Our Town Weekly Map: June 5–11, 2026

In this issue:
• Garage sales and sales stops
• Weekend events and youth sports
• City Council and local meetings
• Free lunches for Rusk ISD students
• VBS and church events
• A quick look at next weekend

Jacksonville has never had a shortage of things people are talking about. The problem is finding the useful parts when you need them. A garage sale gets dropped in a comment. A church posts a flyer. A city meeting sits on a calendar most people never check. Someone mentions a fundraiser. Somebody else asks what there is for kids to do. Then the next argument rolls through the group and everything useful gets buried. That is what Jacksonville TX: Our Town is trying to fix. Not by making the group polished. Not by turning it into a chamber page. Not by pretending Jacksonville is something it is not. The group is still the group. The job here is to take the useful part and make it easier to find. That is the point of the Our Town Weekly Map. The map is the tool. This rundown is the guide. The group is where the information starts.

This issue runs Friday, June 5 through Thursday, June 11. The weekend stuff is up front, then the next few days are behind it. At the end, there is a short On the Radar section for the following weekend only — Friday through Sunday. It is not everything. It is what I have so far. If something is missing, send it in with the date, time, address, and flyer if you have one.

This week’s map has a little bit of everything: Jacksonville sale stops, a barn sale, a warehouse sale, a women’s conference, church events, youth sports registration, City Council, free lunches for Rusk ISD students, and VBS starting during the week.

This is the kind of stuff that gets scattered all over Facebook.

Here it is in one place.

📍 Garage Sale — 20342 US Hwy 79 E, Jacksonville
Friday, June 5 — 8 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, June 6 — 8 AM to 4 PM
• Items listed include FETV, charcoal grill, gas grill, meat grinder, small kitchen appliances, linens, computer accessories, men’s and women’s clothing, new/gently used shoes, Dooney & Bourke handbags, and miscellaneous items.
• Contact listed: Brenda Pierce, 903-284-1407.
• Weather note: check before heading out if rain moves in.

📍 Warehouse Sale — 1910 S Jackson St, Jacksonville
• Friday, June 5 — 9 AM to 3 PM
• Saturday, June 6 — 8 AM to 2 PM

📍 Barn Sale — 874 County Road 3201, Jacksonville
• Friday, June 5 — 9 AM to 3 PM
• Saturday, June 6 — 9 AM to 3 PM
• Facebook Marketplace listing says new stuff outside and inside.

📍 Garage Sale Fundraiser — 1223 N 7th St, Longview
• Friday, June 5 — 8 AM to 4 PM
• Items listed include home decor, clothing, toys and games, kitchen items, books, furniture, and more.
• Payment listed: Cash App, Venmo, and cash accepted.

📍 Garage Sale — 3713 Kris Dr, Spring Hill / Longview
• Saturday, June 6
• The post said rain or shine. Exact time was not visible, so check before making a long drive.

📍 Less of Me + More of Him Ladies Conference
• Saturday, June 6 — 9 AM to 4 PM
• Life Recovery Church, Jacksonville
• Cost listed: $25.
• Registration QR/link was shown on the flyer.

📍 RYSA Flag Football Registration
• Saturday, June 6 — 10 AM to 1 PM
• Pavilion @ Baseball & Softball Complex, Euclid St, Rusk
• Flag football registration for ages PreK–6th grade.
• Cost listed: $100.
• Coaches needed. Must pass background check.
• Contact listed: Monica, 903-625-1110.

📍 Rocky Springs MBC Homecoming & Luncheon
• Sunday, June 7 — 10:30 AM
• Rocky Springs MBC FM 1910, Dialville area
• Homecoming and luncheon. Everyone welcome.

📍 Afton Grove Baptist Church Youth Dessert Auction
Sunday, June 7
• Afton Grove Baptist Church
• Youth fundraiser dessert auction to help offset camp expenses.
• Time note: flyer/comment said after the fellowship meal, but the exact time was not listed. Check with the church before going.

📍 Jacksonville City Council — Regular Meeting
• Tuesday, June 9 — 6 PM to 7 PM
Jacksonville City Hall
• 315 S Ragsdale St, Jacksonville, TX 75766
• Local government meetings are not always the most exciting thing on the calendar, but they are where city decisions start showing up before people argue about them later.

📍 Free Lunches — Rusk ISD Students
• Monday–Thursday — 11 AM to 12 PM
• Through June 28
• Pick up at the side door to the high school cafeteria
• For Rusk ISD students.

📍 Cherokee County Quilt Guild Meeting
• Tuesday, June 9 — 10 AM
• First Baptist Church, Rusk
• No cost to join. The meeting is listed as every second Tuesday.

📍 Wonder-Filled VBS — Rocky Springs MBC
• Wednesday, June 10
• Thursday, June 11
• 6 PM to 8:30 PM
• Rocky Springs MBC, FM 1910,
• Dialville area
• For Pre-K through High School.
• Theme listed: Wonder — I was created by God and for God.
• The VBS continues after this issue window, but this Weekly Map only includes June 10–11 in the main week.

These are already on the map for the following weekend, Friday through Sunday.

📌 Wonder-Filled VBS — Rocky Springs MBC
• Friday, June 12 — 6 PM to 8:30 PM
• Rocky Springs MBC
• FM 1910, Dialville area
• Final night of VBS.

📌 Tomato Fest
• Saturday, June 13
• Downtown Jacksonville
• This is one of the big ones for Jacksonville. If there is one thing people should already have on the radar, it is Tomato Fest weekend.

📌 33rd Annual Tomato Fest 3v3 Tournament
• Sunday, June 14
• Jacksonville Soccer Complex
• 200 Byrd Rd, Jacksonville, TX 75766
• Boys and girls divisions listed: U6–U12, Middle School U13–U14, and High School U15–U18.
• Flyer notes: 5-game guarantee, medals for top teams, and registration deadline June 10 at 11:59 PM or when full.
• Registration listed: $250 per team of 3–5 before May 14, $300 per team of 3–5 after May 14. Individual registration listed at $50 per player before May 14 or $60 per player after May 14.

Contact listed: 903-393-2039
Website listed: AirPitchUSA.com
Email listed: [email protected]

📌 Texas Blueberry Festival
• Saturday, June 13
• Downtown Nacogdoches
• This is a bigger East Texas weekend event, but it is close enough and large enough to be worth putting on the radar.

📌 Flag Day
• Sunday, June 14 — 2 PM
• Hazel Tilton Park

📌 Free Community Football Camp
• Sunday, June 14 — 3 PM to 5 PM
• Cook Field
• For boys 5U–12U. Basic fundamentals and football IQ. Signed parent/guardian waiver required. Cleats recommended. Water provided.
• Host contact listed: Virgil Clark, 903-284-4539.

If you know about a garage sale, fundraiser, church event, kids event, food special, local market, music night, public meeting, VBS, youth sports sign-up, or anything useful around Jacksonville and close-by towns, send it in or drop it in the group.

The best info has:
Date
Time
Exact address
Flyer or photo
Short description
Contact or link if needed

The cleaner the info, the easier it is to put on the map.

Jacksonville talks here.

I’m just organizing the useful parts.