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Miss Chic-Fil-A on Sundays?  There is hope. 

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Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney issued the following statement. 

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William McHenry sued Lamar Adams for $10 million on May 16 in Madison County Circuit Court. Adams pleaded guilty last week in federal court to one count of wire fraud as he admitted to defrauding 250 investors out of more than $100 million by selling them phony timber investments. A victim sued Adams and McHenry earlier this month. McHenry answered the lawsuit and included a cross-claim against Adams in the response.

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Several prominent Mississippi plaintiff's attorneys are engaged in a scrum over millions of dollars of their money invested in a California technology company.   Attorney Shane Langston sued Adara Networks, Inc., Erick Johnson and James Scott in Hinds County Chancery Court on May 10 for an accounting of all Adara Networks, Inc. corporate funds.   Mr. Langston claims Adara solicited and sold shares to Mississippi attorneys for nearly twenty years.  However, money was apparently invested without first checking the books.

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Pelahatchie Mayor Ryshonda Beechem issued the following statement. 

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The way to solve Mississippi’s problem with the struggling condition of its bridges is to adapt the state’s tax code to changing times.

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The Justice Department issued the following statement.

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"I feel that it is my responsibility as Mayor of this city to be honest to the Fortner family, and to be honest to the citizens of Jackson and acknowledge that the city of Jackson failed to appropriately secure the site at the time we learned that that manhole cover was properly in place.  We owe that responsibility to the Fortner family" said an earnest Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba as he opened his weekly press conference today.  The Jackson Mayor again offered his condolences to the Fortner family who lost their only daughter in a one-car accident on Ridgewood Road Thursday.   Franny Fortner was driving to graduation practice when her Mazda MX-3 convertible struck a manhole and flipped over. 

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It's time for Matchbook Monday.  Some real gems of Jackson's past are posted below.  Feel free to add your stories or any information about them in the comments section as you enjoy these blasts from the past. Readers can email copies of any old matchbooks to kingfish1935@gmail.com.

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State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.

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Posted below is a copy of an agreement issued to investors in the Mississippi timber ponzi scheme that was recently busted by the feds.   Lamar Adams conned 250 investors out of more than $100 million by selling bogus timber investments to them.  Adams used several promoters to sell the fraud, including Brent Alexander and Jon Seawright.  Adams recently pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and faces up to twenty years in prison.

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LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon passed away in his sleep today.  He will always be remembered for the "Halloween Run" against Ole Miss in 1958 and the goal line stand that preserved the victory at the end of the game.  He would be a beast in today's game.

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The Louisiana Legislature is the gift that keeps on giving to Mississippi.  New Orleans is probably the best city for casinos in America.  That is "casino" with an "s" - the plural form of the word.  However, Edwin Edwards and his cronies couldn't help themselves but sold, yes sold, a casino monopoly in New Orleans to Harrah's. The monopoly doesn't expire for six more years but that is just a mere technicality.  The Morning Advocate reported Tuesday:

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The late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist Church, Jackson) preached from Ephesians 2:1-10 in today's Sunday morning sermon.  Enjoy.

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Not gonna run in 2019 season is upon us.

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Bear meets hunter.......

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A Northeast Jackson woman's car was damaged by the same manhole that killed Frannie Fortner just a few hours later on Thursday.  The woman told JJ that contact with the uncovered manhole blew out her two right side tires.  She made this comment on JJ Thursday night:

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Here is another open manhole.  This one is probably just 50-100 yards away from St. Andrews Episcopal School on Old Canton Road.  No bondo was used this time as the manhole was just left wide open.  You can't make this up. 

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A manhole on South Street has been uncovered for over a year. It is currently marked by an orange barrel while another barrel has been stuffed upside down into the manhole.   The only thing missing is bondo. Think I'm exaggerating?   See for yourself.

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 A senior at Jackson Academy was killed after her car flipped when it struck an open manhole on in a northbound lane on Ridgewood Road near Venetian Way.  The convertible flipped over and landed upside down.  Frances Fortner would have graduated tomorrow.

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or saying goodbye to spring.  This old video of an azalea tour in West Jackson popped up on Youtube.  Enjoy.

