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Jackson Board of Aldermen approves land sale to Rubbermaid for employee parking (3/21/24)Jackson Board of Aldermen members discussed several topics during its lengthy meeting Monday, March 18. One ordinance it passed involved approving a land sale to Newell Rubbermaid Development, the largest manufacturer and second-largest employer in the city. The 5.59-acre tract of land at 868 W. Jackson Trail was sold for a total purchase price of $190,000. ...
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Jackson School District proposes tax levy increase for teachers and staff (3/8/24)Jackson School District officials invited the public for a "Coffee and Conversations" with superintendent Scott Smith on Thursday, March 7. The topic of this meeting was to give educational information on Proposition T, the district's latest property tax proposal...
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Jackson financial adviser Cheryl Mothes ranks high on Forbes list (3/4/24)Edward Jones financial adviser Cheryl Mothes of Jackson was recently named the fifth best female wealth adviser in Missouri by Forbes and SHOOK Research. Twenty-six Missourians placed on the eighth annual Forbes/SHOOK Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State rankings. There were 1,991 women ranked in total; they cumulatively manage more than $2.8 trillion in assets...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for March 4, 2024 (3/4/24)City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, March 4 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Tuesday, Feb. 20. Financial affairs...
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Jackson aldermen briefed on roundabout proposals (2/22/24)Janet Sanders, Jackson’s director of Public Works, presented the city’s Board of Aldermen with potential plans for the island of a roundabout on Deerwood Drive, during the group’s study session Tuesday, Feb. 20. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) guidelines stipulate a monument zone of 30 feet in the center of the island where municipalities can place landscaping and signage. ...
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Jackson aldermen commission city clerk, receive tourism update (2/7/24)Jackson Board of Aldermen members were updated Monday, Feb. 5, on the status of their new tourism campaign and website. Alyssa Phares, account director for Cape Girardeau-based Red Letter Communications, presented the update alongside Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce president Brian Gerau...
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Jackson police officer placed on leave, under independent investigation (2/2/24)A Jackson police officer is under an independent investigation following allegations of an undisclosed incident, according to a news release issued by the Jackson Police Department. "The Jackson Police Department has received and is aware of the allegations of an incident regarding one of our officers," the statement said. ...
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Jackson Foundation to host annual Red and Black Affair gala with sneaker theme (1/23/24)The Jackson R-2 Foundation is set to host its annual Red and Black Affair gala from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Jackson Civic Center. This year's event will be a "sneaker ball", where attendees are encouraged to break out their favorite kicks to pair with their cocktail attire...
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Jackson mayor expresses concerns about food sales tax bills in Missouri Legislature (1/18/24)Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs commended Alderman Mike Seabaugh for starting discussions relating to legislative bills that would phase out sales tax for food in Missouri. As Hahs explained during the Board of Aldermen's Tuesday, Jan. 16, meeting, there are currently several proposed bills in the Missouri House and Senate that would immediately or gradually eliminate such sales tax at either a state level or, crucially to Jackson, a local level as well...
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Scott City, Cape Girardeau, Jackson chambers hold monthly gatherings, speed networking (1/15/24)Three local chambers of commerce will host events in the coming week. n Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly Morning Chamber Coffee from 7:15 to 7:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at The Front Porch, 1408 Main St. in Scott City...
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Jackson, Cape Girardeau ribbon-cuttings planned (1/8/24)Two businesses, one in Cape Girardeau and another in Jackson, will hold ribbon-cuttings on consecutive days. n Brooke Roth will hold an open house for her new Edward Jones Investment Services location at 101 W. Main St., Suite B, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in Jackson...
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Jackson school district shows huge gain in state report (1/4/24)Jackson School District scored 85.5% on the state annual performance report for the 2022-23 school year. That was an almost 10% increase over the previous year. The state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its report Dec. 18, measuring districts on standardized tests, attendance rates and other factors...
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Jackson aldermen approve body cams (1/4/24)The Jackson Board of Aldermen authorized agreements for police body cameras and civic center construction during its Tuesday, Jan. 2, meeting. The board accepted a $144,778.50 bid from Fronabarger Concreters of Oak Ridge for the city's Civic Center Pavilion & Playground Grading and Site Work Project...
