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Among other tasks, former Winchester Police Department Chief Marty Jackson made his mark on Clark County by pioneering traffic patrol at Robert D. Campbell Junior High School on Boone Avenue. 

Appropriately, his name will now forever be recognized. 

Marty Jackson Way was the name officially given to a road next to the school that leads toward the current location of Phoenix Academy.

The name was recognized and dedicated on Wednesday, Dec. 4th. 

“I want to welcome you [all] here today for us to commemorate and remember a man that exemplifies what we want our kids to be,” said Clark County Public Schools Superintendent Dustin Howard. “We’ve got 5700 kids, and if I can guarantee they would grow up to be like Chief Marty Jackson, our world would be a wonderful place.” 

The idea for naming a road after Jackson was brought to Howard’s attention via different members of the Clark County Board of Education. 

Jackson, who passed away in April, was a longtime pillar of the community. 

After seeing a traffic jam one day while dropping his daughter off to school, he was inspired to begin patrolling traffic at the current site of the junior high school – formerly where George Rogers Clark High School was located. 

So beloved was Jackson that – en route from his funeral service at the high school to Winchester Cemetery where he was buried – hundreds lined the streets to pay their final goodbyes. 

While Jackson remains missed, many in the crowd took time to appreciate the efforts taken to honor him. 

Among them were various members of Jackson’s family, including his daughters and wife, Jeannie. 

Others from the community – including Clark County Judge-Executive Les Yates and Winchester Fire Department Chief Chris Whiteley—made an appearance. 

Staff of the City of Winchester were represented by City Clerk Joy Curtis. 

As expected, many officers of the Winchester Police Department who Jackson knew and worked with appeared as well. 

One of them was current Chief James Hall, who Jackson initially hired. 

“When he was [the] Chief of Police, a big thing…was character development for the youth of Clark County,” Hall said. “That’s something that he focused on his career…he did [so] in whatever he could [including] speaking with kids.” 

When asked what Chief Jackson would say to such an occasion, Hall noted that the man who dedicated his services to Winchester would be humbled. 

“I’m sure he would appreciate this gesture,” he said. “He really loved serving this community, gave so many years of his life to this community, and really loved serving the youth of Clark County.”