It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, where about 30 volunteers showed up Saturday to erect donated holiday lights and decorations.

With the Joe's Place Ministries Christmas tree lot open near the fairgrounds entrance, and the Winter Growers' Market attracting shoppers, the holiday season was hitting its stride during the post-Thanksgiving bustle. Read More »

With the high school winter sports season kicking off this week, a shuffling of local coaches has created some interesting story lines to watch over the next few months.

Coach Joel Jessee left Hidden Valley after his Mustang girls won the Class 4A basketball Showcase title to take over the Grants Pass boys' program.

Jessee, a former Caveman who graduated from Grants Pass High in 1996, takes over for Tyler York, who moved to Texas. Read More »

The annual Christmas Parade in Grants Pass was a little different in 2020, like a lot of things were.

"We did it very carefully because of COVID," said Debra Morgan, also one of the organizers for the 2021 parade. "We livestreamed it so people could stay home."

The 2021 version, set for Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m., should look a lot more like the 17 parades held from 2002 through 2019. (The 2013 parade was called off because of snow and ice). Read More »

One year after it was originally scheduled for the stage, "The Christmas Angel" is back on track.

In mid-November, 2020, rehearsals of Barnstormers' holiday show went on a temporary hiatus after a statewide two-week "freeze" to fight the pandemic went into effect. Read More »