Jacksonville /tags/jacksonville Jacksonville en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:37:30 GMT Britt festival strikes deal to purchase historic hotel building in Jacksonville /music-arts-culture/2024-06-10/britt-festival-strikes-deal-to-purchase-historic-hotel-building-in-jacksonville The Britt 老夫子传媒 and Arts Festival has struck a deal with Jackson County to purchase a historic building in Jacksonville. Once the sale is finalized, the festival has plans to convert the building into an office and performance space. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:37:30 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-06-10/britt-festival-strikes-deal-to-purchase-historic-hotel-building-in-jacksonville Roman Battaglia Sen. Golden addresses wildfire risk map fallout and next steps /politics-government/2022-10-19/sen-golden-addresses-wildfire-risk-map-fallout-and-next-steps In Jacksonville Tuesday night, Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden answered questions about what鈥檚 next after the botched rollout of the state wildfire risk map this summer. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:31:43 GMT /politics-government/2022-10-19/sen-golden-addresses-wildfire-risk-map-fallout-and-next-steps Roman Battaglia Jacksonville looks at bringing a museum back to the city /history/2022-08-15/jacksonville-looks-at-bringing-a-museum-back-to-the-city Historic Jacksonville, Oregon has been without a museum since 2010. But new efforts could bring a modern museum experience to the 19th century gold mining town. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:57:01 GMT /history/2022-08-15/jacksonville-looks-at-bringing-a-museum-back-to-the-city Roman Battaglia As It Was: Britt Hill Stirs Memories of 老夫子传媒 and Sledding /show/as-it-was/2020-01-16/as-it-was-britt-hill-stirs-memories-of-music-and-sledding From the 1800s to the present day, Britt Hill in Jacksonville has created memories for residents as well as visitors to the historic town.Today鈥檚鈥 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2020-01-16/as-it-was-britt-hill-stirs-memories-of-music-and-sledding Luana (Loffer) Corbin As It Was: Jacksonville Creating Granite Pathway of History /show/as-it-was/2019-04-09/as-it-was-jacksonville-creating-granite-pathway-of-history Pedestrians approaching the Jacksonville, Ore., City Hall will soon be taking a walk through history.The city鈥檚 Boosters Club is replacing sidewalk panels鈥 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-04-09/as-it-was-jacksonville-creating-granite-pathway-of-history Kernan Turner As It Was: Muleskinners Viet Schutz, Peter Britt Invest in Jacksonville, Ore. /show/as-it-was/2019-03-25/as-it-was-muleskinners-viet-schutz-peter-britt-invest-in-jacksonville-ore When the gold rush town of Jacksonville, Ore., attracted thousands of miners in 1852, two men started a lucrative pack train business to bring supplies to鈥 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-03-25/as-it-was-muleskinners-viet-schutz-peter-britt-invest-in-jacksonville-ore Alice Mullaly As It Was: Early Trading Post Occupies Key Jacksonville Street Corner /show/as-it-was/2019-02-22/as-it-was-early-trading-post-occupies-key-jacksonville-street-corner One of the oldest known business sites in Jacksonville is located at the corner of California and Oregon Streets, occupied today by the Scheffel鈥檚 Toys鈥 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-02-22/as-it-was-early-trading-post-occupies-key-jacksonville-street-corner Luana (Loffer) Corbin As It Was: Jacksonville House Provides Material for Ghost Stories /show/as-it-was/2018-10-30/as-it-was-jacksonville-house-provides-material-for-ghost-stories The approach of Halloween is often accompanied by stories of ghosts and otherworldly spirits.One of the many tales about haunted houses concerns the Helms鈥 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-10-30/as-it-was-jacksonville-house-provides-material-for-ghost-stories Sharon Bywater As It Was: Jacksonville, Ore., Builds First City Hall in 1881 /show/as-it-was/2018-08-10/as-it-was-jacksonville-ore-builds-first-city-hall-in-1881 It was late January 1881 when a woman who had imbibed 鈥渢oo much tangle-foot鈥 became the first occupant of the jail in the new city hall in Jacksonville,鈥 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-08-10/as-it-was-jacksonville-ore-builds-first-city-hall-in-1881 Alice Mullaly As It Was: Old Courthouse Building Becomes Jacksonville, Ore., City Hall /show/as-it-was/2018-04-12/as-it-was-old-courthouse-building-becomes-jacksonville-ore-city-hall The Jackson County Courthouse, newly renovated in 2016 with modern heating and air conditioning, has transitioned into the Jacksonville, Ore., City Hall.鈥 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-04-12/as-it-was-old-courthouse-building-becomes-jacksonville-ore-city-hall Sharon Bywater