January 2020 Monthly Newsletter
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Distributed at the beginning of each month, this monthly newsletter provides updates on events and relevant City & community activity. City Council updates are sent separately after monthly meetings. Thank you for reading!
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City Council and Board & Commission Meetings
Jacksonville City Hall, 315 S. Ragsdale St. (unless noted)
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- Special City Council Meeting: Monday, January 6th 10am- 4pm
- Special City Council Meeting: Monday, January 6th @ 7pm
- City Council Agenda Workshop: Thursday, January 9th @ 12pm
- Regular City Council Meeting: Tuesday, January 14th @ 6pm
- City Council Planning Session: Friday, January 17th @ 5pm
- City Council Planning Session: Saturday, January 18th @ 8:30am
- Vanishing Texana Museum Board: Monday, January 20th @ 5:15pm
- @ Vanishing Texana Museum, 300 S. Bolton St.
- Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Board: Tuesday, January 21st @ 8:30am
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Filing Period for May 2nd, 2020 City Council Election:
January 15th- February 14th
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The City of Jacksonville will conduct elections for the City Council District 2 and District 4 seats. To file, please see the official notice in the below link.
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- Cherokee County subscribes to a system called 'Code Red' to inform residents in case of emergency. Many Jacksonville citizens' subscribe to these emergency alerts.
- The Code Red system is undergoing a switch-over from a previous provider to Rave Mobile Safety, and all subscribers have received a mobile notification regarding this transition.
- If you wish to continue receiving these emergency alerts, you do need to update your information with link in the notification or at the link below.
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Explore Jacksonville Collaborates with Businesses
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Explore Jacksonville is partnering with Jacksonville businesses, restaurants, and other attractions to promote tourism.
If you would like to be a part of promoting Jacksonville, or have ideas you would like to discuss please visit the Explore Jacksonville website.
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Jacksonville Animal Shelter: Roaring 20's Adoption Special
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To celebrate the new Decade, Dogs are FREE to adopt Monday, January 6th - Friday, January 17th.
Please tell your friends and family!
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Jacksonville Animal Shelter's Holiday Special a Success
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A Holiday Adoption Special helped 22 Dogs & Cats find New Homes, and Collected 242 Cans of Food which were Donated to Jacksonville's
Clothes Closet & More
. Thank you!
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City of Jacksonville Thanks Employees
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At an annual employee luncheon, awards were given to the following employees:
- Employee of the Year: Jeshua Mathis, Public & Community Services
- Outstanding Leadership Award: Larry Burney, Public & Community Services
- Officer of the Year: Ricardo Ortiz, Jacksonville Police Department
- Library Employee of the Year: Jamie Dorsey, Jacksonville Public Library
- Firefighter of the Year: Captain James Suggs, Jacksonville Fire Department
25-Year Service Award:
- Danny Knowlton, Public & Community Services
20-Year Service Award:
- Alicia Whetsell, Jacksonville Fire Department
15-Year Service Award:
- Jody Watson, Public & Community Services
- Captain Jason Price, Jacksonville Police Department
- Captain James Suggs, Jacksonville Fire Department
10-Year Service Award:
- Charles Yount, Jacksonville Police Department
- James Oden, Jacksonville Police Department
5-Year Service Award:
- George Marshall, Jacksonville Fire Department
- Charles Palmer, Jacksonville Fire Department
- Julie Allen, Jacksonville Police Department
- Matthew Connelly, Jacksonville Fire Department
- Randy Wilson, Jacksonville Police Department
Thank you to all these employees!
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Alicia Whetsell, Jacksonville Fire Department’s First Female Firefighter, Celebrates 20-years with City
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Two JISD Students Honored by Fire Department
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Ta’Kyeria Montgomery, JHS 9th-grade. Ta'Kyeria helped save the life of her teacher, Mrs. Jan Gowin, by recognizing the signs of a stroke and quickly requesting medical attention.
Olivia Boggs, JMS 7th-grade. When her school bus driver had a medical episode, Olivia took a leadership role in keeping her fellow students calm until help could arrive.
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With JHS cheerleaders flanking the trail to start their run, participants of Trinity Mother Frances' Jingle Jog enjoyed a competition mixed with the Holiday spirit. Santa arrived from the North Pole in a helicopter!
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Fire Department Trains on Extrication
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Firefighters trained with spreaders (aka jaws of life), cutters, and rams on junk cars. "This is one of the perks of the job." Captain James Suggs
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Tomato Bowl Stadium Hosts Playoff Football
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The historic Tomato Bowl had a successful inaugural year as the host of several playoff games. Congrats to all the winning teams!
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City of Jacksonville, Texas
Communications
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