At the recent Jackson County Commission meeting, Chairman Bill Nance began by recognizing County employees with service awards. The first was Darryl Kennedy, who has served Jackson County for 20 years. Kennedy began working for the County as a driver/collector at Solid Waste. Nance also recognized Blake Johnson. Johnson has served Jackson County for 10 years as a jailer. Johnson currently serves as a Sergeant at the Jackson County Jail.
During the July 24th Scottsboro City Council meeting, members of the council approved a tourism grant in the amount of $4,500 for the Scottsboro High School’s “Where the Mountains meet the Lakes” band competition. According to Scottsboro High School Band Boosters this year’s event is expected to be larger than last year’s event.
A work session and regular meeting were held by the Scottsboro City Council on Monday, July 10, 2023. Council heard the following and voted to approve as follows:
School will be starting soon, and our Scottsboro and Jackson County food backpack programs will be providing food for our most food insecure children. One in four children face food insecurity in Jackson County.
Jackson County Chairman Bill Nance recently provided an update to The Clarion Newspaper regarding all the work the Commission is doing for the county.