Yes, the governor and and the lt. governor's selection have to be Jackson residents. JS is correct, there are additional taxes (more than 1 percent) already being levied on restaurants and hotels to pay for the convention center.

As to how long it will take to get the work started, it will likely take them a little time to get a big bond passed to access the money immediately, but city leadership expects public works to be rocking and rolling by the end of the year.

Lewis is, arguably and quietly, the best free agent signing from the last off-season.

I'm not going to split hairs here, but they did table his appointment and that's all that sentence says. We tried to track down Mr. Gaillet for comment, but obviously he has bigger issues at hand. http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/13/511…

Make sure to check the site this afternoon for a new story on the hearing, which wrapped up this morning!

That is just simply not true. It taxes anyone who spends money in Jackson, except people who purchase those items you listed.

JRA board chairman Ronnie Crudup called back! Some of his comments will be in tomorrow's story. Be sure to check back to JFP.ms tomorrow!

Here is David Watkins' statement, verbatim:

“Some of these buildings could have been pushed to the ground with little effort and they are now structurally sound, many with new roofs, despite the need for tenant build out. Watkins Development re-worked the City’s water and sewage system below ground level, built additional drainage systems, repaired the brick-paved 300 yard street, repaired over 600 linear yards of brick sidewalk ranging from nine to fifteen feet wide, rebuilt and repaired interior walls, rebuilt and repaired concrete floors, reinforced support structures for upper floors, plumbed nearly every building, brought electric service to each building, purchased HVAC equipment, acquired contract rights for amazing artists like BB King and has advanced substantial administrative and personnel funds over the years. All of this has been done to exacting historical architectural standards, which sometimes required us to purchase bricks at over $3 each from out of state."

I think you are correctly pointing out what Bryan correctly pointed out - that FBS was 1A and FCS was 1AA. If your comment is meant to say we should classify the FCS with FBS teams, that ship sailed way longer than 7 years ago.

Jackson's water quality is just fine. I believe we just received a 4.6 out of 5 in a rating by the EPA, and our budget has been balanced for four years. The interesting aspect of this, going forward, is how the new mayor and council will handle these new budget issues. Will they be able to balance the budget without raising taxes or cutting services? We will know soon enough, because the budget should be finalized in the next two weeks so it can be debated at a public hearing.

And perhaps irritated is not the pertinent word. Discouraged is a better adjective.