Winter Weather Advisory in effect for Jackson County through 1am Saturday

Issued By Grand Rapids – MI, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Portions of central, south central, and southwest Michigan Description …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY… WHAT…Snow. Total snow accumulations between
Jackson Public Schools Information Accessed in PowerSchool Data Breach

A message from the Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, Jeff Beal, was put out on the district’s Facebook page Thursday afternoon about a data breach of PowerSchool, the company that provides JPS with student information management software.
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Preparing for MLK Diversity Breakfast Celebration

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is preparing for their MLK Diversity Breakfast Celebration taking place on January 17. Chamber Membership Manager Matt Prysiazny was on AM Jackson discussing the
City of Jackson Police and Fire Officials Hosting Community Blood Drive

Police officers and firefighters with the City of Jackson are hosting a community blood drive next Tuesday in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan. On January 14, the blood drive will go on from 1:00pm through
Culinary Demonstration with JACC’s Culinary School at Ella Sharp Museum

The Culinary School at the Jackson Area Career Center is an outstanding opportunity for high school students to quickly learn and and advance in a field they love according to instructor Steve Trout. Students from the
Kiwanis Chili Golf Classic is set for January 25

Jackson is known for its rich golf history, with a wide variety of rolling golf hills and countless prestigious tournaments and opens. The first of which is just over two weeks away at Hankerd Hills. Kiwanian in
Prisons adopting new technology to prevent contraband

Michigan prisons are adopting new technology to prevent contraband, including drug-laced mail, from entering facilities. Starting in January, all 26 state prisons will implement TextBehind, a system requiring mail senders to register and verify their identities. Chris
Public meeting planned to discuss future of Waterloo Recreation Area

Mark your calendar for a public meeting on Wednesday, January 22, to discuss the future of Waterloo Recreation Area in Jackson and Washtenaw counties. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is hosting the event from 5:30 to
Early morning fire displaces Jackson family

A suspected electrical fire early Tuesday morning has temporarily displaced a Jackson family. Firefighters responded around 1 a.m. to a home on the 400 block of Orange Street, where smoke was seen coming from the basement. Jackson
New transportation service offers $1 rides

A relatively new service is available to Grass Lake and Waterloo Townships through WAVE. Shasta Angell is their Community Relations Coordinator and recently joined WKHM to share the details. The fee for local rides in the
