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Columbus, Mississippi municipal election- ballots were "repossessed"
Posted by anc on 4/1/25 at 12:03 pm
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Columbus woke up to an election fiasco on Tuesday morning when voters at The First Assembly precinct found no ballots waiting for them. The polling station opened at 7:00 a.m., but instead of casting votes, puzzled election workers were left staring at empty tables and fielding a barrage of questions.
Here’s the usual drill: ballots, affidavits, and other election essentials are sealed in a box at the municipal complex by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. the night before. A designated poll manger picks up the box, keeps it secure overnight, and delivers it to the precinct by 6:00 a.m.—well ahead of the opening bell. Straightforward, in theory. But not this time.
Something went awry with the poll manager assigned to First Assembly. According to unconfirmed reports, the ballots may have been left in his brother’s car overnight—only for that car to be repossessed in the early morning hours. Now, the ballots, still locked in their sealed box, are reportedly sitting in a towed vehicle somewhere in Northport, Alabama, while Columbus officials and voters scramble to cope.
Brenda Williams, the city’s election chief, is probably in full crisis mode. Meanwhile, county elections avoid this chaos by handling ballot pickups and drop-offs on the morning of the vote. Maybe Columbus should’ve borrowed that playbook.
No update yet on how they’ll fix this—or how many voters will ditch the line in frustration. One thing’s clear: April 1, 2025, has kicked off this election season with a bang. More to come.
Columbus woke up to an election fiasco on Tuesday morning when voters at The First Assembly precinct found no ballots waiting for them. The polling station opened at 7:00 a.m., but instead of casting votes, puzzled election workers were left staring at empty tables and fielding a barrage of questions.
Here’s the usual drill: ballots, affidavits, and other election essentials are sealed in a box at the municipal complex by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. the night before. A designated poll manger picks up the box, keeps it secure overnight, and delivers it to the precinct by 6:00 a.m.—well ahead of the opening bell. Straightforward, in theory. But not this time.
Something went awry with the poll manager assigned to First Assembly. According to unconfirmed reports, the ballots may have been left in his brother’s car overnight—only for that car to be repossessed in the early morning hours. Now, the ballots, still locked in their sealed box, are reportedly sitting in a towed vehicle somewhere in Northport, Alabama, while Columbus officials and voters scramble to cope.
Brenda Williams, the city’s election chief, is probably in full crisis mode. Meanwhile, county elections avoid this chaos by handling ballot pickups and drop-offs on the morning of the vote. Maybe Columbus should’ve borrowed that playbook.
No update yet on how they’ll fix this—or how many voters will ditch the line in frustration. One thing’s clear: April 1, 2025, has kicked off this election season with a bang. More to come.
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re: SEC Softball Standings
Posted by anc on 4/1/25 at 11:53 am
Every SEC team is in the top 37 of the RPI. If you throw Missouri out, the other 14 teams are in the top 29. If you throw Kentucky out, the top 13 teams are in the top 23.
And if you throw Ole Miss out, the top 12 teams are in the top 19 of the RPI.
And if you throw Ole Miss out, the top 12 teams are in the top 19 of the RPI.
re: For too long, I refused to believe these people existed
Posted by anc on 4/1/25 at 9:58 am
I told my daughters from a young age if they keep this mentality, they will have a great life like their mom and I.
1. Seek God
2. Stay a Virgin
3. No Tattoos
4. Stay Debt Free
My oldest graduated EE at Georgia Tech and will marry a mechanical engineer this summer. They both have six figure jobs in Charlotte and no debt. It is a cheat code.
My wife still follows a lot of girls that my daughter went to HS with on social media. Many of their lives are wrecks and they aren't even 25 yet.
My youngest is following the template as well. She's looking at Pre-Med at Ole Miss though. Might be tougher!
1. Seek God
2. Stay a Virgin
3. No Tattoos
4. Stay Debt Free
My oldest graduated EE at Georgia Tech and will marry a mechanical engineer this summer. They both have six figure jobs in Charlotte and no debt. It is a cheat code.
My wife still follows a lot of girls that my daughter went to HS with on social media. Many of their lives are wrecks and they aren't even 25 yet.
My youngest is following the template as well. She's looking at Pre-Med at Ole Miss though. Might be tougher!
For too long, I refused to believe these people existed
Posted by anc on 4/1/25 at 8:48 am
There's a podcast called "Financial Audit" in which a finance expert reviews a guest's finances. Its an interesting look into society through a financial lens.
