Monthly Archives: August 2015

JACKSON, MI, August 3, 2015– Applications for the Miss Jackson Crossroads and Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageants are now available on-line at: www.missjacksoncrossroads.org and are being welcomed through October 31, 2015. They may also be requested by mail. The new Miss Jackson Crossroads and Outstanding Teen will be crowned during the final event on Sunday, January 17, 2016, 1pm at Jackson College and will represent Jackson County at the Miss Michigan and Outstanding Teen Pageant in June 2016. An informational meeting for contestants and sponsors will be held on Sunday, August 23, 3 pm at the Cascades Manor House. The Miss Jackson Crossroads Scholarship Pageant is open to young women ages 17-23, who either live, work or receives their education in Jackson County.  The Jackson Crossroads Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant is open to young women between the ages 13 – 16. Both programs are affiliated with the Miss Michigan and Miss America Organizations. Details for registration, contestant requirements and applications can be found at www.missjacksoncrossroads.org. Emily Sioma, Miss Jackson Crossroads 2015 and Alaina Cook, Miss Jackson Crossroads Outstanding Teen 2015 both earned Top Five placement at the Miss Michigan and Outstanding Teen Pageants in June of this year with cash and…

Area law enforcement agencies, in partnership with the Jackson County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (JCSAPC), are conducting alcohol compliance checks this summer to make sure retailers aren’t selling alcohol to minors. Vendors, both restaurants and retail stores, may be included in these checks. “When things get busy at a store’s checkout counter, it’s easy for the cashier to forget to verify if a person is buying alcohol legally,” said Matthew Heins, Director of Police and Fire Services, Jackson Police Department.  “We do compliance checks both to remind retailers of the law and to enforce it where necessary. Our goal is to keep alcohol out of the hands of minors, helping keep them safe and our community secure.” Heins – “We want to partner with the stores to ensure they have the tools and knowledge necessary to address the issue of selling to minors so we can reach our goal of 100% compliance.” A compliance check works like this: An underage individual, under supervision of a law enforcement officer, attempts to buy alcohol at a retail business. If the employee making the sale doesn’t verify the person’s age, and therefore sells to a minor, both the employee and the business will…