Maysville's second annual Summer Bash will be held on Saturday, May 27.
“All Together Now” is this year’s Summer Reading Program Theme at the Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson. The library's first program is Thursday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m. The Half Moon Petting Zoo will be at the library. Children can begin registering for the Summer Reading Program …
Keller Williams' annual day of service, Red Day, will be held on May 11. Agents will be giving back to the community on Red Day.
The Jackson County 4-H Love of Llamas and Chelian Farm Friends and Family started off the 2023 spring show season in Perry with the Southern States Llama Association Hillbilly Show.
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but cats hold a special place in many hearts. That includes the hearts of Andrea Peebles and her sister, both of whom had cats that alerted them to a previously undetected medical condition.
Western Swing, old-time Americana, classic fingerpicking guitar and hard-driving bluegrass will be featured at the next Jackson County Jamboree, to be held at the Jackson County Historic Courthouse on Saturday, April 1, from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
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Commerce will host a Spring Planting and Spring Cleaning event on April 22 from 8-11 a.m.
There will be many activities for children and families at the Commerce Public Library during spring break.
Children at the Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson celebrated Ag Week with Lexi Love of the Jackson County Farm Bureau and William Gaston of Jackson EMC. In addition to the book, I Love Strawberries, children painted rocks for the library’s Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail Garden a…
It was an 11th Grade English teacher over four decades ago that first got David Altman interested in poetry. He began by writing poems to his high school sweetheart and has since expanded into a huge range of other topics.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $69,550 in grants during its recent meeting, including $40,000 to organizations serving Jackson County. Grants included:
25th annual 'A Night of Hope for Children' live and silent auction and dinner buffet planned
Sing and Say, Dance and Play in a free music and movement course for children at the Commerce Public Library. Children from 3-5 will develop early music and literacy skills while exploring the expressive qualities of music. A variety of instruments will be used including Orff mallet, percus…
Athens Area Master Gardeners Association is hosting its 2023 Sensational Daffodils and Other Flowering Bulbs Sale.
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Jefferson Public Library invites all tweens and teens to Wii Gaming on April 20 at 4:30 p.m. Attendees can play some Nintendo Wii games. The library will have Mario Kart, Smash Bros, sports games and more. Board games will be out for those not on their turn with the Wii.
Conductor Jim Baughman will share his passion for railroading at a special program at the Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson on Tuesday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m. In addition to educating attendees about the history of the railroad, he will also bring his railroad memorabilia collect…
The James Pittman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Jackson County Courthouse on March 15 to learn about the discovery of many Native American artifacts in the county. Sidney and Carol Tanner donated a large collection of arrowheads that are displayed in the lobb…
Auditions are coming up for the Jefferson Community Theatre's performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet adapted by Jamie Allen. The classic tale will be reimagined for the 1980s.
Commerce’s Fire Department plans its annual Chicken-Q on Saturday, April 22. Plate pick-up will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the fire department.
Jackson County 4-H members came away with a stack of awards during the Junior/Senior District Project Achievement event on March 10-12 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. The contest involved a total of 374 competitors from across northeast Georgia.
Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee has announced its fourth annual $1,000 scholarship opportunity. The scholarship is available to a young woman poised to be a future business and community leader. Seniors graduating from a Jackson County high school who pl…
Keep Jackson County Beautiful will host its Spring into Recycling event on Saturday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Arcade will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The Jefferson Tree Council and the University of Georgia Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office are continuing to take orders for 3-gallon trees. The selection of trees includes a variety of ornamental, flowering trees, shade trees and native trees. Some varieties may be limited.
Members of the retired teachers organization in Jackson County recently heard from Jackson County Government's GIS Manager Joel Logan. Logan spoke about the growth taking place in Jackson County and how his office tracks the growth to work with different organizations, including the three sc…
The special Seasons of Song music program at the Commerce Public Library has been postponed until April. Seasons of Song will be held on Tuesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for ages 3 to 5. Contact the library at 706-335-5946 to reserve a place.
Adventure Bags plans its first annual gala on Saturday, April 15. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at The Venue at Friendship Springs.
Nicholson’s Daisy Festival will be held May 5-6. The festival will be open on Friday, May 5, from 4-9 p.m. and on Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson is celebrating Ag Week. On Monday, March 20, at 10:30 a.m., Lexi Love from the Jackson County Farm Bureau will be reading "I Love Strawberries" by Shannon Anderson. A copy of that book will be donated to the library.
The Jackson County 4-H Love of Llamas program recently had a lesson in empowerment with Jackson County Sheriff Janis G. Mangum. Magnum spent an afternoon talking with the 12 young ladies about how she became a sheriff and the challenges of entering and maintaining her position. The Jackson C…
Dr. Kischa S. Reed was elected the Jackson County Community Outreach executive vice president by the board of directors during the January JCCO meeting.
Foliage Fest is coming up on March 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Park in Jefferson.
The Jefferson Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. The egg hunt begins at 11 a.m. and is for children from toddler-age through 12 years old.
The Commerce Garden Club is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year. Part of the celebration includes a scrapbook of the club's history. The Commerce Club members met on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. to work on the scrapbook.