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2023 business recap (1/2/24)Business was a big deal in Southeast Missouri in 2023. To look back on a busy year, here are five notable stories from the past year, not presented in any particular order: The new ALDI grocery store at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. opened to a rush of shoppers Dec. 7. Ever since construction began at the location in March, many Jacksonites had been looking forward to the store's opening, and for some it did not disappoint...
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School, business celebrate ribbon-cuttings (1/2/24)A few local establishments will host ribbon-cuttings over the next week. n Perry County Middle School in Perryville will host a ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. n Kennard Accounting at 619 N. Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Jan 2, 2024 (12/30/23)City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, Dec. 18. Financial affairs...
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A look at the 2024 budget for the City of Jackson (12/30/23)As part of the December Jackson Board of Aldermen regular meeting, a public hearing was held on the 2024 City of Jackson budget. After the hearing, the board approved next year's budget. The 2024 budget is a solid budget built on realistic revenue projections and a balanced expense budget. Major projects are being funded by 2024 revenues, from surplus accounts built over the last few years, or from bonds or loans raised for the purpose of paying for multi-year major utility upgrades...
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Jackson aldermen approve annual budget (12/20/23)The Jackson Board of Aldermen approved the city's 2024 budget during its regular meeting Monday, Dec. 18. The board increased compensation for city employees by raising rates for trash services, as well as the minimum charge for electric, sewer and water services, by 6.5%...
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Janet Boston moves massage practice to Jackson (12/18/23)Licensed massage therapist Janet Boston has a new location for her practice. Boston has moved from the eDen Spa Salon in Cape Girardeau to Hidden Beauty Salon at 4195 Hwy. 72 in Jackson. "I do structural work. I do work that nobody else does in Cape," Boston said, adding that she specializes in working on people who have suffered injuries. "... I get a lot of people out of pain."...
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Jackson store celebrates with ribbon-cutting (12/18/23)Beehive Liquors at 2441 E. Main St. in Jackson will celebrate its opening with a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19.
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Filing open for two Jackson School District Board of Education positions (12/14/23)Filing for candidates to run for two seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education opened Dec. 5. According to a public notice in the Southeast Missourian, qualified people interested in running in the general election Tuesday, April 2, must file to be a candidate at the district's Board of Education Office at 614 East Adams St. in Jackson...
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Jackson school board calls for tax levy to retain teachers (12/14/23)The Jackson School District Board of Education called for superintendent Scott Smith to draw up language for a 47-cent tax levy to be considered for placement on the general election ballot in April. Smith reported to the board that Jackson School District is struggling to hire and retain teachers because other districts are able to offer higher wages. To begin to compete with similar districts, Smith proposed a 10% wage increase over the next two school years...
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Jackson native part of Klutch Welding Helmet Design contest (12/13/23)Garret Livingston has been working on his own race car designs for more than 25 years. Livingston, born and raised in Jackson, owns his own custom shop. When he was starting out, his primary business was building race cars and dragsters up until 2000, when he started to build motorcycles as well. ...
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Jackson hockey hits the streets: Kids form club to play their favorite sport (12/12/23)When the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup on June 12, 2019, they did more than just end the third-longest championship drought in NHL history. They also inspired Jackson teenager Brock Compton to pick up a stick and get into hockey. At first, Compton and his friend Jonathan Rosenquist simply played on the street by themselves with their own sticks, pucks and nets. The coronavirus pandemic limited their ability to play with other people...
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Shoppers flock to ALDI for grand opening in Jackson (12/8/23)More than 130 shoppers waited in line Thursday, Dec. 7, for the City of Jackson's new ALDI grocery store at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. to open. They had been waiting since the crack of dawn, or even earlier, bundled in warm jackets and carrying their folding chairs in shopping carts...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen updated on SE MO Redi plans (12/6/23)When the Jackson Board of Aldermen convened Monday, Dec. 4, the bulk of the meeting was spent in study session. There, the board heard from management consultant Shad Burner about the future plans of Southeast Missouri Regional Economic Development Inc., or SE MO Redi...
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Jackson ALDI sets grand opening events (12/4/23)A grand opening for the ALDI store in Jackson at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The first 100 customers will receive a gift bag of ALDI products and a gift card as part of the company's ALDI Golden Ticket giveaway program. All shoppers will be able to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 ALDI gift card during the grand opening weekend from Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 10...
