Month: April 2016

Scott and Trinity Walker rent guest house at 435 East Beach to Black Spring Break revelers…. (UPDATED)

Based on the reporting from a few weeks back that the Walkers were told not to rent their place out it will be interesting to see where this latest development leads to but I am hearing from multiple sources with knowledge of the neighborhood that those folks who reside in this exclusive neighborhood are not enthralled with this latest turn of events.

Reader Submitted Photo | Vehicles Belonging to Black Spring Break Revelers from Sunflower County at 435 East Beach in Ocean Springs
Reader Submitted Photo | Vehicles Belonging to Black Spring Break Revelers from Sunflower County at 435 East Beach in Ocean Springs

But there are property taxes to pay on the place to go along with the car tag for the new Mercedes Sedan Scott drives these days and in the VRBO market there is only one color: Green.

I suspect we’ll be hearing more about this latest turn of events. Stay tuned.

Update:

An astute observer sent me a link for the related VRBO listing so I guess the Walkers decided not to wait for any City permits as such formalities are evidently for chumps in Ocean Springs. Continue reading “Scott and Trinity Walker rent guest house at 435 East Beach to Black Spring Break revelers…. (UPDATED)”

Meantime up in the Hub City, a journalist is allegedly assaulted

Th alleged assault happened just after the Hattiesburg Patriot published the following picture of the Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee, who clearly was not feeling very photogenic when the picture was taken:

Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee via the Hattiesburg Patriot Facebook page

These days Sheriff McGee is either loved or hated as it appears there is no middle ground up in the Pine Belt.

With all the excitement, I had to catch up and man have we been missing the action lately as it appears Chancery Court is the place to be these days in the ‘Burg: Continue reading “Meantime up in the Hub City, a journalist is allegedly assaulted”

Green

At the end of the day green is the primary reason for being in business. It is the prime directive. Even not-for-profits must be green to survive because economically it is the only way to insure the mission is self-perpetuated in our (supposed) market economy.

But now the Gov and the legislature, pandering to the very worst in base, petty human emotion have insured that the trailer trash element in our state can use their supposed religious beliefs to deny service to those that offend their self-righteous, faux Christian sensibilities despite Federal laws that clearly state the contrary.

House Bill 1523 brings into sharp focus why Mississippi leads the nation in the export of Human Capital who escape a place that legislates ignorance in the name of ole time religion. And while these new style Mississippi Republicans certainly know how to pander to the majority of those who stayed, I submit they know jack shit about the Constitution.

I’m proud to disclose I have a client on the Sun Herald list of business that understand Green. I’d submit the very act of having to advertise that you serve everyone with green is a sure sign of an overall hostile business climate. For those that depend upon tourism to make their green, things are certain to get worse while ignorance reigns supreme at the Capitol.

Bad News Friday Time Stamp

Lest someone in the media is actually holding this until the Tuesday scheduled release:

Here is the down low as these latest cuts appear to be above and beyond those publicized last August.

Here is the down low folks:

  1. Shell is closing their Major Projects office in New Orleans. Rolling over those operations to Houston, Texas.
  2. 30% Shell staff cut starting in 2 weeks to be finalized by June 1st. Following that, major Shell staff shifts to Houston office.
  3. There will still be some operations remaining in NOLA including Pipeline, and Brownfield work. Go forward all megaprojects including deepwater will be done out of Houston.
  4. Shell contract + staff was close to 3,000 total in One Shell Square 2 years ago. After this round of cuts and transfers, much less than a thousand jobs will remain.

Hat tip to anonymous impacted.