Yesterday's guest:
She makes $22.17 an hour and only works 30 hours a week at Starbucks, so right at $35k. He doesn't work. She supports him.
Some highlights:
1. They have pet rats that they paid $1,500 for. They spent $1,000 taking them to an emergency vet. They both died.
2. She has $25,000 in credit cards. She paid $10,000 off from a previous relationship and then charged it back up on this makeup wearing freak.
3. She has an addiction to something called a "Plushie" that she has spent thousands on. Its a stuffed animal.
4. Both are vegetarians. Their go to meal is microwaved blocks od soy with spicy mayo.
Yesterday's guest:
She makes $22.17 an hour and only works 30 hours a week at Starbucks, so right at $35k. He doesn't work. She supports him.
Some highlights:
1. They have pet rats that they paid $1,500 for. They spent $1,000 taking them to an emergency vet. They both died.
2. She has $25,000 in credit cards. She paid $10,000 off from a previous relationship and then charged it back up on this makeup wearing freak.
3. She has an addiction to something called a "Plushie" that she has spent thousands on. Its a stuffed animal.
4. Both are vegetarians. Their go to meal is microwaved blocks od soy with spicy mayo.
re: Which SEC school has the best on-campus golf course?
Posted by anc on 3/27/25 at 1:18 pm
State's on campus course is decent, but the intercollegiate teams call Old Waverly home. I think the on campus course is still $5 to play without a cart. Its used as a learning lab for the PGM students.
However, they have a great Pro Shop and the best MSU gear.
However, they have a great Pro Shop and the best MSU gear.
re: Reddit should be used to isolate the truly stupid in our society.
Posted by anc on 3/27/25 at 1:12 pm
Reddit is always an interesting deal to me.
There is A LOT of stupid.
There is A LOT of Communism.
There are pockets of some of the best information on the Internet.
There is A LOT of stupid.
There is A LOT of Communism.
There are pockets of some of the best information on the Internet.
re: The plight of boys and men, once sidelined by Democrats, is now a priority
Posted by anc on 3/27/25 at 12:46 pm
Just end the war on men and boys.
We have a family friend that had great credentials and was denied two straight years to get into med school. Ole Miss/LSU/UAB, not Harvard or Princeton.
Trump gets into office and he gets into all three. Every man I know has a story like this - might not be as major of an issue, but everyone has a story.
We have a family friend that had great credentials and was denied two straight years to get into med school. Ole Miss/LSU/UAB, not Harvard or Princeton.
Trump gets into office and he gets into all three. Every man I know has a story like this - might not be as major of an issue, but everyone has a story.
re: What the frick happened to Colorado?
Posted by anc on 3/25/25 at 4:15 pm
legalized marijuana.
It brought a class of people who would vote Communist. A few city councils here, a state rep there, and here we are.
It brought a class of people who would vote Communist. A few city councils here, a state rep there, and here we are.
re: Can you imagine how America would respond if we had an all SEC Final Four?
Posted by anc on 3/24/25 at 3:02 pm
They'll go back to the old "Regional" format. The South Region will be all SEC teams with the SunBelt and SoCon champ.
The Big 12, ACC , B1G and Big East will be exempt because they have teams in all four regions.
Look at how the NCAA does D2 and D3. There was a four team D2 baseball regional a couple years back that had the #3, #5, #6 and #10 team in it fighting to play the #2 team in a Super Regional.
The Big 12, ACC , B1G and Big East will be exempt because they have teams in all four regions.
Look at how the NCAA does D2 and D3. There was a four team D2 baseball regional a couple years back that had the #3, #5, #6 and #10 team in it fighting to play the #2 team in a Super Regional.
re: PSA to all Mississippi State fans
Posted by anc on 3/24/25 at 12:02 pm
quote:
How many Sweet 16’s has State been to vs Ole Miss?
State - 3
Ole Miss 2
But one of State's was in the era where SEC champion got a bye to the Sweet 16. So they have both earned 2 Sweet 16s. State's came in 1995 and 1996. Ole Miss' came in 2001 and 2025.
OP is right. There are some serious issues at State right now, across the board.
re: Ole Miss and Tennessee Have the Best Athletic Depts in the SEC
Posted by anc on 3/24/25 at 10:48 am
Consider the five sports that matter.
Football
Ole Miss finished 10-3, 11th in the AP poll, and was one win away from the CFP.
LSU and Florida received votes in the final AP poll.
