Jackson Progress-Argus
Local 4-H students take steps to become beekeepers
Two Butts County 4-H members recently took an important step toward becoming young beekeepers. Catalina Moody and Landon Cowart attended the Middle Georgia Beekeepers Association meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, held at the Monroe County Extension...
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DUFFEY LOOKING FORWARD TO SECOND TERM
The Jackson Progress-Argus spoke with Jackson Mayor Carlos “Scoot” Duffey for a look back at his first term as mayor and a look forward into his second term. 1. Why did you make the decision to run for public office? I decided to run for public...
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‘HAWKINS’ FANDOM
Jackson Escape Games and Hawkins Headquarters recently helped make a 12-year-old terminally ill child’s Christmas wish come true by giving him a special look inside “Hawkins,” aka Jackson, the fictitious town from the Netflix series “Stranger...
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2025 A LOOK BACK
Butts County cooks are busy cooking traditional New Year’s meals of collard greens and black-eyed peas to welcome in 2026. Before saying good-bye, let’s look back over the most memorable moments of 2025. JAnUAry Amazon Web Services announces plans to...
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CHRISTMAS CHEER
Jackson High School sophomore Adarah Davis’ art has been selected for this year’s Christmas card from the Butts County School System. Davis also won the contest last year. Her artwork was published on the cards sent out to the community from the BCSS....
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A BUTTS COUNTY CHRISTMAS
It “snowed” in Jackson on Saturday, Dec. 13, but only in the parking lot of the Butts County Recreation Department. For the past several years, the recreation department has hosted its Grinch and Friends Holiday Party which includes fake snow for local...
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DECKIN’ THE HALLS
On the heels of turning her home’s lawn into a Halloween experience, Andrea Maiuro has transformed her Freeman Street landscape into a winter wonderland. Just like Sweet Treats on Freeman Street, her Halloween experience, the Christmas-themed...
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