August 2022 Monthly Newsletter |
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Distributed at the beginning of each month, this newsletter provides updates on events and relevant City & community activity.
Thank you for reading!
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City Council, Board, & Commission Meetings |
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- City Council Budget Workshop
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Friday, August 5, 10am - Public Safety Complex, 911 S Bolton
- Regular City Council Meeting
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Tuesday, August 9, 6pm - City Hall
- Vanishing Texana Museum Board
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Monday, August 15, 5:15pm - Vanishing Texana Museum
- Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Board
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Tuesday, August 16, 8:30am - City Hall
- Planning & Zoning Commission
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Tuesday, August 16, 12pm - City Hall
- Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation
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Thursday, August 18, 12pm - JEDCO
- City Office Closed - Labor Day
- Monday, September 5
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UTILITY DISRUPTION NOTIFICATIONS |
Our Customer Service team can now send phone or text alerts when you may lose water or water pressure due to maintenance or line breaks. Call or email to update your phone number!
CustomerService@JacksonvilleTX.org
(903) 586-3510
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Ann and James Abell were awarded the Beautiful Yard Award by Keep Jacksonville Beautiful. |
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The Pool at Buckner Park will be closing for the season. The last day to swim is Sunday, August 14th. |
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Seven lake lots are going up for auction beginning the morning of August 8th and ending the evening of September 5th.
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A burn ban is still in effect for Cherokee County. Please do not start any outdoor fires, do not throw cigarette butts on the ground, and avoid setting off fireworks. Fireworks are not banned but are discouraged. |
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Summer Reading was a great success this year! Thank you so much to our generous sponsors! |
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The library is showing Brother Bear 2 on Thursday, August 18th at 5:30pm. They are serving Chili Cheese Nachos for dinner! Come on out and bring the whole family! |
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With the conclusion of summer reading, Story Time will begin again starting August 17th. You will not want your kids to miss Story Time. We are going to have some special guests later this month including our very own Police Chief Joe Williams. |
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Join our Police Officers for some coffee and conversation. No agenda or speeches, just engaging with the community and our officers. Free coffee and a light breakfast! |
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SAVE THE DATE! National Night Out will be held on October 4th! This year will be even bigger than last year if you can believe it. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please reach out to Amanda Bragg at 903.339.3356. |
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Our 150th Anniversary Celebration for Jacksonville will be held on October 22! You do not want to miss it! Come home, come downtown, come together. |
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Our Library is putting on some awesome historic dress days! This month is the 1800s/Pioneer. Come take a photo with our library staff on the 9th or 12th! |
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It's time to think about decorations for the big Birthday Celebration in October. Here's an easy way to get some gorgeous buntings for a commercial building (HEY, downtown businesses!) and homes. Company's coming....we're asking that everyone decorate to greet our visitors by Labor Day and then leave them up until the Sesquicentennial Celebration on Saturday, October 22nd.
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JULY CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECAP |
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This July City Council meeting was cancelled. |
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City of Jacksonville, Texas
Communications
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