Former health officer had tense relationship with Jackson County commissioners, emails show
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Jackson County Health Department and Henry Ford Allegiance Health workers operate a vaccination clinic against COVID-19 on April 9.
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI – As Jackson County was experiencing some of the highest rates of new COVID-19 cases in the nation, county leaders were considering ways to remove the top official responsible for public health guidance, email communications show.
Health Officer Rashmi Travis left her post leading the health department on March 19. Emails from County Administrator/Controller Mike Overton, obtained by MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot through a Freedom of Information Act request, indicate the county Board of Commissioners may have considered forcing Travis out, if she hadn’t resigned.
Captain Jackson, caped crime-fighter from Michigan, dies at 64
Updated 11:25 AM;
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But the city is once again without a masked defender.
Captain Jackson, known in his personal life as Thomas Frankini, died Monday, April 12. He was 64.
Captain Jackson first hit the streets of a struggling downtown Jackson in 1999. It started as a bit when calling into The Bart Hawley Show while it was on the radio. Soon after, he and his only child, Andrea Hart, who used the alias “Crime Fighting Girl,” began to patrol.
He checked business doors to ensure they were locked, volunteered in community outreach, held doors open at the Michigan Theatre, helped neighborhood watches and reported suspicious activity to the police.
Captain Jackson, caped crime-fighter familiar to downtown streets, dies at 64
Updated 1:22 PM;
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But the city is once again without a masked defender.
Captain Jackson, known in his personal life as Thomas Frankini, died Monday, April 12. He was 64.
Captain Jackson first hit the streets of a struggling downtown Jackson in 1999. It started as a bit when calling into The Bart Hawley Show while it was on the radio. Soon after, he and his only child, Andrea Hart, who used the alias “Crime Fighting Girl,” began to patrol.
He checked business doors to ensure they were locked, volunteered in community outreach, held doors open at the Michigan Theatre, helped neighborhood watches and reported suspicious activity to the police.
MLive Media Group wins 51 AP awards for 2020 coverage
Updated 10:55 AM;
Today 10:12 AM
Protesters hold hands as they prepare for the police to disperse the crowd to enforce the 7 p.m. curfew at Fulton Street and Ionia Avenue in Grand Rapids on Monday, June 1, 2020. The Michigan National Guard, Michigan State Police and Grand Rapids Police are guarding the main artery of downtown after Saturday night s riot in which multiple businesses and government buildings were damaged and police cruisers burned. This photo was part of a photo story that won first place, as well as third place individually for Best Spot News Photo.Cory Morse