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Garden Club Holiday Greens Sale is December 2 – Pre-Order Now!
The Jacksonville Garden Club is preparing to bring some holiday cheer to our homes and businesses! Members use their skills and creativity to make beautiful wreaths, table arrangements, entry baskets, and swags, featuring fresh natural […]
A Victorian Christmas in Jacksonville, Oregon – Brightens the Season – by Peggy Dover
DURING VICTORIAN TIMES, Christmas meant quality time and traditions shared with friends and family. Heavily influenced by England’s Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, we trimmed the Christmas tree together, prepared and feasted on goose or […]
Larry Smith Releases “Jacksonville’s Emerald Necklace: from Goldmines to Woodland Trails” – by Ginna BB Gordon
In 2015, Larry Smith proposed to the Jacksonville Woodlands Association’s board of directors an idea for a book about the history of the “most successful, small-town, all-volunteer land conservation project in Oregon.” Larry says the […]
Smokin’ Hot Fire Sales – Temporary “Pop-Up” Location for Country Quilts & Trotting Fox Boutique
City Helps Country Quilts & Trotting Fox Boutique with Temporary “Pop-Up” Location
In November and December, please shop and support two businesses that have been temporarily displaced due to the September 27 fire at the Las […]
NEW TIME! Jacksonville Town Hall with Senator Jeff Golden: Next steps on the Rollout of Senate Bill 762
PLEASE NOTE – THE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 MEETING TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 5-7PM!
For many of us, our introduction to Senate Bill 762 came in a letter from ODF outlining our risk assessment per tax […]
Britt’s 60th Anniversary a Success
Music and comedy fans make Britt’s 60th Anniversary a success
MEDFORD, OR — In its first full season since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit Britt Music & Arts Festival declares its 60th Anniversary […]
Jacksonville Town Halls on Update to City’s Development Code – by Ian Foster, Planning Director, City of Jacksonville
Please Join Us for a Series of Town Halls!
Over the past couple of years, your Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) tasked with reviewing and updating the City’s Development Code has been hard at work carefully reviewing […]
Entrepreneurs of Jacksonville
A newly-formed group is offering business owners a networking opportunity with a mission to inspire one another while Supporting Local. The founder of this group, Mary Murphy, a resident of Jacksonville and local Realtor, felt […]
Victorian Christmas Carolers Wanted
One of Jacksonville’s time-honored traditions is the upcoming Victorian Christmas celebration, which runs November 26 – December 18.
During the festivities, locals and visitors in the historic downtown core are treated to strolling carolers in Victorian […]
Clayfolk Show is On – by Robert Johnson
Greek mythology tells the tale of the phoenix, a magnificent bird that would build a nest in which to set itself on fire, whereupon a new phoenix would arise from the flames and ashes. It’s […]