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Students get down to business at Jackson job fair (12/4/23)Students poured into the Jackson Senior High School Events Center like a wave, filtering among the various booths and displays to learn more about potential job opportunities. This was the Job Opportunities in Business event, or JOB, where some might learn about the careers they'll embark on for the rest of their lives...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Dec. 4, 2023 (12/4/23)City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, Nov. 20 Financial affairs...
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Fraley to run for Jackson aldermen candidacy (11/29/23)Eric Fraley, assistant vice president and loan officer for Alliance Bank in Jackson, has announced his intention to run for a Ward 1 seat on the Jackson Board of Aldermen. Fraley has worked for Alliance Bank since 2017 and is a longtime Jackson resident. This would be his first time running for elected office...
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Steve Stroder running for Jackson alderman position (11/27/23)Jackson resident Steve Stroder has announced he intends to run for the city's Board of Aldermen to represent the Ward 4. "I grew up in Jackson and the first 26 years of my life I spent in Jackson," Stroder said. "I grew to really love the community that was built by the leaders of Jackson all the way back then. I always looked up to those guys and ladies and felt like we had an amazing community."...
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Erin Ressler named new head of Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization (11/27/23)Jackson resident Erin Ressler has been named the new executive director of Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization. Ressler brings more than a decade of event organization experience with not-for-profits to the role. She is a lifelong Jacksonian and a Southeast Missouri State University graduate...
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Jackson aldermen approve community development program contract (11/22/23)During their regular meeting Monday, Nov. 20, the Jackson Board of Aldermen approved a $38,000 contract agreement with the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission to perform grant writing and administration services for a community development program...
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Jackson's annual Flip the Switch tradition coming this Saturday (11/21/23)Jackson's traditional start to Christmas season, the Flip the Switch event, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.25, in Jackson City Park near Pavilion No. 1. Flip the Switch has been a Jackson tradition since 2015, kicking off Jackson's Holiday Extravaganza with displays created in the park...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Nov. 20, 2023 (11/20/23)City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, Nov. 6 Financial affairs...
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Jackson student helps revive 3D Printing club (11/16/23)Brackin Kuessner had never thought much about 3D printers until his mom bought him one for his birthday this past summer before his sophomore year at Jackson High School. Once he started working with it, he said he was hooked and decided he would join his school's 3D Printing club...
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Jackson High students gain life skills repairing district computers (11/15/23)A small group of Jackson High School seniors work as technicians repairing laptop computers and tablets brought in by students and staff. Jason Bruns is the administrator of Digital Underground, the in-house district computer repair shops located at Jackson's middle school, junior high and high school. Bruns trains and oversees the students as they tackle issues such as minor software glitches to replacing a broken computer screen...
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Jackson's Pizza Inn under new management (11/13/23)Brothers Stetson and Colten Proffer are longtime customers of the Pizza Inn buffet at 196 Drury Lane in Jackson. Now, they're going to be running the restaurant. "We feel like it was a good business decision," Stetson Proffer said. "It's always busy. A lot of people like it."...
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They called her 'Sarge' — Schwent remembered as 'legend', trailblazer in music education (11/13/23)Beloved teacher, musician and band director Patricia Schwent of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 4, at the age of 74. Schwent was born into a musical family and went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Southeast Missouri State University focusing on the saxophone. ...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City chamber news (11/13/23)n The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its quarterly Brew & Business event from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Broadway Bistro & Vintage Trade, 811 Broadway. n The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours event at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Southern Bank, 727 W. Main St...
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Jackson Walmart store celebrates grand reopening (11/6/23)Walmart customers in Jackson have a remodeled store to look forward to. The Walmart Supercenter at 3051 E. Jackson Blvd. celebrated its grand reopening at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3. The event featured an official ribbon-cutting with the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce as well as refreshments, food trucks and appearances from local first responders and school district officials...
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Jackson Christmas parade Dec. 3 (11/6/23)Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization will be holding its annual Christmas parade beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. According to its Facebook page, Uptown Jackson said the parade’s theme is “A Vintage Christmas”. The parade route will begin at Southern Bank on West Main Street/South Farmington Road and will end in uptown Jackson. Float participants are encouraged to be dropped off at Southern Bank and picked up at the end of the parade route...
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Did you know? Which Southeast Missouri town or city has (by far) the highest median income? (11/3/23)The city of Jackson supports the highest median income by far of the six most-populated cities or towns in the Southeast Missouri region, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. The numbers are based on 2021 dollars. Still, the census numbers show a median household income range from $36,219 in Poplar Bluff to nearly double that in Jackson...
