The first city to be named for general and later President [[Andrew Jackson]], Jackson has long been important as a seat of county government. Its proximity to the larger city of [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]], for which it serves as a bedroom community of sorts, has made it one of the fastest-growing cities in the region. | The first city to be named for general and later President [[Andrew Jackson]], Jackson has long been important as a seat of county government. Its proximity to the larger city of [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]], for which it serves as a bedroom community of sorts, has made it one of the fastest-growing cities in the region. |