There will be two other city-related meetings prior to the regularly scheduled Jackson City Council at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8. All three meetings will take place at the Jackson City Council chambers, located at 199 Portsmouth St. The first meeting will be a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting at 5:45 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to […]
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The Counseling Center now operating at location on Acy Avenue in Jackson
The staff of The Counseling Center (TCC), which is celebrating 45 years of miracles in 2025, was excited to recently cut a ribbon for a new facility to serve Jackson County. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday morning, Oct. 24. In addition to the ribbon cutting, there were brief remarks, light refreshments, and tours of the facility to […]
County awards $498,000 CDBG grant for Oak Hill sewer-line project
The Jackson County Commissioners recently presented the Village of Oak Hill and Mayor Paul McNeal with an early Christmas present when they announced that the Village would be receiving a $498,000 grant to address sanitary sewer overflows along Cozy Glen Road. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine first broke the good news by reporting that Jackson County was one of 26 Ohio […]
United Fund of Jackson County kicks off 2026 Fundraising Campaign
FREEThe United Fund of Jackson County, Inc. launched its annual Fundraising Campaign for 2026 on Sept. 23, 2025. Board members of the United Fund of Jackson County, Inc. invited representatives of the 22 different community-service agencies supporting Jackson County to provide testimonials and to further describe how their organizations support the residents of Jackson County. The 2026 Fundraising Campaign will […]
Basketball Preview in today’s edition
FREEToday’s edition of The Telegram includes an entire section dedicated to a preview of the 2025-2026 high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams in the newspaper’s coverage area. The “B” section includes preview articles on the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams representing Jackson, Wellston, Oak Hill and Vinton County high schools written by Sports Editor Todd Compston and Staff […]
Officers, directors elected for 2026 Jackson County Fair Board
FREEThe leadership team for 2026 is now in place for the Jackson County Agricultural Society, better known as the Jackson County Fair Board. The following seven persons were recently elected to new three-year terms on the Jackson County Fair Board: Josh Moon, Guy Waugh, Ryan Pelletier, Jamey Sexton, Sherri Wells, Angie Eisnaugle and Clayton Lewis. Jackson County Agricultural Society members […]
Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to host virtual Giving Tuesday celebration
FREEThe Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) invites residents and friends of the 32-county region to its 2025 virtual Giving Tuesday celebration. Both Jackson and Vinton counties are in the FAO region. The event, which will be hosted via Zoom, will be held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and will be rebroadcast at 7 p.m. The celebration is free […]
Davis-McCormick Choirs to host two Christmas concerts on Dec. 6 and 7 at The Markay
FREEThe annual Davis-McCormick Choirs Christmas Concert will be twice as nice this year with two concerts instead of just one. Both concerts will be at the Markay Cultural Arts Center in downtown Jackson. On Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. the Davis-McCormick Choirs will host the Oak Hill High School Choir who will be part of the performance. On Sunday, […]
Superintendent Scott Dorne shares plans, updates during Wellston Board meeting
During the November meeting of the Wellston City Schools (WCS) District Board of Education, WCS Superintendent Scott Dorne talked about a variety of subjects through his monthly report. One of the subjects he talked about for some time was concerns regarding finances. Dorne mentioned to the Board members during the public meeting that when the Board meets in December, he […]
Heritage Drums of Twin Oaks Drive lays out a new beat for Jackson
FREEJackson area drummers — and many more across Ohio — now have a new reason to visit 110 Twin Oaks Drive in Jackson with the recent opening of Heritage Drums! Owned and operated by Taylor Stepp — a drummer, himself — his initiative began first in Columbus from an interest in buying and reselling vintage gear and quality instruments that […]
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