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Two seats on the Jackson City Council in wards 4 and 5 will be decided.
Three-term incumbent Councilman Charles Tillman is running to remain on the council in Ward 5. He faces opposition from longtime Jackson resident and political newcomer Vernon Hartley.
The Ward 4 runoff will feature Brian Grizzell, an educator, businessman and ward representative, facing Jacqueline Amos, a member of the county and state Democratic parties.
Both races could be close judging from results of the primary held April 6. All other races, including the mayoral race, will be decided in the general election on June 8.
Polls will be open for ward 4 and 5 voters from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Precinct information can be found on the city of Jackson website.
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April 23, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Earth Day was technically Thursday, but the City of Jackson is celebrating on Saturday.
The City of Jackson is teaming up with Keep Jackson Beautiful to host a city-wide Earth Day Festival at the Carl Perkins Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
You can bring things ranging from blue jeans, electronics, glass, and old medications to recycle.
While they did have a trash pick up day planned, that was rescheduled due to rain.
“We were able to move the rest of it under the canopy to stay dry and proceed with that. We are happy we at least get to do something to celebrate Earth Day for the citizens, but we will do the trash day another day,” said JD Sims, the city’s superintendent of groundskeeping.