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Let’s recap what happened after the county commission meeting a votes, 4 total, on the Southern Interceptor Sewer Bond debacle.  County Commission Chair Steve Shotwell spoke on the issue

Jackson Mayor Jason Smith was on WKHM this week talking about the Dig Downtown…

Jackson is a finalist for a prestigious award…

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County Administrator, Mike Overton has recommended that the Southern Interceptor Bond be paid by the users.  That will add up to over $700 a year for a single user.  County Commissioner, Julie

The City of Jackson Public Arts Commission has launched a website in support of the Glidden Parker Mural project.  The website will showcase the various aspects of the project, including

Bullying has become an epidemic in our society.

Some bullying facts:

3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year

Over 160,000 teens skip school every day because of

Jackson mayoral candidate Eugene Hurd Jr. is back in trouble with the law.  Hurd, already on probation for impaired driving, admitted to his probation officer before a random drug test that he had

County Commissioner Julie Alexander told WKHM Tuesday morning among many important issues, the $1.75 million budget shortfall still tops the list.

JDOT  is seeking money to

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Ken Blight is a longtime beef farmer in the Albion area.  Beef prices are up and Ken told WKHM’2 “Ag Today” it’s all about supply and

County Commission Chair Steve Shotwell, live on WKHM Tuesday gave an update on the township sewer debacle…

Shotwell doesn’t think it will, and is hoping it