Commission distributes Lucas CPR machines to volunteer fire departments

The Jackson County Commission recently used funding it received from the CARES Act to purchase 12 Lucas Chest Compression Machines.

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HMC to offer first dose COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine on February 18 & 19

Highlands Medical Center will host two first dose COVID-19 Moderna vaccine clinics on Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. while supplies last. Three hundred vaccines will be available each of these days. The clinics will be held in the main lobby of HMC.

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Heritage Center raising funds for addition

by Martha Smith

The Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center is currently raising funds to complete a 3,000+ square foot addition to the back of the Brown-Proctor House, where the center is currently housed. The project has been in the works since 2013, and construction was finally able to begin last year.

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CASA of North Sand Mtn to hold fundraiser

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of NSM, serving the children of Jackson and DeKalb counties, is holding a Casino Night fundraiser.

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Courthouse surveillance sweep yields nothing

by Martha Smith
At the Jackson County Commission meeting held on Monday, January 25, 2021, Interim Chairman Jason Venable gave an update on the counter-surveillance sweep that was done at the courthouse after allegations of covert surveillance surfaced. Venable held a four-page report as he gave the results.

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