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ALDI Jackson, Perryville opening dates set (10/30/23)ALDI plans to open its new 21,682-square-foot discount grocery store at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson on Wednesday, Dec. 6, a Jackson city official told the Southeast Missourian on Friday, Oct. 27. According to Larry Miller, Jackson's building and planning manager, Chesterfield, Missouri general contractor Knoebel Construction has informed the city construction should be wrapped on the project by Thursday, Nov. 23, to permit the early December debut...
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Longtime Jackson Alderman Joe Bob Baker to retire (10/26/23)For the third successive election in Jackson, an incumbent will be leaving the Board of Aldermen in the Cape Girardeau County seat city. Ward 4 Alderman Joe Bob Baker told the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday, Oct. 25, he will not stand for reelection next year...
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Marble Hill Cakes sets up shop at Jackson location (10/23/23)Marble Hill Cakes, owned by Valeriia Nagornykh, started out in the eponymous Bollinger County town. Now, its moved to a larger location in a larger city at 4215 Highway 72 in Jackson. Nagornykh launched her bakery in May and was looking to add a new location in August. A property owner from Marble Hill, Missouri, showed her some commercial kitchen space in Jackson...
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Transport council OKs adding Jackson bridge to TIF program (10/20/23)In a procedural move, replacement of Jackson's Sunset Bridge, built in 1964 and one of the county seat municipality's oldest spans, has been formally added to 2024-27 Transportation Improvement Plan. Board members of Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) voted unanimously Wednesday, Oct. 18, to add the current 42-foot-long bridge as a tax increment financing (TIF) amendment to a plan previously approved June 21...
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Walmart-fully done: Missouri artist crafts mural for Jackson Walmart (10/17/23)If you were to take a trip to visit every mural Victoria Lane has designed, it would take you from her hometown of De Soto, Missouri, across the country and back. She's created murals that now stand in the eastern Missouri towns of Desloge and Festus, as well as murals to the east, south and west. Her works are displayed in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, Utah and no fewer than three cities in Georgia...
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Local business closings (10/16/23)Edgewater Glass Co., 324 S. Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau — which in recent years had employed fewer than 10 workers -- has closed. Founded in 1965, Edgewater's work included auto glass, commercial buildings, residential sites, showers and tinting...
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Jackson shop devoted to plants (10/16/23)Cassi Bock Holcomb, 2002 Jackson High School graduate who studied at Mineral Area College and earned two certificates in horticulture, has turned a lifelong passion for plants into a business. On April 29, during Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization's Jackson in Bloom event, Holcomb opened Juneberry at 206 S. High St. in the city...
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Scott City, Perryville, Jackson chambers news (10/16/23)Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly coffee at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Front Porch Rental Hall, 1408 Main St., with a program from Missouri Department of Conservation. n Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Casino Night/Fall Membership Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at American Legion Hall, 98 Grand Ave...
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Curriculum, program evaluations presented to Jackson school board (10/12/23)The Jackson School District Board of Education members accepted an evaluation on the district's Parents As Teachers program during their regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Parents As Teachers (PAT) program was described in the meeting's agenda as a home-school-community partnership that supports and promotes the parent as a child's first teacher. The description stated parents and their children can participate in the program from prenatal to kindergarten entry...
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Jackson, Perryville, Cape Girardeau chambers news (10/10/23)Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at United Land Title, 1330 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. n Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at Juste Moi Yoga & Spa, 1 N. Main St., Perryville, Missouri...
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Jackson police seek suspect in alleged vehicle theft (10/10/23)Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an alleged vehicle theft. ...
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Officials: Detours in Jackson going smoothly (10/6/23)School and city officials say minus a few hiccups, the rerouting of traffic away from U.S. 61 from the uptown district to Route D has gone better than expected. However, the construction project could potentially shut down, or severely restrict, Jackson's Christmas light display in the park this year...
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Jackson 2024 aldermanic election scheduled (10/4/23)Four seats on Jackson's Board of Aldermen council come up for election Tuesday, April 2. In the last two election cycles in the Cape Girardeau County seat community, voters turned out long-term incumbent aldermen. In 2022, Michael Seabaugh defeated Larry Cunningham for one of the municipality's two Ward 3 officeholder slots. Cunningham had served on the board since the mid-1990s...