Men's Basketball
Florida and Ole Miss are in the Sweet 16. Sure, Florida has a better chance to win it, but right now, they are both in the Sweet 16.
LSU did not make the NCAA Tournament
Women's Basketball
Ole Miss is in the Sweet 16, with LSU likely to join them.
Florida did not make the NCAA Tournament
Baseball
LSU is No. 8 and Ole Miss is No. 15 in today's rankings. Both are 4-2 in the SEC.
Florida is not ranked and is 0-6 in the SEC.
Softball
All three teams are ranked. LSU is 5-1 in the SEC and Florida and Ole Miss are both 3-3.
Ole Miss is definitely in the same tier as LSU and Florida. As the OP says, only Tennessee is having a similar year. What is happening at Ole Miss right now is amazing.
Football
Ole Miss finished 10-3, 11th in the AP poll, and was one win away from the CFP.
LSU and Florida received votes in the final AP poll.
Men's Basketball
Florida and Ole Miss are in the Sweet 16. Sure, Florida has a better chance to win it, but right now, they are both in the Sweet 16.
LSU did not make the NCAA Tournament
Women's Basketball
Ole Miss is in the Sweet 16, with LSU likely to join them.
Florida did not make the NCAA Tournament
Baseball
LSU is No. 8 and Ole Miss is No. 15 in today's rankings. Both are 4-2 in the SEC.
Florida is not ranked and is 0-6 in the SEC.
Softball
All three teams are ranked. LSU is 5-1 in the SEC and Florida and Ole Miss are both 3-3.
Ole Miss is definitely in the same tier as LSU and Florida. As the OP says, only Tennessee is having a similar year. What is happening at Ole Miss right now is amazing.
re: Ole Miss and Tennessee Have the Best Athletic Depts in the SEC
Posted by anc on 3/24/25 at 10:36 am
Ole Miss is the best ran school in the SEC right now.
Best Chancellor/President and Best Athletic Director. Its starting to pay dividends.
Best Chancellor/President and Best Athletic Director. Its starting to pay dividends.
re: MAGA influencers are being paid by big soda to stop SNAP cuts
Posted by anc on 3/22/25 at 8:44 pm
I ate my share of government cheese sandwiches growing up.
We also got boxes of rice and we were glad to have it.
We also got boxes of rice and we were glad to have it.
re: MAGA influencers are being paid by big soda to stop SNAP cuts
Posted by anc on 3/22/25 at 8:43 pm
Yep. Wal Marts move to sell groceries in the 90s with the “Supercenter” model was because they figured out they could double their profits if they accepted EBT.
re: MS State’s SEC Viability
Posted by anc on 3/22/25 at 3:20 pm
Keenum gets more blame than he deserves. I genuinely think hiring politic based bureaucrats as college presidents is a terrible idea, and Keenum is proof. He is way down the list of why MSU athletics is in the sorry state that it is.
He has done a good job at increasing agriculture research $ to MSU and the state. That's why he was hired and he is delivering.
The problem at Mississippi State is the give a damn. Mediocrity is accepted as the norm throughout the state. The problem used to plague Ole Miss as well, but their fan base and administration woke up.
He has done a good job at increasing agriculture research $ to MSU and the state. That's why he was hired and he is delivering.
The problem at Mississippi State is the give a damn. Mediocrity is accepted as the norm throughout the state. The problem used to plague Ole Miss as well, but their fan base and administration woke up.
re: MS State’s SEC Viability
Posted by anc on 3/22/25 at 9:21 am
I just think college sports has changed to a point that State will become a proverbial doormat again that picks off a middle tier team here and there.
Look at the history of college sports through a Mississippi State lens.
Pre-World War II, State was competitive most years, won an SEC title and had an undefeated season in football with a couple trips to the Orange Bowl when there was only four bowls.
The scholarship game showed up and it was 30 years of irrelevance.
The television contracts started in the 70s, and State put together a couple good years in the early 80s. Then the Oklahoma lawsuit happened and the CFA was formed and State went back to being a doormat.
The SEC expansion happened and State got lucky with the permanent opponents from the East and was able to put together good teams in the late 90s.
Then schools started paying coaches ridiculous money and State couldn't compete for a decade. New TV contracts and conference expansion brought more money, and State was able to hire good coaches and had a good decade in the 2010s. The difference between Alabama/Georgia/Florida/Tennessee having a $110 million budget to State's $40 million budget was a little different when it became $170 million to $110 million.
