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Marijuana money funding 50-acre park with swim area in Jackson County township
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – New playground equipment, kayak rentals, a swim area and little league playing fields are potential amenities that could be coming to a new Leoni Township park through marijuana tax funds. In December, the Leoni Township Board of Trustees purchased more than 50-acres on Round Lake...
Jackson High School goes to ‘Tangled in our Memories’ 2024 prom
JACKSON, MI– Jackson High School held their prom at the American 1 Fair Events Center on Saturday, May 4. Over 375 students gathered for the ‘Tangled in our Memories’ themed prom that featured a photo booth and flower crowns for the attendees. You must be a subscriber...
Jackson Community College celebrates one of it’s biggest graduation classes
JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - Graduates at Jackson Community College (JCC) walked across the stage on Saturday. More than 300 students were handed their degrees at this year’s commencement ceremony, making it one of the college’s biggest graduating classes ever. “This is my reset for every year. This is...
Pets of the week: Mr. Moon is easy going. Capone loves to fetch a ball
JACKSON, MI -- The Jackson County Animal Shelter, 3770 Spring Arbor Road, has many pets available for adoption. Mr. Moon is a 5-year-old, solid grey domestic shorthair cat that came in as a stray. He gets along well with the other kitties where he is housed. You might think Mr....
High court declines to hear case of man convicted of raping teenage boy
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A 77-year-old Jackson man convicted of sexually abusing a relative won’t be getting a new trial. The Michigan Supreme Court declined to review the appeal of Leonard Michael Ketchens who, in 2019, was convicted of molesting a teen boy over a period of years beginning in 1999.
Meet the Teacher: Mentor to young peers, tireless champion for new readers
JACKSON COUNTY, MI -- For more than a decade, Kim Sweeney has taken on the responsibility of teaching kids to read and write when they need it most. Now in her 16th year as a full-time teacher at Townsend Elementary School in Vandercook Lake, Sweeney is more passionate than ever when it comes teaching and guiding young students through some of the most formative years of their lives.
Reserve police officers wanted in Jackson County, training starts in September
JACKSON, MI – Police are looking for community members to volunteer to become reserve officers and deputies for the Jackson Police Department and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The two agencies announced Wednesday, May 1, they have joined forced to host a reserve officer academy starting in September. The...
Monday, May 6, 2024
All new Monday JTV News presents The Morning Show. Today, Andy and Jenifer’s guests: Skylar Harris, Realtor, The Brokerage House. Chris Gorton, Mrs. Michigan America Pageant. Pat McGee, Boy Scout Troop 396. 9 AM and 11 AM. All new Monday on The Bart Hawley Show: John Waldron, President &...
Parole absconder arrested, found with drugs, ski mask and fake pistol
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A parole absconder with a warrant for failing to show up to court in Oakland County was arrested in Jackson County when a resident reported suspicious activity in Norvell Township. Police were called at 9:54 a.m. April 18, to the area of Bettis Road near...
Work begins on new school building, city scrambles to fill council seat: Jackson headlines April 27-May 3
JACKSON, MI – The Western School District is one step closer to having one centralized elementary school now that ground has been broken on the site of the new building. Here is that headline and some more you might have missed this week. If you purchase a product or...
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