City of Jackson Declares Snow Emergency in Advance of Expected Storm
(February 1, 2022 3:45 PM) The City of Jackson has declared a Snow Emergency in advance of the expected snowstorm. The Snow Emergency will be in effect from Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 12 a.m. to Saturday, Feb. 5 at 12:00 p.m. During these times, the City is instructing residents to remove parked vehicles from streets and refrain from parking along street curbs so road crews can effectively clear snow from streets. Residents without a place to park vehicles may use the Consumers Energy Headquarters parking garages for free during the duration of the snow emergency. The garages are located off S. MLK Drive and S. Cooper Street in Downtown Jackson. Drivers are asked to park between floors 2 and 4 in both garages. According to the City’s Snow Emergency Alert Ordinance, a vehicle will be towed at the owner’s expense if it prevents the passage of a City salt/plow truck that’s attempting to clear a street. The vehicle owner will also be given a $100 civil infraction fine. The ordinance allows the City Manager to declare a Snow Emergency to assist in street clearing efforts, which are essential to the health and safety of residents during a major snow event.…
Jackson County Cumulative Report: 37,936 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 480 Deaths
(February 1, 2022 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County. As of 12:00 PM today, there are 37,936 positive cases (cumulative), and 480 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 285 new cases since yesterday’s report. As of February 1, there are 47 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19. The Jackson County Health Department has announced a change in reporting effective Oct. 6, 2021. Cases defined as probable will be reported in cumulative case and death counts. As additional methods of testing besides the PCR test have become more common, the amount of cases classified as probable has increased and are included to provide a more accurate picture of disease in our community. Cumulative recovered, as of February 1: 29,271** The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Recovered numbers are being posted as received. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections. Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers. For details…
LGBTQ Forum Planned to Recognize 5th Anniversary of Non-Discrimination Ordinance Passage
(February 1, 2022 8:49 AM) The City of Jackson and the Jackson Pride Center are teaming up for a LGBTQ Forum that recognizes the fifth anniversary of the passage of Jackson’s Non- Discrimination Ordinance (NDO). In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2017, the Jackson City Council passed the LGBTQ Non- Discrimination Ordinance (NDO) after a six hour marathon council meeting. According to City of Jackson Public Information Officer Aaron Dimick, it was the protection that many in Jackson’s queer community had been advocating for nearly 20 decades, and some had been opposing for just as long. On Monday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m., residents are welcome to attend the forum in the City Council Chambers of Jackson City Hall or watch live-streams of the event on Comcast Cable Channel 21, the City Facebook page and City website. Hosted by City Public Information Officer Aaron Dimick, the forum will feature a panel of local LGBTQ residents reflecting on the NDO’s passage, queer issues in Jackson, and what changes they’d like to see moving forward. The ordinance makes it a civil infraction to discriminate against someone for housing, employment or public accommodation on the basis of sexual orientation and…
Extreme Dodge Jackson County Scoreboard Jan. 31, 2022
Boys basketball East Jackson 68, Addison 56: The Trojans outscored the Panthers 15-5 in the second quarter to break open a close game. The win is the second of the season for East Jackson (2-8 overall). Napoleon 58, Lumen Christi 48: The Pirates trailed 40-35 heading into the final quarter, but outscored the Titans 23-8 in the final eight minutes of action. DeVonta Habern scored 17 points and Grant Bradley scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds for the Pirates (11-1). The Titans are 2-11 on the season. Girls basketball East Jackson 64, Manchester 38: Brynn Mericle scored 18 points, and Savana Stewart and Mariah Kerley scored 14 points apiece for East Jackson (9-3 overall, 4-1 Cascades Conference). Boys Bowling Vandercook Lake 30, Addison 0: Damien Rodriguez finished with a 440 series, Hunter Miller rolled a 410, and Matt Poole bowled a 193 game for the Jayhawks. Jonesville 28, East Jackson 2: Brenden Mullins finished with a 395 series to lead the Trojans. Adrian 27, Jackson 3 Columbia Central 24. Hillsdale 6: Columbia Central began the night with a 200 Baker game and kept rolling. Nikolas Raab rolled a 223 game, Keegan Lewis finished with a 207 game, and…
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
JTV News presents The Morning Show. Tuesday, Andy and Bart’s guests: Dr. Donna O'Neill, Infectious Disease Specialist, The PIIC Center. Zoe Lyons, Jackson County Director, MDHHS. 9 AM and 11 AM. Tuesday on The Bart Hawley Show: Carolyn Bloodworth, Exec. Director of Corporate Giving, Consumers Energy; Kristi Blair, Principal, St. John Elementary School; Ken Toll, United Ways of South Central Michigan; Troy White, City of Jackson, Engineering. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. LIVE High School Basketball. Adrian vs Jackson boys. Pre-game at 6:45 (time approximate), tipoff at 7 PM. Game replays at 10 PM. The Locker Room presented by County National Bank. Basketball highlights from all around the Jackson area. The Ductz of Mid-Michigan Scholar Athlete of the Week, Travis Frederick from Lumen Christi Catholic School. This week on JTV: Food Circus Adrien visits Slice N Dice Board Game Pizzeria on W. Parnall Road. Dine in and play hundreds of games for free while enjoying a delicious meal. Where We Live This time of year is the perfect time to sit back and think about more practical ways to use the space in your home. The Loyal Handyman, Tim Horsch has a home that does just that.…