to do the same, to support candidates who …
Water, Sewer Rates Officially Increased
The Jackson City Council had a couple of hurdles to jump Tuesday morning to keep the city from losing up to 20 percent of its expected profits from the now-official water and sewer rate increases outlined in Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's 2014 budget. Some were cleared; others were not. The city …
Meridian Fights The Power Against Kemper, Too
(Yes, I'm going to get all the mileage I can out of this Public Enemy-esque headline.) A group called Mississippians for Affordable Energy picketed Tuesday night in Meridian to protest Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County coal-fired power plant. Local TV station, WTOK reported: "The picketers say they were there in …
Coming Attractions
Trace^Pathways Farm in Learned, Miss. is hosting educational farm tours through Nov. 8, 2013 for schools and families. The farm is located about 25 minutes from Jackson, near Port Gibson off of Hwy. 18. Activities include a Haystack Pathway, where patrons will get an opportunity to interact with farm animals, …
Watkins Asks For Another Shot at Farish
Jackson developer David Watkins is apparently not satisfied with losing control over the Farish Street renovation project, and is asking the Jackson Redevelopment Authority Board to reconsider their decision of two weeks ago to cut ties with the Farish Street Group, of which Watkins is the chief investor and developer. …
Where's the Money? MSDH Withheld $600K from DV Shelters
The state Department of Health has withheld nearly $600,000 from domestic-violence shelters over the past two years.
Miss. Breaks Good, Ranks Low for Methiness
Dear Magnolia State Meth Dealers: Do not interpret this as a challenge. But Mississippi is one of the least methy states in the nation, a new Huffington Post infographic shows. Citing something called the Nationa(l) Security System, or NSS, HuffPost said that Mississippi had five meth-lab-related accidents in 2012. Given …
Miss. Parole Board: 70 Days, 3 Chairmen
Barely a full two months after taking over as chairman of the Mississippi Parole Board, Doug Davis is leaving for a new job as Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's chief-of-staff. Davis was appointed to the parole board earlier this year and ascended to the chairmanship on Aug. 1. He replaced …
2 Museums Project: An Economic Boom
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has put out a flyer touting the economic impact the planned 2 Museums Project will have on the economies of the state and its capitol city. The flyer says the Mississippi Development Authory's tourism division estimates that the two new museums will welcome …
Missouri, Stop Putting Secession Ideas in Mississippi's Head
Apparently, in my native Missouri (also known as the most methy state in the nation), a billboard has popped up along an Interstate asking passersby to "Consider a contiguous 5-state secession" with Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and Mississippi. That's interesting. For one, that would be a pretty weird-ass-shaped nation (see …
Chicago Tribune: Josh Marks' Death Ruled a Suicide
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2013/oct/12/14111/ The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Josh Marks, a Chicago native who attended Tougaloo College and worked for a time in Vicksburg for the U.S. Army as a contract specialist, died Friday of a what the coroner has ruled a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victim, of the South Side, …
Josh Marks Memorial Planned; Service to Highlight Mental Illness
A memorial service for Josh Marks is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Tougaloo College's Woodworth Chapel. Marks died on Oct. 11 after battling mental illness. A Chicago native who attended Tougaloo, Marks earned fame from his appearance on TV cooking reality show "MasterChef." A statement from …
Jackson's Ship Comes In
As I blog, the United States Navy and the City of Jackson are unveiling at City Hall the crest of the USS Jackson. Lanier High School’s color guard were scheduled to open the ceremony with the presentation of colors of the U.S. flag and Jackson State University’s Band Ensemble was …
R.I.P. "Wee" Willie Heidelberg
In 1970, the University of Southern Mississippi defeated Ole Miss 30-14 in what, to this day, stands as one of the biggest upsets in Mississippi history. Southern Miss was thrashed the week before by San Diego State, and got torn to pieces the next week by Mississippi State, but managed …
Sen. Chris McDaniel to Announce Beginning of End of Political Career
State Sen. Chris McDaniel, a Republican from Ellisville, is making an announcement this weekend about his political future, the blog Mississippi PEP reports. McDaniel, a self-styled fiscal and values Tea Party conservative, has been rumored for some time to have his eyes on senior U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's seat. Anyone …
Tom Ramsey's New Restaurant
In addition to making his Food Network debut Sunday, Oct. 20, local chef Tom Ramsey is busy opening his first restaurant, La Finestra. The Italian eatery will open in the Plaza Building on Congress St. downtown the first week of November. Here's what he had to say about the restaurant: …
At Least Jackson Media Cares About One Murder Victim
The Jackson Police Department announced an arrest this afternoon in the death of pro fisherman Jimmy Johnson. A Texas native, Johnson was only passing through Jackson to participate in a fishing tournament when he was shot and killed at a motel Sunday. Rightly, there has been an outpouring of support …
Nunnelee and Palazzo Voted Against Reopening Government, Paying The Country's BIlls
According to GovTrack.us, Representatives Alan Nunnelee and Steven Palazzo voted against House Bill 2775 this evening, which was the bi-partisan compromise in the Senate to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling in order that the bills owed--from budgets already passed and funds already appropriated by this same House--might …
I'll Pass On Grambling +50 Points
Jackson State is off to a hot start again this season, and is the only remaining unbeaten team in SWAC play. This weekend's matchup with Grambling State, which has lost 13-straight SWAC games and 17-straight overall, shouldn't do anything to derail that. But this game just got interesting, with news …