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Jackson County offers a mosquito control program in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Jackson county and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The service typically runs March-October and is free to Jackson County residents.
Call DOH-Jackson at 850-482-9227 to make a service request. Please note: requests are at the mercy of the weather (no spraying in rain) and spraying cannot be completed within one mile of any known apiaries (bee hives).
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Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is happening now!
The holiday runs August 1st to August 31st, and North Florida schools are back in business on August 11th. Tax exemptions apply to various items including school supplies, clothing, learning aids, and computers. The exemptions do have specific price limits especially for higher-priced items like electronics. For example, the cap for tax free computers is $1,500.
For specifics on what items are exempt and limitations, view the 2025 Tax Information Publication.
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The Tallahassee Beer Festival is back for its 7th annual craft brew extravaganza! The event is getting bigger every year. This year, it’ll take place August 8th and 9th at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
The event will feature over 360 fermentations of more than the ‘traditional’ beer — ciders, sparkling sodas, meads, wine, and seltzers! The fermentations are the best of some 100 national, regional, and local brewers. Along with plenty of drinks and food, there will be a beer run, live entertainment, ax throwing, and vendors. Please note this is a 21+ event. Learn more about the event HERE.
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Looking for something fun to do this coming weekend? Consider visiting the Bear Paw Adventures service! They offer kayak, canoe, and tube rentals for individuals, pairs, and groups. Come out for a relaxing, gorgeous trip down Spring Creek and the Chipola River. Learn more or book your trip today on their website.
on Sales Tax Exemptions for the Disaster Preparedness Supplies started July 1st. Have you built your Disaster Kit? The tax exemption only lasts two weeks, so get your gear before July 15th. 
View the complete Disaster Kit checklist provided by the State of Florida HERE.
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on It’s once again that time of year, the Fourth of July will soon be here!
Panama City and Panama City Beach are the places to be this July Fourth weekend (July 3-5). The weekend begins with two kick-off events that promise food, fun, and fireworks: Light Up The Bay at Papa Joe’s Bayside and Freedom Rocks at the Grand Lagoon.
The fun continues with the city’s premier event, the Star Spangled Spectacular, where fireworks are shot into the sky from both the Russell-Fields City Pier and the M.B. Miller County Pier for the visual enjoyment of all. Local radio stations will be offering simultaneously music choreographed to match the Freedom Rocks and the Star Spangled Spectacular.
Then, the holiday weekend festivities will culminate with Boardwalk Beach Resort’s fireworks extravaganza, Light up the Gulf, on July 5. Learn more by visiting the Event Website Here.
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The 34th Annual Tallahassee Model Railroad Show & Sale is happening this month! Come out to the North Florida Fairgrounds June 28-29th to enjoy a day packed with all things model railroads. Model train enthusiasts and hobbyist conductors will be in train heaven with over 150 tables of miniature trains, accessories, apparel, and collectibles to peruse. New and used items will be available from vendors like LGB, Aristocraft, Lionel, American Flyer, Atlas, Kato, and more should. This year’s show will feature T-Trak layouts in “N”, “HO”, and “O-27” scales. The event host, the Big Bend Model Railroad Association, will display their own layouts featuring animation and new technology. Guests will be able to talk with equipment, construction, landscaping, and technology experts. Learn more by visiting the event webpage here.
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Blue Sky Berry Farm is offering a Father’s Day weekend special!
Bring a dad out Father’s Day weekend to enjoy 20% off blueberries and flowers.
Visit them June 14th and 15th from 8am-12pm in Monticello.
Want to keep up-to-date with announcements and potential weather cancellations?
Follow the Facebook event page.
on Hamilton County is the Wild Blackberry Capital of the Sunshine State. This is rather impressive as most of North America’s blackberry production occurs on the West coast due to weather needs. Blackberries, like many deciduous berries, require a set amount of chill hours to produce fruit. The phrase ‘chill hours’ refers to the accumulation of hours at temperatures under 45°F. Blackberry varieties have chilling requirements ranging from 300 to 900 hours; here in North Florida, the average chill hours range from 500-700. Suffice to say, Hamilton County farmers’ work hard to make sure their berries produce prolifically! 
To celebrate, the City of Jasper is hosting a Wild Blackberry Festival on June 9th. Visit Heritage Village from 8am-1pm to enjoy a jam-packed day of family fun. The festival kicks off with a blackberry pancake breakfast. Other entertainment throughout the day includes a concert by Teddy MacElvis and the Legends, craft vendors, the Miss Blackberry pageant, kids games, and food vendors. And, of course, all things blackberry! There will be homemade cobblers, jams, jellies, and pints of fresh-picked blackberries. There will even be blackberry plants for sale if you want to try your hand at growing your own.
Learn more by visiting the Festival Facebook page.