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Where to see fireworks on July 4
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Many nearby communities have Fourth of July celebrations that residents of Jefferson County may find worth the drive. Madison The Madison Lions Club hosts their annual God and Country July 4th celebration on the banks of Lake Francis, in Madison. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. and will continue until 9 p.m., capped off with a dazzling fireworks display. Tallahassee Don your red, white and blue and head to Tom Brown Park this Fourth of July for the City of Tallahassee's Celebrate America event from 6 to 10 p.m. Enjoy live music, food trucks, children's activities and a spectacular, patriotic fireworks display presented by the City of Tallahassee U.
Aucilla Research Institute will host a free summer archaeology program
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) is hard at work with their educational outreach activities, and as such, they have a special free summer program coming up to be held throughout the month of July. Beginning July 8, a free and fun summer program open to all Jefferson County students—including homeschoolers and interested students from nearby counties—will take place over the course of the month of July. Three times per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., educational meetings will be held at the ARI office in Monticello. Dr. Willet Boyer, Dr. Andy Hemmings and other ARI board members and volunteers will instruct.
Circuit judges in Leon and other Big Bend counties start new assignments July 1
The judges of the Big Bend’s 2nd Judicial Circuit – which covers Jefferson, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla counties – begin their new work assignments on Monday. The latest assignments were in a recent administrative order signed by Chief Judge Frank Allman. Judicial assignments generally last...
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