Historic train leaving, man celebrates 101st birthday after surviving COVID-19: Jackson top headlines Jan. 16-21
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
Locomotive 5030, a train car on display in R.A. Greene Park and owned by the City of Jackson, was recently sold to a railroad trust from Pennsylvania. The locomotive is seen at the park on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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Here are some of the headlines you might have missed this week.
A mainstay in Jackson County for more than 60 years will depart from its Jackson station after its sale last week.
The Jackson City Council approved a plan at its Tuesday, Jan. 12 meeting to sell Locomotive 5030, a train engine located in R.A. Greene Park near the Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant, to a Pennsylvania nonprofit and tourist railroad.
Jackson Public Schools renames building after late civil rights activist John Lewis
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 18, 2021
Jackson Public Schools is seeking input on what to rename Lincoln Elementary after it undergoes a renovation and rebuilding, with plans to open in the fall of 2021. The building has not served as an elementary school since 1992.J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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JACKSON, MI When Jackson Public Schools reopens a building that hasn’t housed elementary students in nearly three decades, it will have a new name honoring late civil rights activist and Congressman John R. Lewis.
Jackson Public Schools’ Board of Education unanimously approved changing the name of Lincoln Elementary School, which is in the process of a $9-million renovation that will bring 350 students back into the building in fall 2021.