Now we have the NIL/revenue sharing era and we will see State drop back to irrelevancy. It will take a major change in the college sports landscape to change that.
Mississippi State does not have the alumni base that is going to sit at the kitchen table and say "We are going to donate $10,000 to NIL this year." They'll buy season tickets and merchandise, but they will not donate to NIL efforts at a level that will make a difference.
That will cause the level of athlete that you need to be competitive in this conference to look elsewhere.
Look at the history of college sports through a Mississippi State lens.
Pre-World War II, State was competitive most years, won an SEC title and had an undefeated season in football with a couple trips to the Orange Bowl when there was only four bowls.
The scholarship game showed up and it was 30 years of irrelevance.
The television contracts started in the 70s, and State put together a couple good years in the early 80s. Then the Oklahoma lawsuit happened and the CFA was formed and State went back to being a doormat.
The SEC expansion happened and State got lucky with the permanent opponents from the East and was able to put together good teams in the late 90s.
Then schools started paying coaches ridiculous money and State couldn't compete for a decade. New TV contracts and conference expansion brought more money, and State was able to hire good coaches and had a good decade in the 2010s. The difference between Alabama/Georgia/Florida/Tennessee having a $110 million budget to State's $40 million budget was a little different when it became $170 million to $110 million.
Now we have the NIL/revenue sharing era and we will see State drop back to irrelevancy. It will take a major change in the college sports landscape to change that.
Mississippi State does not have the alumni base that is going to sit at the kitchen table and say "We are going to donate $10,000 to NIL this year." They'll buy season tickets and merchandise, but they will not donate to NIL efforts at a level that will make a difference.
That will cause the level of athlete that you need to be competitive in this conference to look elsewhere.
re: MS State’s SEC Viability
Posted by anc on 3/21/25 at 8:34 pm
No one wants to listen but State is going to keep dropping. It’s impossible for them to compete in this era of college sports.
They won’t leave the SEC, and the SEC won’t expel them, but we are going to be a doormat in every major sport (football has already started) and non-revenue sports will quickly follow.
There’s a thread on one of the Stare boards today that points out that State has only finished in the top half of the SEC in football, men’s hoops and baseball, just three times ever in the same season.
The 18-19 school year was the peak for MSU sports. Outback Bowl, 5-seed in NCAAT and fifth place finish in the College World Series.
They won’t leave the SEC, and the SEC won’t expel them, but we are going to be a doormat in every major sport (football has already started) and non-revenue sports will quickly follow.
There’s a thread on one of the Stare boards today that points out that State has only finished in the top half of the SEC in football, men’s hoops and baseball, just three times ever in the same season.
The 18-19 school year was the peak for MSU sports. Outback Bowl, 5-seed in NCAAT and fifth place finish in the College World Series.
re: How is it that all of these dumpy little schools have good basketball teams?
Posted by anc on 3/21/25 at 2:31 pm
Lots of talent falls through the cracks.
Someone like Steph Curry goes to a small Christian school outside Charlotte.
A kid from my high school was a superstar. Got offered a walk on spot at Alabama and went to Troy and did very well.
Someone like Steph Curry goes to a small Christian school outside Charlotte.
A kid from my high school was a superstar. Got offered a walk on spot at Alabama and went to Troy and did very well.
re: I need a rational explanation about the Social Security debacle
Posted by anc on 3/19/25 at 2:55 pm
There is a television show, "Shameless," which depicts a poor family doing what it takes to stay alive. They steal, they rob, they do whatever.
One of the episodes depicts a social security scam, where the family is receiving SS checks for an aunt that has been dead for nine years. When an investigator from social security shows up and wants to meet her, they borrow someone from a dementia nursing home to pass her off.
This show created a lot of internet discussion from people who grew up in situations that were reflected in the show. Apparently this sort of SS scam, collecting for dead relatives, is very prevalent. Second only to selling EBT cards for 50% of their value in cash.
One of the episodes depicts a social security scam, where the family is receiving SS checks for an aunt that has been dead for nine years. When an investigator from social security shows up and wants to meet her, they borrow someone from a dementia nursing home to pass her off.
This show created a lot of internet discussion from people who grew up in situations that were reflected in the show. Apparently this sort of SS scam, collecting for dead relatives, is very prevalent. Second only to selling EBT cards for 50% of their value in cash.
re: JFK File Data Dump has officially begun
Posted by anc on 3/18/25 at 7:08 pm
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