Jacksonville News

A new survey of buildings within the city's designated Landmark Historic District will lead to a selection of "periods of significance" and revise codes on what can and cannot be done to buildings within the district.

The rest of us can show up at the South Stage Cellars tasting room in downtown Jacksonville starting at 3 p.m. March 10, and vote for our favorites.

From sticky mud to a giant bird, the old Jacksonville Highway has seen a lot of changes in the last 126 years.

The Medford Food Project will celebrate its first anniversary Saturday with more than triple the number of participating households than when it first began the bimonthly food drive.

Trade the thick, clumsy pint for a tulip or traditional Belgian beer glass, says Ginger Johnson, Ashland resident and owner of Women Enjoying Beer.

Dragons have been a staple of Chinese cultural celebrations for centuries. On Saturday, the fierce creatures were seen at every turn as the Rogue Valley greeted the Year of the Dragon in Jacksonville.

Rogue Valley developer Cris Galpin filed for Chapter 11 protection Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Eugene, claiming liabilities of between $50 million and $100 million and assets of less than $50 million.

The Year of the Dragon is the luckiest in the Chinese zodiac. Of the animals and their attributes that represent the Asian calendar's 12-year cycle, the dragon is the only one that is legendary.

Mysterious blood spatter, bloodhounds and botched searches highlighted Thursday's testimony in the trial of William Frank Simmons, 31, accused of murdering 15-year-old Ruch teen Kaelin Glazier.

This April 27, 2011 file photo shows volunteers trimming buds from medical marijuana grown on The Farm, a cooperative in Jacksonville, Ore.

Owing to her beer-educator status and her husband's career as a brewer, Ginger Johnson has plenty of pint glasses.

"Every day with him is a special day," his son Gerald said. "Because when you hit 102 you know -- you don't know what tomorrow holds." "Well I've had good and I've had bad all through the years," he said.

The Britt Classical Festival in Jacksonville will mark its 50th anniversary this summer with acclaimed musicians Sarah Chung and Andre Watt, a world premiere by a Britt bassist, celebrations of Britt's history and the last concert by Conductor Peter Bay.

Wild Wines of Jacksonville and Southern Oregon Winery Association were among 23 Oregon recipients selected to receive federal business development assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Value-Added Producer Grant program.

Recent surges in school enrollment and changes in employment patterns have led to a proposal by the Rogue Valley Transportation District to expand service at night and feature Saturday routes.

A Jacksonville man who successfully appealed a 2002 manslaughter conviction for killing a neighbor in a drunken driving crash, then pleaded guilty to lesser charges during a retrial, will serve no more time for his crimes, a judge ruled Tuesday.

After decades of wrangling with controversy over off-highway-vehicle use on Timber Mountain/Johns Peak, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has brought in outside help.

Wearing a long-sleeved dress that reaches nearly to her boots, the young woman stares intensely at the camera without even a hint of a smile.

These Chinese stoneware pieces, above and below, from a recent excavation site in Jacksonville are on display at Southern Oregon University's Hannon Library in Ashland.

Tears of Joy Puppet Theater , from Portland, OR, presents two free family shows on January 22, 2012 at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater in Downtown Medford.