The ever-popular music group "Swingin' Medallions" will return to the Village at Indian Springs on June 22, 2019 for an encore performance under the great canopy of the Village Amphitheater. The group has proven popular to local and regional music... Continue Reading →
The 23rd Annual Fine Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 10AM until 3PM and is definitely worth seeing. The event, held annually at the corner of Dempsey Avenue and East Third Street, and adjacent to... Continue Reading →
The Butts County Historical Society will kick off their annual Holiday Extravaganza and Tour of Homes on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, continuing through Sunday, December 2nd. This year, they have put together an awesome list of homes and buildings that are... Continue Reading →
The Butts County Fall Festival, long a favorite annual event held on the downtown Jackson Square, will return this year on October 20th, 2018 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM, promising a renewed look and purpose under the leadership of... Continue Reading →
Have you visited Butts County lately? Or if you are one of the local residents, have you checked out all the cool things there are to do here these days? Located between two of Georgia's largest cities, Atlanta and Macon,... Continue Reading →
The Jackson United Methodist Church will be sponsoring a Bicentennial Car Show on Saturday, August 25th to celebrate their 200th Anniversary Year and they are inviting the whole community to come and visit, see some incredible cars and have some... Continue Reading →
Without a doubt, the biggest annual event that takes place each year in Butts County is Annual Holiness Camp Meeting, which is held each summer for ten days at the Indian Springs Holiness Campground, just north of Indian Springs State... Continue Reading →
The 22nd Annual Fine Arts Festival was held on Saturday, May 12th, 2018 from 10AM until 3PM and was definitely worth seeing. The event, held annually at the corner of Dempsey Avenue and East Third Street, and adjacent to the... Continue Reading →
Another spring is here, although it is getting off to a slower start than usual with cold weather still putting in the occasional appearance. Despite the cooler than normal temps, things as usual are heating up in the greater Butts... Continue Reading →
Butts County is now an official member of the Ocmulgee Water Trail Partnership. The goal of the OWTP is to promote the importance and usage of the Ocmulgee River. One means of promotion is through the OWTP Annual Calendar which... Continue Reading →
General Beauregard Lee, the famous groundhog and weather prognosticator, associated for many years with winter weather predictions in the southern part of the United States, has taken up residency in Butts County. General Lee, also known as "Beau", was recently... Continue Reading →
Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Jackson now for over 50 years, the Butts County Fall Fair (photo by Michael Davis, Jackson-Progress Argus) includes all the usual things to see and experience in a small town fair. Open for 5 nights... Continue Reading →
The Annual Native American Festival & Pow Wow returned to Indian Springs again this year, featuring native arts, crafts, music and dancing, storytelling and a lot of fun for those attending. Now in its 28th year, the festival has become... Continue Reading →
The Jackson Lake Association held its First Annual PirateFest event at Lloyd Shoals Park on April 29th, 2017. Open to the public, it was designed to bring the lake community and surrounding areas together as a family-friendly day of fun and... Continue Reading →
The Annual United Bank Community Art Show was recently held at the United Bank Offices on Covington street, featuring the works of a number of established and respected local artists. it kicked off with a reception on November 28th and... Continue Reading →
Fall has finally arrived, and everywhere around us, you can feel and see the changes happening, especially as the hot summer temperatures give way to the cooler breezes of the season. Many of the trees are starting to show a... Continue Reading →