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Round II of school safety grants awarded; Jackson receives maximum funding (10/3/23)This article is updated and expanded to note additional schools. Jackson School District will receive a $300,000 school safety grant as part of a $50 million second round of funding announced Friday, Sept. 29, by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). A total of 566 schools across the state will receive grants, with Jackson and Poplar Bluff schools among 14 Missouri districts receiving the maximum $300,000 allotment...
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Jackson police seek alleged counterfeiting suspect (10/3/23)Jackson Police Department officials are seeking help identifying an alleged counterfeiting suspect. ...
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Traffic blockages begin in Jackson for US 61 project (10/3/23)Barricades are in place near the North High and East Washington streets intersection in Jackson as work begins Monday, Oct. 2, on the nearly $7.1 million U.S. 61 improvement project. ...
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Local bands to march for the 79th year at Jackson festival (9/29/23)The annual Jackson Band Festival, featuring high school bands from throughout the region, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 3. This is the 79th year the festival has been held. The day's event will start with the Parade of Bands through Jackson at 4 p.m. The parade will go through the uptown Jackson area along High, Main and Russell streets. According to the City of Jackson, much of South High and West Main streets will be closed as the parade heads north and west to and from the high school campus...
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Basketball courts renovation in Jackson — 'the city listened' (9/28/23)Josh Lukefahr's vision of rehabilitating basketball courts he grew up playing on as a child in Jackson's City Park is coming to fruition. A GoFundMe account the 1997 Jackson High School graduate started in the spring of 2022 has netted more than Lukefahr's $10,000 goal, and the city's use of federal funds is helping pay the rest of the needed renovation of a venue that over the years had become somewhat rundown...
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ALDI update in Jackson, Perryville (9/25/23)ALDI, the nation's third largest grocery retailer, is moving closer to opening outlets in the Cape Girardeau and Perry county seats. n In Jackson, Larry Miller, the city's building and planning manager, has been informed by general contractor Knoebel Construction of Chesterfield, Missouri, that work on the 21,682-square-foot store at 2502 E, Jackson Blvd., next door to Alliance Bank, is to be completed in early November -- with a target opening date of Wednesday, Nov. ...
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Former auto dealership location sold in Jackson (9/25/23)The former Ford Groves dealership property at 825 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson sold Aug. 31 to an investment buyer planning to use it as a leased location, according to Lorimont Commercial Real Estate's Tom Kelsey. No sales price was disclosed for the transaction, but the asking price for the 3,224-square-foot building was $525,000...
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Jackson city engineer to depart (9/25/23)Anna Bergmark, city engineer for Jackson since June 2021, is leaving the municipality's employ effective Friday, Sept. 29. Bergmark, a 1999 Jackson High School graduate, said she plans to pursue another career path. Among the projects for which Bergmark had direct responsibility was the $1.7 million West Mary Street Bridge and Sidewalks project, which opened to the public May 17...
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Jackson insurance agency adds staff (9/25/23)Sara Gerau Farmers Insurance Agency announced Zach Weber -- who attended graduate school at Southeast Missouri State University -- has joined the business at 200 N. Main St. in Jackson, working in property, casualty, life and health insurance...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson chambers news (9/25/23)Five ribbon-cuttings are slated this week in Cape Girardeau County: n 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26: Tomlin Insurance Group, 2737 E. Jackson Blvd., Jackson, open house. n 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27: Auburn Creek Assisted Living, 2910 Beaver Creek Drive, Cape Girardeau, grand reopening...
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Oktoberfest returning to Jackson (9/21/23)Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest returns for a 10th year next month as the county seat municipality celebrates autumn and the season of harvest in German style Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7. Hours on Oct. 6 will be 6 to 10 p.m., with Oct. 7 activities slated from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m...
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ARPA-funded Jackson public restroom on the way (9/20/23)A new year-round heated public restroom will be installed no later than early November at North Union and Oak streets in Jackson and will be paid for with federal dollars. Jason Lipe, city parks director, said Tuesday, Sept. 19, the municipality expects to receive the modular building from Texas, which will be virtually identical to one installed along Parkview Street in City Park back in 2018...
