Jackson County Cumulative Report: 45,125 COVID-19 Positive Cases and 597 Deaths
(August 31, 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 45,125 positive cases (cumulative), and 597 deaths (cumulative)*. There are 206 new cases and 2 new deaths since last Wednesday’s report. The next report will be on September 7. Cumulative recovered, as of August 31: 43,010**. *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 regarding cases and outbreaks at Michigan schools please see https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_102480---,00.html * Cases, Deaths, and Recovered all include confirmed and probable. **Recovered is defined as the number of persons with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis who are alive 30 days post-onset (or referral date if onset is not available). Confirmed Cases- PCR test processed at lab Probable Cases- positive antigen test or link to PCR confirmed case 38,897 6,228 Probable cases include individuals with either a positive proctored rapid antigen test OR COVID-19 symptoms and an epidemiologic link to a confirmed COVID-19 case. If…
Bright Walls Releases Festival Map
(August 31, 2022 10:40 AM) The official Bright Walls Mural Festival map has been released. Bright Walls announced today the 2022 Festival, Bright Walls-The Finale, will take place primarily in a two block area of Downtown Jackson bordered by South Jackson Street, Michigan Avenue, Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Cortland Street. 32 murals will be created inside and around the festival area by artists from around the world during the four-day event running September 8-11, 2022. The festival has designated two entrances at Michigan and Mechanic and Cortland and Mechanic. Two stages, the Main Stage (between Lean Rocket Lab and the U.S. Post Office) and the Alley Stage (between the Chase Sports Bar and Ogma Brewing Co.) will feature entertainment from more than 30 acts, including headliners Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, Your Generation in Concert, The Fresh Kids of Bel-Air, The Verve Pipe, and The Fab Four – Ultimate Beatles Tribute. Printed maps will be available at the festival and in downtown businesses. To purchase tickets to the Main Stage events, visit: www.brightwallsjackson.com/tickets Bright Walls is seeking volunteers to help in all capacities. To volunteer to help with the festival, visit: www.brightwallsjackson.com/volunteer
Extreme Dodge Jackson County Scoreboard August 30, 2022
Volleyball Hanover-Horton tri-meet with Northwest: Northwest High School defeated Hanover-Horton 25-20 and 25-22. The Comets came back to defeated Homer in three sets, 14-25, 25-18, and 15-13. Natalee Krage finished with 43 assists for Hanover-Horton (7-4). Waldron 3, Jackson Christian 1: The Royals won the first set, 25-17, but dropped the next three. Western Tri-meet: The Panthers split with Williamston and Fowler at home. Western lost to Williamston, 28-26 and 25-21, but defeated Fowler 25-15 and 25-12. Western (5-2) was led by Kayda Herrick with 25 kills, Brynn Rogers finished with 30 assists, and Sydney Kellar recorded 17 digs. Stockbridge 3, East Jackson 0: The Panthers swept the Trojans 25-8, 25-10, and 25-19. East Jackson is now 1-3 on the season. Boys cross country Springport, Western at Marshall Invitational: Western High School finished behind Marshall with 64 points. Springport did not have enough runners to post a team score. Cooper Singleton of Western finished second overall with a time of 17:05. Edison Lopeman of Western was 12th (18:19), Davis Martin finished 15th (18:39), and teammate Zach Kubish was right behind him (18:40). Elijah Dyer of Springport finished 29th in 20:10. Girls cross country Springport, Western at Marshall Invitational: Western High…
Nearly 75 percent of Consumers Energy Customers Restored by Wednesday Morning
Crews replace a utility pole damaged in the storms. Consumers Energy photo. (August 31, 2022 7:11 AM) By Wednesday morning, Consumers Energy crews have restored nearly 75 percent of customers that were impacted by Monday’s damaging thunderstorms. With favorable weather conditions expected for the day on Wednesday, crews will continue their around the clock restoration efforts. “We’ve made good progress in the first 36 hours of restoration, getting the lights back on for approximately 124,000 customers,” said Greg Salisbury, one of Consumers Energy’s Officers in Charge for the storm restoration work. “We know how frustrating power outages can be, but our customers should know that our team is committed to finishing our work as quickly and as safely as possible. We are grateful for our customers’ continued patience and cooperation.” In Jackson County, 14,627 customers remain without power. The company says it is on track to meet their goal of returning power to most of the remaining impacted customers by the end of the day Wednesday. Some work will continue into Thursday in communities most badly damaged by this week’s high winds. To support customers affected by the storm, Consumers Energy is providing water and ice to people in Jackson from…
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
All new Wednesday, JTV News presents The Morning Show. Today, Andy and Bart’s guests: Dr. Jacob Sing-off, ER Physician, Henry Ford Jackson Hospital and IEP Urgent Care. Mason Kaiser, Jackson Recreation Department. Sean and Megan Palmer, Bright Walls Mural Festival. 9 AM and 11 AM. All new Wednesday on The Bart Hawley Show: Stephanie Kristovic, Jackson Catholic Schools; Steve Castle, CEO, Jackson Interfaith Shelter; Michelle Hoogveld & Clay McAndrews, Bright Walls Mural Festival; Suzi Watson-Robertson, Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn; Susan Gahagan & Joe Hart, Immanuel Lutheran Church. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. Food Circus: Taher Incorporated Corporate Chef John Sugimura returns to Jackson Public Schools to demonstrate how to make Japanese dumplings. First, he preps at Middle School at Parkside. Then, he heads over to the 4th Street Learning Center for a cooking demonstration with some students. Where We Live: Where We Live heads out to Liberty as summer comes to an end. Lowry's Little Flock Farm is a neat place for the family with fun for all. This hobby that "got out of control" is a great place to spend a few hours for all ages. Lowry's Little Flock Farm on Where We Live, presented…