Jackson Progress-Argus
Jones named Jackson Municipal Court public defender
M. “Danni” Jones has been appointed as Jackson’s new public defender for the Jackson Municipal Court. Jones replaces Curtis Stephen Jenkins who resigned from the post in December. The Jackson City Council voted her into the position during its...
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Outdoor Capital Classic bike race returns to Butts County
Butts County will host professional and amateur cyclists for the Outdoor Capital Classic bike race on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22. This event was first held locally four years ago. Each of the past three years the race attracted cyclists...
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4-H Day at the Capitol connects local youth with elected leaders
A decades-long tradition continued Feb. 26 in Atlanta as Georgia 4-H’ers turned the halls of the Capitol green and experienced the civic process in real time. Elected officials joined more than 700 youth, staff, volunteers and supporters to celebrate...
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County’s 2025 audit earns Certificate of Achievement
Butts County’s financial records for 2025 have been audited and the county has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. Justin Elliott of Mauldin & Jenkins presented...
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‘SAVE THE LAKE’
Members of Save High Falls Lake held a peaceful protest in front of the Butts County Historic Courthouse on Friday, Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m. They held signs that read “Save the Lake,” “No Warehouse” and “Save our Land,” just as they did for a similar...
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Fresh Air Barbecue inducted into Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame
Fresh Air Barbecue was inducted into the Georgia Barbecue Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in Macon on Feb. 7. “For many generations of Georgians, Fresh Air is Georgia barbecue,” said Greg Sebastian, executive director of the Georgia Barbecue Hall of...
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BROCE WINS PUBLIC SAFETY CHILI COOKOFF
Butts County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Col. Michael Broce was awarded first place in the first Butts County Public Safety Chili Cookoff held on Monday, Feb. 2. Broce is third in command at the Sheriff’s Office. Second place went to Jackson Fire Chief Mike...
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SHADOW SEEN
JACKSON — Moments after sunrise on a 23- degree morning, General Beauregard “Beau” Lee waddled out of his mini- antebellum style mansion at Dauset Trails Nature Center on Monday, Feb. 2 and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of...
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WHAT WILL GEnErAL BEAurEGArd LEE PrEdICT THIs yEAr?
Will we get six more weeks of winter or will we get an early spring? We will find out on Groundhog Day, Monday Feb. 2 as General Beauregard Lee, Georgia’s Official Weather Prognosticator, will make his annual prediction from his home at 101 Whistlepig...
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Local 4-H students take steps to become beekeepers
Two Butts County 4-H members recently took an important step toward becoming young beekeepers. Catalina Moody and Landon Cowart attended the Middle Georgia Beekeepers Association meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, held at the Monroe County Extension...
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DUFFEY LOOKING FORWARD TO SECOND TERM
The Jackson Progress-Argus spoke with Jackson Mayor Carlos “Scoot” Duffey for a look back at his first term as mayor and a look forward into his second term. 1. Why did you make the decision to run for public office? I decided to run for public...
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‘HAWKINS’ FANDOM
Jackson Escape Games and Hawkins Headquarters recently helped make a 12-year-old terminally ill child’s Christmas wish come true by giving him a special look inside “Hawkins,” aka Jackson, the fictitious town from the Netflix series “Stranger...
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2025 A LOOK BACK
Butts County cooks are busy cooking traditional New Year’s meals of collard greens and black-eyed peas to welcome in 2026. Before saying good-bye, let’s look back over the most memorable moments of 2025. JAnUAry Amazon Web Services announces plans to...
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CHRISTMAS CHEER
Jackson High School sophomore Adarah Davis’ art has been selected for this year’s Christmas card from the Butts County School System. Davis also won the contest last year. Her artwork was published on the cards sent out to the community from the BCSS....
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A BUTTS COUNTY CHRISTMAS
It “snowed” in Jackson on Saturday, Dec. 13, but only in the parking lot of the Butts County Recreation Department. For the past several years, the recreation department has hosted its Grinch and Friends Holiday Party which includes fake snow for local...
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DECKIN’ THE HALLS
On the heels of turning her home’s lawn into a Halloween experience, Andrea Maiuro has transformed her Freeman Street landscape into a winter wonderland. Just like Sweet Treats on Freeman Street, her Halloween experience, the Christmas-themed...
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