The Clay Edwards Show

Zach Service and Creston Birch continue with Clay as the focus shifts to the stalled BioCrete/Metro Center project and the larger question of why major economic development so often dies in Jackson. The bulk of the hour centers on the proposed data-center hub at Lake Hico (16th-section land), competing proposals, private equity interests, political hypocrisy between sites, and whether the city risks missing a rare large-scale oppor...

Clay is joined by Zach Service (former Jackson mayoral candidate) and Creston Birch (recently retired 30-year Clinton Police officer). Zach recounts the events that led to his First Amendment lawsuit against the City of Jackson after being escorted from a council meeting for wearing a campaign T-shirt and later restricted during public comment. Creston shares a law-enforcement perspective on medical marijuana, DUI enforcement, and ...

**Episode 1275 – Clay Edwards Show**

Clay celebrates his 49th birthday with a packed three-hour conversation featuring returning guest Zach Service (former Jackson mayoral candidate and community activist), Creston Birch (recently retired 30-year Clinton Police officer), and Andrew Gasser.

**Hours 1 & 2 with Zach Service and Creston Birch**

Zach details his newly filed First Amendment lawsuit against the City of Jackson. ...

Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Andy Gipson joins the show for a hard-hitting conversation on his day-one commitment to ban Sharia law and its influence in Mississippi by executive order or special session. Gipson doesn’t mince words about the threat he sees already present in the state, including a Muslim cultural center in Jackson, and draws clear distinctions between religious freedom and a...

**Podcast Description – Episode 1,274**

Clay Edwards and Creston Berch bring another unfiltered dose of reality radio in Episode 1274 of the Clay Edwards Show.

Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Andy Gipson joins the show for a hard-hitting conversation on his day-one commitment to ban Sharia law and its influence in Mississippi by executive order or special session. Gipson doesn’t mince wo...

**Clay Edwards Show – Episode 1,273 with Creston Burch**

Clay opens by addressing a viral claim that his “brother” was involved in a Rankin County home invasion and standoff. He sets the record straight: he has no brother (half, step, or otherwise), calls out the usual online crew for running with the false story, and notes the irony of people eager to talk about someone else’s family when their own records ...

**Mississippi Appoints First Muslim Woman as Municipal Judge | Assma Ali Sworn In – Benoit, Not Ridgeland**

Breaking news: Mississippi has appointed its first Muslim female municipal judge (and possibly its first Muslim judge period). Assma Ali, a Ridgeland-based immigration attorney, was sworn in as municipal court judge for the tiny Delta town of Benoit on August 5, 2026.

The story exploded over the weekend with viral claim...

**Clay Edwards Show with Creston Burch – Episode Description**

Big updates on the Nolan Wells case dominate this episode. Sources indicate the Wells family and Ben Crump have not turned over Nolan’s cell phone to the Jackson County DA’s office despite requests, and they have declined or ignored an invitation to sit down and review the state crime lab autopsy and toxicology reports. The toxicology is said to show h...

**Episode 1270 – FAFO Friday with Creston Berch**

It’s FAFO Friday and Clay is wearing pink on purpose.

Clay and Creston open with the long-running fight against the “Trans Kids Belong” messaging, revisiting the billboard Clay replaced years ago near Bass Pro in Pearl and reacting to Stephen A. Smith finally breaking ranks on a WNBA coach who wore the same slogan during a game against the Indiana Fever. They...

Jason Miller sits down live to talk the Crossing Dixon reunion — the first shows in 15 years (including tomorrow night at Cameron’s Garage / Cypress Point Resort with the Stevens Brothers), the old Coyote Wild days, getting signed to Broken Bow/Stony Creek, radio tours, Applebee’s gigs, why the band broke up, and whether new music is coming. Buck on production, Charlie Grant stories, set lists pulled straight from...

**Episode #1269 – The Clay Edwards Show**   with co-host Creston Birch   **Guest (Hour 2):** Jason Miller of Crossin Dixon / Jason Miller Band  

Football is almost here, the culture war is still raging, and one of Mississippi’s classic country bands is back together after 15 years.

Clay and Creston open with the dog days of summer sports talk — Kyle Shanahan’s wreck and the media overreaction,...

In this episode of The Clay Edwards Show, Clay is joined in studio by Creston Birch (30-year retired law enforcement from Clinton, Mississippi) and Tommy Tatum (calling in from Montana) for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred discussion.

They break down the arrest of two members of the alleged “Neverland” sex trafficking ring in Jackson. Demerion Deontay Corse and Vidal Marcellus Bibbs appeared in municipal court on charges...

**The Clay Edwards Show with Creston Berch**

Clay and Creston open with the surging legal fundraiser for Nolan Wells’ targeted friends. The original $100,000 goal was obliterated in days—$120,000 already raised and climbing toward $200,000 (and beyond) so the group can retain serious counsel, including the high-powered attorney who just delivered massive wins for Donald Trump. The point is straightforward: match the oth...

**Episode #1264 – The Clay Edwards Show**

It’s an interesting time to be alive, and the pressure is on. Coordinated efforts continue to silence voices willing to talk openly about what’s happening in Jackson and beyond. After another round of account restrictions and pressure campaigns, the conversation turns to staying cancel-resistant through diversification and refusing to back down from stating facts.

The bulk...

**The Clay Edwards Show – Episode Summary**

Unfiltered talk on the current state of America, the “panicins” who suddenly regret their Trump vote, and the dangerous culture of online speculation surrounding the Nolan Wells case.

Clay opens by challenging the people who claim buyer’s remorse over Donald Trump. He runs through the record of the previous administration—open borders, catch-and-release, DEI ...

**The Truth About Why Black Boys Are Being Killed With Their White Friends**

Clay Edwards is joined by Creston Birch, a recently retired 30-year Clinton Police Department veteran, for a raw discussion sparked by a recent incident outside a Flowood Whataburger. Around 1:30 a.m., a group of mostly white teenagers included one Black teen who pointed what turned out to be a realistic toy gun at a white girl’s head. A bystander co...