Community News and Events
Citywide Yard Sale Parking Tips!
As the 2017 Citywide Yard Sale date nears it is important to remember that this event is not sponsored by the City of Jacksonville and there are public safety issues associated with this event. When […]
Small Club Making Big Difference – by Peggy Carlaw
8th annual Jacksonville-Applegate Rotary Salmon Bake dinner and auction is September 10, 2017 at historic Hanley Farm!
If you were one of the several thousand Masai people living in Longido, Tanzania near the Serengeti Plain, your […]
Help Preserve the Cedars – by David Doi
Community Center Construction Update – August 2017
The last month has brought both good news and bad news for the construction of the Jacksonville Community Center. Following the groundbreaking last month, an observer walking or driving […]
SOCAN Tours the SOU Farm
Our forests and fisheries are at the mercy of the climate we create as we rush headlong towards a global warming that will cross the tipping point. Though farmers are familiar with variability in weather, […]
Mayor’s 2017 4th of July Picnic is Planned
The entire community is invited to join Mayor Paul Becker in a July 4th celebration on the Courthouse lawn. The festivities will take place from noon-3:00pm. As in year’s past, plenty of seating and tables […]
Children’s Festival Fun!
The Storytelling Guild Presents Their 51st Annual Children’s Festival at The Britt Grounds in Jacksonville from July 8-10, 2017. Sponsored by the Storytelling Guild of Jackson County, this innovative 3-day event will bring out the […]
Jackson County’s Windermere Launches Food Drive
Dedicates Annual Community Service Project to ACCESS Food Bank
MEDFORD, Ore. — May 19, 2017 — Windermere Van Vleet and Associates is getting a head start on Windermere Real Estate’s annual Community Service Day, […]
Thrift Store Makes Big Donation
On Tuesday, April 25, the Jacksonville Thrift and Collectibles Store in downtown Jacksonville presented a check for $153,200 to Rick Patsche, the President of the Jacksonville Community Center (JCC). The gift fulfills a longstanding pledge […]
Conference Registration Now Open for Living on Your Land and Tree School program
The popular one-day Living on Your Land and Tree School program, to be held April 22, 2017 at RCC Grants Pass, is now open for registration.
This event features 27 classes covering Native Plant Regeneration, Small […]
Southern Oregonians March for Climate, Jobs, and Justice
Southern Oregonians are coming together for a historic People’s Climate March for Climate, Jobs, and Justice on Saturday April 29th, 2017 at Pear Blossom Park in downtown Medford. It will be the largest event of […]