Crews at the Jackson-Madison County Schools bus garage are preparing the district’s fleet of buses to begin running their routes on Friday.
Frank Mann, standing, rolls a new tire toward Mike Ellison to mount onto one of the Jackson-Madison County school buses in preparation for the 2012-13 academic year. / KENNETH CUMMINGS/The Jackson Sun
“We tightened up some routes at South, Pope and Thelma Barker elementary schools,” Ward said. “We did that because we had growth in ridership with our city routes. So there will be new routes at Jackson Careers and Technology, Arlington and Andrew Jackson elementary schools.”