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Not so fast, my friend, said the SEC to the Mississippi Secretary of State yesterday.   The SEC and Secretary of State Eggbert Hosemann are fighting over the right to appoint a receiver in the Lamar Adams Ponzi scheme case. The SEC accused Adams of operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 150 investors out of more than $85 million since 2005, in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on April 20.   The SEC said Adams sold bogus timber rights and deeds guaranteeing 13% interest rates.  Mr. Adams pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last week to one count of wire fraud.  The Justice Department said in that case Adams defrauded 250 investors of more than $100 million.

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Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.

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What do we owe? Who knows? Such is the question that occurred last week in Pelahatchie.

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Mississippians have been talking about a state lottery for more than 25 years and still don’t have one – a decision that studies and industry estimates claim keeps between $100 million to $150 million out of the state’s general fund revenues and continues to send state taxpayers across state lines to buy lottery tickets in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida.

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“Is it made with magic flour?” I wondered, trying to keep my face as straight as theirs.

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Check out this story in the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate today:

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Update (9:50 AM): Chief Moore said he placed the officer on administrative leave pending an investigation.  The video of press conference is posted below.


JPD Chief Anthony Moore will hold a press conference at 9:30 to discuss allegations that a JPD officer beat a suspect while handcuffed.   WAPT will stream the presser on Facebook Live while WLBT will broadcast it on its website.  WAPT reported the story last night.  The suspect's father, John Knight, posted this message and these pictures on Facebook last night:

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Jackson community activist Enoch Sanders had a few things to say about crime at City Hall last week.

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Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following statement. 

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It's time for Matchbook Monday.  Some real gems of Jackson's past are posted below.  Feel free to add your stories or any information about them in the comments section as you enjoy these blasts from the past. Readers can email copies of any old matchbooks to kingfish1935@gmail.com.

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The article written by Jana Hoops posted below appeared in the Clarion-Ledger Friday.

George Malvaney was a high-spirited child whose teenage years (like so many) often found him engaging in reckless behavior — fighting, drinking, and once even taking a snake to school.

While he always knew his greatest love was for the outdoors — hunting, fishing, exploring and adventure-seeking — he was certain of one thing in his life: he hated school. He dropped out during his junior year at Murrah High School and predicted he was on a “a wild and reckless stretch that would end badly.” He was right — except that it wasn’t the end.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission asked U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to appoint a temporary receiver for Lamar Adams and his company Madison Timber Properties.  The SEC accused the two defendants of operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 150 investors out of more than $85 million since 2005 in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on April 20.   The SEC said Adams sold bogus timber rights and deeds that guaranteed 13% interest rates.  The defendants have not responded to the complaint.

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The Mississippi Institute for Justice issued the following statement.

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The Rez Patrol pulled a car out of the water this afternoon over by the Breakers' jeti.

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Enjoy today's sermon.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard honored mothers in this 1993 Mother's Day sermon. He must have known everyone wanted to take Mama to lunch because it was only 16 minutes. ;-) ;-)

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Hallie Heiter is a song writer from Clinton, MS.  She recently had one of her songs chosen by the Nashville Songwriter's Association to be featured in their Top 40 competition.  She is competing against thirty nine other new artists from across the US and Internationally, and is currently ranked 2nd in the contest.  Her song, titled "Mississippi" is a traditional country/bluegrass tune about some of the things she likes the most about the Magnolia State.  Share post and vote for Hallie.  Link to contest. , Link to Hallie's page.

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City-slicking French family in the middle of the bush.  What could possibly go wrong?

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 Update: WLBT obtained and posted video of the shootout between a JPD officer and two suspects at a gas station on Cooper Road early Wednesday morning.  The video is posted below.  Remember, the suspects' family questioned the police and dropped some thinly-veiled hints that their family member was murdered. 

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The first lawsuit against Lamar Adams and his Timber Trolls fell this week in Madison County Circuit Court.  Highway 22, LLC sued Lamar Adams, William McHenry, Madison Timber Properties, and a several John Does for fraud suffered in a Ponzi scheme created by Lamar Adams.  Adams pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of wire fraud and admitted he operated a ponzi scheme that defrauded 250 investors out of more than $100 million.

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Example: Arrested for murder last September, still not indicted.  No problem here.

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Bill Maher meets Predator meets Amy Schumer  meets SJW's.  Enjoy.

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Lord Snow issued the following statement on its website.

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Lord Protector Jim Hood issued the following statement. 

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Jackson Ward 3 City Councilman Kenneth Stokes said that the Jackson Zoo hardly has any animals.  WLBT investigated and found that surprise, there are indeed quite a few animals at the Jackson Zoo:

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