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Area students named National Merit Scholar semifinalists (9/19/23)The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently announced the semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program — four of them from Southeast Missouri high schools. Luke Richey, from Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau, Anna Ahrens from Jackson High School, and Andrew Wilde and Yan "Jackie" Zhang from Cape Central High School all have the opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 7,000 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered in the spring.. ...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson mayors make friendly wager on 'The Game' (9/19/23)At 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, the 117th rivalry contest between Cape Girardeau Central and Jackson varsity football teams will be played at "The Pit" at 315 S. Missouri St. in Jackson. Cape Girardeau Mayor Stacy Kinder and Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs have made "a friendly wager" for this year's annual tilt, with the winning mayor pledging to host the other for a service project...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City chambers news (9/18/23)Two ribbon-cuttings are scheduled this week: n 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20: Cuba Financial Group, 3224 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau., for a new facility; n noon Wednesday, Sept. 20: Fitbridge Health & Wellness, 2360 N. High St,, Suite 1B, in Jackson...
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Jackson School District to replace fiber-optic cables damaged by squirrels (9/14/23)Jackson School District Board of Education members approved much needed replacement of fiber-optic cables servicing school buildings throughout the district. Keenan Kinder, assistant superintendent of Safety and District Operations, reported to the board that squirrels had chewed through three of the five strands of aerial fiber-optic cables used by the district...
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US 61 work to begin soon (9/14/23)U.S. 61 in Jackson will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, as contractor crews add turn lanes at Mary Street and at the Jackson City Park entrance, make pavement improvements and replace the bridge over Hubble Creek at Jackson City Park, Missouri Department of Transportation's Southeast District office has announced...
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Suicide prevention walk scheduled this weekend in Jackson (9/13/23)Suicide has been described as a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Famous American poet Maya Angelou once wrote the following to deter the impetus to take one's own life. "No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on and it will be better," wrote the St. Louis native, who died in 2014 at age 86...
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Jackson School District Board of Education to be updated on improvement plan (9/12/23)Jackson Board of Education members will discuss the district's Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12. Ongoing CSIP objectives listed include the status of the district's long-range facility needs, minimum fund balance and budget for major capital expenditures. Upcoming objectives include assessment of "Climate and Culture" data from all stakeholder groups and exploring the possibility of expanding Early Childhood Education opportunities...
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Retail development in Jackson encouraging, sales tax receipts markedly up (9/11/23)The nation's second president, John Adams — in what may be an apocryphal quote — is alleged to have once said, "Facts are stubborn things. Whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."...
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Cruisin' Uptown Jackson (9/11/23)Darrin Tipton, left, and his son, Carter, 6, of Jackson look inside the hood of a Honda S 2000 coupe at the final Cruisin' Uptown Jackson car show of the season Saturday, Sept. 9, on Barton Street next to the roundabout. ...
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Jackson insurance business builds new offices (9/11/23)Golden Rule Insurance Associates, 2519 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson, will move to more spacious offices along Highway 25 early next year. GRIA, first established in 2009 in Patton, Missouri, moved to the Cape Girardeau County seat town in 2012 and will relocate to a new 8,700-square-foot facility at 1600 S. Hope St. in February...
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Farm to Table event held in Jackson (9/11/23)Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs with his granddaughter, Macey Gerard, aged 10 months, at Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization's inaugural Farm to Table event on South High Street on Thursday, Sept. 7, in Jackson. ...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson chambers news (9/11/23)Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor three ribbon-cuttings this week ...
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Inaugural 'farm to table' event a hit (9/8/23)Patrons partake in Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization's inaugural "Farm to Table" event Thursday, Sept. 7...
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New City of Jackson website launches (9/7/23)Jackson information technology director Joan Evans gave a tutorial Tuesday, Sept. 5, to city aldermen about the municipality's new consolidated website, jacksonmo.org, which came online in mid-July. "(Our old site) was due for a facelift and we began looking real hard at re-doing the site back in 2019, then COVID hit and everybody changed how they used websites," said Evans, who has led Jackson's IT department since 2004. ...
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Jackson seeks more input for top Fulenwider award (9/6/23)Paul Sander, former longtime mayor of Jackson and current Ward 1 alderman, is asking the public's help to identify potential nominees for Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's most prestigious honor, the R.A. Fulenwider Meritorious Community Service Award...
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Subdivision residents raise safety concerns to Jackson aldermen (9/6/23)A dozen residents of Jackson's Annwood Estates are asking City Hall to help make their small subdivision located off East Jackson Boulevard safer. The group has submitted a signed petition aimed at reducing the speed limit from 30 to 20 miles per hour within Annwood Estates and installing a stop sign at the intersection of Dana Drive and Nicole Lane/Leming Lane...
