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Through Dec. 23 Holiday Lights of Hope opens nightly at 6 p.m. at Hobgood Park in Woodstock. The event features a huge walk-through Christmas light display with more than 2 million lights. Cost is $10 per person. Kids ages 14 and younger admitted free. Proceeds benefit the Anna Crawford Children’s Center. No pets allowed. https://bit.ly/3GspZJM. […] Continue Reading...

Through Dec. 5 Children’s letters to Santa can be dropped in the North Pole mailbox at the Cherokee County Recreation Center in Woodstock. Santa personally will reply to each letter and mail it back to your child from the North Pole on Dec. 12. Parents, leave a special note for Santa deciphering the letter if […] Continue Reading...

Each Christmas season, we see friends and family post their latest gingerbread creations on Facebook. Many of our neighbors have made building gingerbread houses an annual tradition. But, even if you don’t commit to making them every year, it’s a fun activity that can help you spend quality time with your loved ones this month. […] Continue Reading...

A Community Collaboration At the beginning of the pandemic, Vingenzo’s chef, Michael Bologna, knew he wanted to do something to help feed people in need. Now, more than two years later, volunteers have distributed more than 14,000 meals through Meals for Woodstock, a community collaboration that provides free, hot food for those in need. In […] Continue Reading...

Aroundabout Local Media’s mission statement: Help local businesses grow and prosper by offering affordable advertising opportunities in a quality publication that provides positive, relevant information to our readers. We know that shopping must be on your mind, now that the Christmas season is upon us; it’s definitely on our radar! To be helpful to our […] Continue Reading...