Family LEGO Club will meet at the Commerce Public Library on Saturday, March 18, from 12-2 p.m. for a time of creative building.
Tweens and teens are invited to visit the Jefferson Public Library on March 23 at 4:30 p.m. to make little trinkets. The library will provide polymer clay for you to imaginatively mold into trinkets of your choosing.
Steve Argo, leadership annual giving officer for Extra Special People (ESP), recently gave a presentation to the Jefferson Woman's Club.
Walnut Fork Baptist Church will sell barbecue plates on Saturday, March 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A Seasons of Song children's music class will be held at the Commerce Public Library from Monday, March 13, to Friday, March 17, from 4-5 p.m. Evan Bush, Director of Youth Services with the Georgia Public Library, will lead a program for children ages 4 and 5 to help them develop early music…
The Madison County High School Class of 1973 will hold its 50th class reunion on Saturday, April 22, at 6 p.m. at the Shakerag Clubhouse in Hull.
The Tree House, Inc. will host its 25th annual “A Night of Hope for Children” Friday, March 24, at 6 p.m. at the Braselton Civic Center. Presented by Akins, this elegant evening is an opportunity to help raise funds to reduce the impact and occurrence of child abuse in Barrow, Banks, Jackson…
The Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson reminds patrons that March is Women’s History Month. From Kate Warne to Michelle Obama, check out books on famous women who have made vital contributions in history, science, technology, math and more.
The Maysville City Council agreed, in a special called meeting on February 13, to replace an employee security entrance door on the side of city hall.
Pamela Whitmire spent last week figuring out how to make a birthday cake — for a horse.
Jackson EMC donated $50,000 to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia for its new facility expansion project, slated to open in 2024.
The Jackson County Ag Facility will host a Magnolia Blossom Festival on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Jefferson will host “Cigars, Bourbon and Music” on March 31 from 7-10 p.m.
The Commerce Library's Genealogy Room now has "Windows of Memory, The Hall County That Was: A Photographic History" edited by Sybil McRay and James E. Dorsey. This book was donated by former Georgia State Representative Tommy Benton.
The Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson reminds patrons that the 25th anniversary of “Read Across America” is just around the corner. On March 2 each year, children and adults participate in the largest celebration of reading.
The Commerce Garden Club is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year. Part of the celebration will include a scrapbook of the club's history.
The Jefferson Public Library will host Meet the Children’s Author on Saturday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event kicks off with a picture book reading by Carmen Agra Deedy at 10 a.m. Authors J. Reese Bradley and Rebecca Armstrong will discuss their chapter books at 11 a.m., followed…
A ribbon cutting was held Friday afternoon at Bryson’s Barbecue, located at 9155 Gillsville Road in downtown Maysville. Justin and Meredith Bryson and their sons are shown cutting the ribbon. Justin, an Air Force veteran, is also vice president of the Maysville Downtown Development Authority…
The Jackson County Cattlemen’s Association hosted the annual Ed Tolbert Memorial County Livestock Show on February 9-10. Jackson County students showed their breeding ewes, breeding does and hogs on Thursday and heifers and steers on Friday.
Jackson County Habitat for Humanity is hosting its annual fundraiser on March 3 at 7 p.m. at the Braselton Civic Center. The fundraiser is called “Ante Up,” and will include a casino night of fun and games, along with food.
Georgia 4-H’ers gather on the Oglethorpe Staircase in the Georgia Capitol Building with legislators and organizational leaders to celebrate Georgia 4-H Day at the Capitol on February 8. Jackson County 4-H'ers were among the attendees.
Children of all ages stopped by for the Harold S. Swindle Public’s Library’s monthly drop-in craft to make Valentine cards. The Nicholson library’s next drop-in craft program will be on Tuesday, March 14, from 3-5 p.m. Attendees will be making a St. Patrick’s Day craft. The program is free a…
West Jackson community members held a special 5K for a coach who works in the Jackson County School System.
4-H Member Sarah Brigham recently gave a presentation on the agricultural use of drones at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Jefferson. Brigham is one of the 4-H Tech Changemakers working to educate adults about innovations in technology. Tech Changemakers is a national grant partnership from …
Five Jackson County 4-H’ers competed at the Wilkes County First Year Shooters Match in Washington. The BB Team is a group of 4th-9th grade 4-H’ers who practice shooting from four different positions as well as a comprehensive safety test.
A ribbon cutting is planned for 4 p.m. on Friday at a new business in Maysville, Bryson's Barbecue, located at 9155 Gillsville Road, in between Aimee's Closet and Mini Shug.
Jefferson's Tree Council is seeking vendors for the 13th Annual Spring Foliage Festival being held on Saturday, March 18.
Area residents can be part of the “Nic Krewe” for Mardi Gras at the Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson. Children can make their own shoebox float to be displayed in the library. The floats will be displayed beginning Friday, Feb. 17. The most creative float will win a special priz…
Jefferson Public Library's homeschool group will be hosting Kate Lancaster of Poe’s Purpose Small Animal Sanctuary and other critters on February 21 at 11 a.m. Lancaster will offer homeschoolers facts and guidance on the proper care of exotic animals.
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