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Local restaurateur to launch new Italian eatery in Jackson (9/5/23)Mario's Italian Eatery will open what the Grippo family is calling a "small" restaurant in Jackson this fall, at a location to be named later. According to an official Facebook post, the establishment is expected to open within the next two months and will have a few tables but will specialize primarily in take-out orders...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Sept. 5, 2023 (9/5/23)City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Presentation n Mayor's proclamation recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Approval of minutes...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson chambers news (9/5/23)Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Lutheran Family & Children Services, 3178 Blattner Drive, Cape Girardeau, in celebration of LFCS' 50th anniversary...
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Property tax rates to increase in Jackson School District (8/31/23)The Jackson School District Board of Education voted 6-1 to increase property tax rates for 2023 at a special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 29. Matt Lacy, the district's chief financial officer, reported the rate will increase from $3.7998 to $3.8032 per $100 in property values as determined by the Cape Girardeau County Assessor's Office...
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Fire hydrant maintenance to be conducted in Jackson (8/30/23)Residents of Jackson may experience cloudy or discolored water as city officials conduct fire hydrant maintenance in coming days. Personnel will flow test and maintain more than 200 fire hydrants this fall. City officials will be flowing hydrants beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5. The testing will be completed by Tuesday, Oct. 31. The areas being tested this fall are the eastern side of town from Shawnee Boulevard to the eastern edge of the city limits...
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Back to school in Jackson (8/23/23)Freshmen Colton Scheffer,left, and Jacob Koenig log in during teacher Sandy Walley's, background, Physical Science class on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 21, at Jackson High School in Jackson..
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Jackson's Taylor Twins Memorial Garden receives honor (8/21/23)Taylor Twins Memorial Garden, honoring two Jackson sisters who were born 100 years ago this year, has been inducted into Grow Native! Native Gardens of Excellence program, according to an Aug. 10 news release from Missouri Prairie Foundation. The garden is at 201 W. Main St. in Jackson's uptown district, next to the Frizel-Welling House...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Aug. 21, 2023 (8/21/23)City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Public hearing n Hearing to consider the proposed 2023 Parks and Recreation, General Revenue, Cemetery and Band tax rates...
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Former teacher writes book about Jackson schools (8/18/23)
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Roy's Tire & Auto marks 20 years (8/14/23)Roy, left, and Robin White of Roy's Tire & Auto, 408 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson, celebrated 20 years in business with a weeklong series of events last week.
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Jackson church asks city for more time to build, tiny houses OK'd (8/8/23)Immaculate Conception Parish is asking Jackson Board of Aldermen to extend a 2018 agreement requiring construction on a new church to start within five years. A July 11 letter requested an amendment to a Dec. 17, 2018, agreement to vacate a portion of East Jefferson Street. The church is at the intersection of East Jefferson and Hope streets...
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Walmart renovation in Jackson (7/31/23)Jackson's Walmart Supercenter, 3051 E. Jackson Blvd., is undergoing renovation as the nation's third-largest grocery retailer prepares to compete in the same market. A large banner in Walmart's parking lot reads: "A better Walmart is coming soon with improvements and updates to make the most of your shopping experience."...
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Jackson homecomers kicks off (7/26/23)Oliver Heigder plays the fish bowl toss game Tuesday, July 25, at Jackson Homecomers in Jackson...
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Jackson Homecomers kicksoff Tuesday (7/25/23)Jackson Homecomers — an annual five-day festival featuring food, live entertainment and amusement park rides — launches at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, with an expectation of hot and dry weather through the event's Saturday, July 29, conclusion. Temperatures are expected in the low-to-mid-90s each day, with virtually no chance of rain forecast for Homecomers, which launched in 1908 in celebration of the completion of what is now the former Cape Girardeau County Courthouse...
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Jackson formally retires police dog (7/19/23)It's not every day a member of the animal kingdom has a place on Jackson's Board of Aldermen agenda. Such was the case Monday, July 17, as Beny, police canine officer since 2015, was formally retired by the aldermanic council. In retiring the nearly 10-year-old Beny, aldermen transferred ownership of the dog to officer Cody Polley, who has promised to care for him for the rest of his days...