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Meet the 2021 top teachers being honored by Jackson Magazine Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 Jackson Magazines 2021 top teachers are, to from left, Jordan Crockett, Tracy Dryer and Anthony Smith, and bottom from left, Matthew Snell and Heather Swaenepol.Photos provided by Jackson Magazine Facebook Share JACKSON, MI – Jordan Crockett has known she wanted to be a teacher since her second-grade teacher helped her work through her quiet shyness to find her voice. Building that kind of...

Jackson County jury trials set to resume May 1 Updated Mar 05, 2021; Facebook Share JACKSON, MI – Jackson County’s docket for jury trials, currently on hold because of COVID-19 safety concerns, features about three times as many homicide cases as usual. When jury trials do resume, the 18 defendants charged in those homicide cases will be among the large backlog of cases Jackson County -- along with the rest of Michigan -- will need to prioritize and work through. Between the backlog of mur...