Jackson County Apple Festival
jackson county apple festival annual festival dedicated apple held jackson ohio united state festival created promote jackson county leading agricultural product time grown forty farm area apple festival held third weekend september festival start noon tuesday end saturday night starting saturday festival downtown street broadway st water st walnut st main st columbia st portsmouth st pearl st church st portsmouth st closed jackson reopened pm sunday spring group member jackson chamber commerce decided create festival would help promote county leading industry apple festival held annually since silenced world war ii caused covid pandemic friday night home highschool football game jackson high school week festival dubbed apple bowl several parade held festival school parade held wednesday afternoon wednesday evening opening parade thursday noon preschool parade saturday night grande finale parade festival biggest event people attending claim largest lighted parade ohio parade annually includes local dignitary politician neighboring festival royalty invited high school marching band across southern southeastern ohio northern west virginia well float elementary school around jackson depict annual theme festival budweiser clydesdale horse part parade two time september ohio state university marching band tbdbitl performed halftime field show jackson high school football field night marched festival parade first time ohio state alumnus band also made several appearance parade lineup u marine corp band appeared parade another longstanding tradition jackson county apple festival pageant apple festival queen jean clark alta swingle betty richards ruth horton helen woodruff world war ii hiatus nancy schellenger pat may ruth ann hixon carolyn conroy phyllis claar marjorie downard shirley walburn melva finch edna burton phyllis mullins pat richards vivian patterson janet corvin beverly varchmin henrietta fulton paula hess carolyn myers barbara sergent janet simpson sue surface kathy richards linda crabtree brenda dalton lynn morgan connie tucker became miss ohio festival lin schneider replaced connie tucker jan rus drema crawford stephanie davis iris wardlow mary rupert noreena maynard tammy baisden susan ridge sheryl tolliver jill martin sharon dearing carla cooper lisa humphreys barbie britton tammy hill christina hill michelle tackett leigh ann cox sarah sheward gwen wood jodie brown susan moore christy warren marlana malone alicia parker bethany hodge nicole fulton julie murray sarah williamson kristi sturgill jenny bragg erikka jo alcantara courtney will rikki atwood shara lahrmer kayla mcmillen sarah newkirk candace chapman allyson seitz taryn strawser karena fulks jobeth winchester karleigh atwood logan woodyard maddie campbell lexie webb replaced maddie campbell torus leonard alyssa proehl briley lusk madison strawser covid pandemic hiatus kaydee brown abby donley abby plant list festival united state official jackson apple festival website apple ohio eye aug archived wayback machine wsaz football night apple delight sept ohio festival event association membership britannicacom ohio culture including apple festival