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Lake Jacksonville Water Parade To Kick Off July 4 Holiday

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE -- It has been a long time since there was a Fourth of July water parade on Lake Jacksonville, but Bev Lewis, along with her husband and friends, thought it would be a good idea to bring back the past.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

It's the dirt that makes East Texas tomatoes so good

The same late spring freeze that nipped the Hill Country peach crop took down some of the earliest East Texas tomato seedlings.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Ja ville brings back patriotic Water Parade

By Kelsey Palmer news@jacksonvilleprogress.com Interest in parades has slowed to a trickle in recent years, but this year a few Jacksonville-area residents are looking to make a splash this Fourth of July.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Little Joe and the Rodeo

By Lois Marie Guymer Special to the Progress I have one outstanding, lasting memory of the summer just before I was about to begin first grade.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Flying lessons mean a lot to some

By Cristin Ross cross@jacksonvilleprogress.com "OK. I'm letting go - it's all you now," said John Sealey, aviation instructor with Hangar 22 Aviation Training at the Cherokee County Airport.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Windsock

Your time to shine

There comes a time when you have to stop watching things happen and start making things happen, Gospel Caf owner Annette Sessoms said.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Ja villea s mayor sells practice, searching for the next challenge

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com The last time Robert Haberle got the 14-year itch it prompted him to leave a lucrative but emotionally draining career with the Dallas Fire Department so that he could go back to school to become a doctor of chiropracty.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Area Cub Scouts flood Jacksonville for day-camp

By Cristin Ross cross@jacksonvilleprogress.com Area Cub Scouts were certainly prepared last week - for a lot of fun in the sun during the annual Three Rivers' District Cub Scout Day Camp.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Countya s property values increase

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com The Cherokee County Appraisal District mailed out tax valuations to local property owners a few weeks ago, and while the increase is nowhere near as sharp as it was last year, values in most of the county's jurisdictions did again go up.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

KYTX-TV News

Jacksonville Sales Tax Revenues Skyrocket

With most cities across East Texas showing flat or decreased sales tax numbers, the city of Jacksonville is touting a big increase.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Man dies in cycle collision

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com A Jacksonville man was killed Tuesday morning while driving his motorcycle on U.S. Highway 69.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Tyler Morning Telegraph

Get In The Swing With Free Tennis Classes In Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Jacksonville Tennis Association, is providing a way for community members to stay active this summer.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Man believed to be off meds strikes JPDa Sofficer

Editor's note: Due to policy, the Jacksonville Daily Progress does not publish the identities of mental patients involved in crimes.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Jacksonvillea s sales tax numbers spike

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Local sales tax numbers, which have been moderately but consistently strong during the past few months, exploded in June as Jacksonville started to fully reap the benefits of Energy Transfer's new natural gas pipeline and enjoyed the largest sales tax gain in several years.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Houston mayor to attend festival

Special to the Progress Houston Mayor Bill White will be in Cherokee County this weekend to meet people and hear about their expectations and concerns for Texas' future.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

D Magazine

SideDish on the Road: Tomato Festival in Jacksonville, Texas

Posted on June 11th, 2009 4:08pm by Nancy Nichols Filed under Festivals , Silly Reasons to Celebrate I am working in East Texas for a couple of days.

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Tyler Morning Telegraph

Jacksonville Council Authorizes Police Grants

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE -- During a regular meeting Tuesday night, Jacksonville City Council members authorized the police department to apply for two grants.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Tyler Morning Telegraph

Jacksonville's 'Tomato Cheater' Enjoys Life To The Core

By KELLY PREW Food Editor JACKSONVILLE -- There's no mistaking "Miss Beverly" with her bushel of ripe tomatoes and smiling welcome, "Well, hello there!" Preparing for Saturday's 25th Annual Jacksonville Tomato Festival is something Beverly Jimerson has looked forward to every year since she chaired the first cooking contest in 1985.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

KETK-TV Tyler

Jacksonville Bootleggers

Three people have been arrested in Jacksonville for allegedly buying alcoholic beverages from a bootlegger.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Jacksonville Daily Progress

Lake Jacksonville regulations ready for council approval

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com The Lake Rules Committee has finished its work of consolidating and clarifying Lake Jacksonville's many scattered rules and regulations into one document, and the product of their efforts will be presented Tuesday to Jacksonville City Council for approval.

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