Entries by Mike Buffington

Jackson County resident Max Allen announced Wednesday his candidacy to run for Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 2, the seat currently held by Chas Hardy.
Allen is a longtime resident of Jackson County and married to Fran Hilley Allen. He has managed a family business at the Jackson County Airport since 1988 and is the owner of Dry Pond Investment Company and Aircraft Aviation Services. Dry Pond Investment is a hangar rental company and Aircraft Aviation Services is an aircraft maintenance facility.
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The race for Jackson County Sheriff hasn’t officially begun, but already a lot of money has been raised in that race. Qualifying for all elections slated for July 31 opens next Wednesday May 23.
So far, the sheriff’s race has gotten the most attention as a number of candidates have said they plan to run. But only three candidates in that race showed any significant amount of fundraising on the March 31 campaign report. A little over $91,000 has been raised by the top three candidates. Ramone Gilbert led the pack with $58,639 in contributions followed by Janice Mangum with $26,348 and Andy Garrison with $6,269.

For the full story and listing of donors see the May 16 issue of The Jackson Herald.

FORTY PEOPLE were indicted by a recent Grand Jury, including the following: [Full Story »] 

Due to budgetary problems for school systems state-wide, the Jefferson Board of Education amended its 2012-2013 school calendar Thursday to reinstate two furlough days initially left off the calendar. The system will operate with a calendar similar to the one it used this year and eight total furlough days.
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