Riverwalk Park, Jacksonville, NC is one of six finalists for Great Places in NC Contest!

If you've been to Riverwalk Festival, National Night Out, Onslow Oktoberfest, Winterfest or any of the free movie nights in the summertime months, you've witnessed how Riverwalk Park in downtown Jacksonville, North Carolina has become a center for family-friendly events and activites.  These events and the efforts of our local businesses, planning committees and organizations like Bettering Our Local Downtown (BOLD) over the last twenty years has earned Jacksonville, North Carolina a place in the running for top honors in an online contest celebrating great places in the state.

Downtown Jacksonville is one of six finalists in the Great Neighborhoods for Kids category, of Great Places in North Carolina.  Residents can vote until 5pm this Friday by going to ncgreatplaces.upickem.net.  You can read more about this great honor here.