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CMPDD to JRA: Pump the Brakes
"Hold up, Wait a minute, Put a Little Love In It" That's the message the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District sent the Jackson Redevelopment Authority yesterday over JRA's decision to terminate its lease with the Farish Street Group. In a three-page letter to JRA Executive Director Willie Mott, CMPDD …
Will New Hinds Supes Depose Graham, Stokes?
Just as Sam Cooke predicted, a change is gonna come—to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors. Last week, the board's two newest members—Darrel McQuirter of District 2 and Tony Greer of District 4—were officially sworn in and will sit for their first meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. The additions represent …
Federal, State Indictments Rain Down in DMR Probe
Bill Walker, the former executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, and nine other people have been indicted on state and federal charges related to an ongoing investigation into the state agency's spending. State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement: GULFPORT, Miss.- Federal and state grand juries …
New releases, shows, and Best of Jackson...
A run down of this weekend's shows in Jackson, some regional picks, and lots of new releases...
JSU Getting Serious On Domed Stadium
Jackson State University is apparently getting serious about building a domed stadium. The university has launched http://www.jsums.edu/dome/, a site that includes a rendering and includes details on planning that were previously undisclosed. The cost of the 50,000-seat domed stadium is still listed at $200 million, and the site says the …
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 …
Jackson, a Twentysomething's Haven
Like a proud mother watching her child's first foray into the spotlight to glowing reviews, we at the JFP love to send links around the office of national stories realizing what we already know (that Jackson is pretty cool). Here are a couple stories circling our in-boxes this week: The …
City Announces Temporary Cooper Road Closing
The City of Jackson has announced that the 1200 block of Cooper Road in south Jackson will be closed Nov. 4-6 while crews replace a cross drain for maintenance purposes. Detour signs will be posted and motorists are advised to proceed through the area with caution.
Beer Fridge #5: Napa Smith Lost Dog
Todd reviews Napa Smith Lost Dog, an American red ale from California.
Hood Charges 6 With Selling Illegal Contacts
We just received this release from Attorney General Jim Hood's office: An undercover operation has resulted in several arrests and numerous businesses facing allegations of unauthorized dispensing of contact lenses, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Public Integrity Divisions, working with the …
MoJo: Chris McDaniel Spoke at Confederate Ball; McDaniel Denies: I Was at an ALEC Event
Mother Jones, the liberal investigative-news magazine that broke the story of Mitt Romney's 47 percent remark during the presidential campaign, is now taking aim at Mississippi politics. MoJo reports that in August, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who last week announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, addressed a "a neo-Confederate …
Horhn Praises City Leaders on 1-Percent Sales Tax
Mississippi State Sen. John Horhn was singing the praises of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the Jackson City Council Wednesday afternoon, a day after they moved forward on a motion to put to referendum vote a proposed 1-percent sales tax. He released this statement: "I would like to applaud the Jackson …
Cooper-Stokes Balks at Her Own Motion
In an odd turn of events last night, Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes balked at a chance to bring her own motion to "unauthorize" the Jackson Redevelopment Authority forward, even though all she had to do was second a fellow council member who had already moved to adopt her motion. …
The Deweycare Government Health-Care Takeover in Full Swing
When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. — Thomas Jefferson This afternoon, Gov. Phil Bryant followed through on his promise to issue an executive order for BlueCross & BlueShield of Mississippi to accept 10 Hospital Management Associates facilities into …
Mike Chaney: BCBS, HMA Reach Deal
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney announced a deal in an ongoing dispute between Hospital Management Associates and BlueCross & BlueShield of Mississippi. Here's Chaney's statement: "I am very pleased that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi moved forward today October 21, 2013 to recognize four HMA hospitals for network …
Lucky Town Clears Zoning Hurdle, Craft Beermaking Returns to Jackson
Lucky Town Brewing Co. is reporting on its Facebook page that the startup microbrewery received unanimous zoning approval to move into a building in midtown. Lucky Town—which started making more of its own beer in 2012 after a successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign—is one of only a handful of breweries operating …
Will Jackson Get Boost from $1 trillion in Black Spending?
Over the weekend, Black Enterprise magazine reported that the spending power of the nation's 43 million African Americans is expected to top $1 trillion by 2015. BE cites a report that will be presented at a June 2014 meeting of the National Association of Black Accountants Conference. The report found …