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Work to start in July on Jackson's Sonic During the regular meeting of the Jackson City Council, Thursday, May 24, Mayor Richard Long announced that Sonic Drive-In is expected to begin construction of one of its restaurants in Jackson during the month of July. Rumors of the restaurant chain's location to Jackson have been circulating for months. Thursday, Long indicated that Sonic plans to open its Jackson drive-in eatery in October. Unsuccessful attempts were made to reach Sonic's media relations representative for comment before Wednesday's press deadline. During his comments at Thursday's meeting, Long also talked about other construction projects under way in the city. Those include Walgreens, New Era, the Jackson Police Department and the Evergreen Transportation trucking terminal. The city council meeting had been rescheduled from Tuesday to Thursday because most of the council members were attending a national retail conference in Las Vegas. Long said the trip was very successful. "We received a call of interest from an investor concerning the Tombigbee marina," he said. "We also had many questions concerning infrastructure. We are in good shape, but there are a couple of questions I will get answers on. I will also get information on a traffic count study on Highway 43 and request council approval at the next meeting." Councilman Anthony Jackson complimented Clarke County Economic Development Director Debra Bolen for doing an "outstanding job" on getting Jackson and the rest of the county exposure at the conference. Councilman Eldridge Jackson Jr. said he felt the trip was very productive. He also mentioned the announcement that German steel makers ThyssenKrupp would locate in Calvert and urged the citizens of Jackson to be courteous to the expected out-of-town visitors when the construction of the company's plant begins this fall. Councilmen Daron Bolen and Robert Marks said the city received double the exposure at this year's convention and that the city is in good shape with its infrastructure. "We are putting Jackson on the map," said Marks. "I think we will experience tremendous population and economic growth." Police report Deputy Police Chief Mark Harrell reported to the council that the department's advertising and testing campaign for new police officers is under way.
"We are using newspapers, television and radio to advertise and have contacted several area universities about placing announcements on their Web sites," he said.
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