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Barrows, the school's oldest living alumnus, will attend his 80th high school reunion at Concord High School next month.

Reasons for a man to stop shaving can include a dare from his so-called friends, laziness or the desire to annoy his wife or girlfriend.

Amber Murphy appears at her June arraignment. She is charged with open murder in the August 2009 death of her 9-month-old son, Seth Murphy.

Jackson City Council members voted unanimously April 23 to move forward with a proposed construction project on Blackstone Street from Glick Highway to Washington Avenue.

Camia Gamet cries as she is arraigned before Jackson County District Judge R. Darryl Mazur on Monday, May 20, 2013.

A Cascades Elementary School fifth-grader is the third Jackson County student in two weeks to be suspended for bringing a toy gun to school.

Kayleah Horning, 12, fixes the hair of her mother Jamie Horning of Jackson at her home on Tuesday night, April 30, 2013.

Jackson County Sheriff's Office reports for Tuesday, May 21 to early Wednesday, May 22 deputies responded to 42 calls for service, conducted 62 traffic stops, and had 7 arrests.

Freshmen attending Jackson's Lumen Christi High School in the fall will get their lessons on an iPad rather than from a book in a new one-to-one technology initiative.

Dining on a Dime: Amanati's Frosty Boy offers plenty of lunch options, but ice cream is still the star of the menu Two hot dogs, honey nut cinnamon ice cream and a Diet Pepsi from Frosty Boy on Cooper Street in Jackson.

Students from Vandercook Lake High School participate in the Strive for a Safer Drive campaign at the Ford Proving Grounds in April 2013.

Students from Vandercook Lake High School participate in the Strive for a Safer Drive campaign at the Ford Proving Grounds in April 2013.

Jackson Mayor Martin Griffin will be running for reelection this summer. A total of nine candidates have been set for mayor and City Council members in wards 1, 3, and 5. Jackson resident John Wilson turned in 110 signatures to run for mayor, but after a review by city officials, it was found only 82 were valid.

Kindergarten teacher Judy Draper goes for a tethered hot air balloon ride in the parking lot at St.

Amanda Voorheis anxiously waits in the exam room with her fiance at the Center for Family Health.

A severe thunderstorm watch has just been issued for much of Michigan from now through 8 p.m. Here's is the copy from the Storm Prediction Center.

Jackson Beard and Moustache Club member Lyman Robertson will be on hand at the New Holland Brewing Company Tap Takeover Beard and Mustache Competition at Rocky Top Beer BBQ and Grill on Wednesday, May 22.

Camia Gamet cries as she is arraigned before Jackson County District Judge R. Darryl Mazur on Monday, May 20, 2013.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $2,500 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for recent theft at Schupbach's Sporting Goods in Jackson, according to a press release.