Prior to 1996, you could have held Christmas in February in the Jackson business district and not known the difference, as the business district might have been the only one in a city our size in the state with no outdoor community Christmas decorations. Now, the city of Jackson business district has one of the finest Christmas displays of any community our size in the state of Ohio. Now, when people think Christmas and the buying of gifts, they think of the business community that looks like Christmas, the business community of Jackson. This has truly been a community effort, and we have been proud to have played such an important role. Each year, thankful members of the community thank the chamber for their efforts, indirectly thanking every member of the chamber for supporting this effort.
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And Our Country's Independence One of our goals is to make sure we offer a community with as many recreational and product offerings as possible, let's make sure they can get it here without having to go long distances. This also applies to holiday events. Throughout our country's history, outdoor events and celebrations have been tied to the Fourth Of July. In 1997, we began the Jackson County Fourth Of July Sports And Entertainment Festival. We now have an annual holiday parade, countless number of athletic events from which we have given out over 1,000 T-shirts with the names and logos of festival sponsors, a community concert in the park, and other enjoyable activities.