Come join us for our three day celebration of our Nation’s founding! Beginning on Sunday, July 1, with a Worship & Veterans Service and ending with old fashioned events on the courthouse square on July 4th.
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Johnson County Courthouse
Plans are being made for Wrightsville’s annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration and when complete, the entire schedule of events will be posted on this site. Again the Wrightsville Rotary Club will sponsor the Firecracker 10K, 5K and 1 mile run on Wednesday July 4th. The 10K Run begins at 7:00 a.m.; 5K at 8:15 a.m. and 1 Mile Run at 8:30 a.m. All runners will meet at the Courthouse Square in downtown Wrightsville. Click here for the Firecracker Run application. Online registration available here.
An application for Arts & Crafts is available here. Arts & Crafts setup will be Tuesday, July 3rd (after 5:00 p.m.) or Wednesday morning, July 4th.
The Independence Day Parade entries should fill out the application and return per instructions. Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on July 4th and all entrants should be lined up and ready to go at 9:30 a.m.
For questions concerning any of the 4th of July Celebration events, please contact Lynn Lamb at the Chamber of Commerce: 478-864-7200. Check back soon for a full schedule of exciting events for the family including street dance, old fashioned events, music, food, Firecracker Run and Arts & Crafts!
Sister and brother duo, Rachael and Brett Allen were elected President and Vice President of the 2012-13 Southeast District Senior 4-H Board recently at a Project Achievement Conference at Rock Eagle. Arch Smith, Georgia’s State 4-H leader said, “I believe Johnson County has made 4-H history. Never before in Georgia 4-H history as far as I know, have a brother and sister been elected to the top two spots on a Senior 4-H Board.” Congratulations to these energetic Johnson County High School students for going after and capturing this honor! (Rachael and Brett are the children of Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Allen of Wrightsville.)
The Johnson County Recreation Department is taking team applications for the 2011 Adult Co-ed League. JCRD is trying to have a church co-ed league as well as the competitive co-ed league. Registration fee is $300.00. Registration has been extended until August 1st. For more info. call 478-864-3901.