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Tourist Development Council reports record bed-tax collections and marketing push as Jackson County readies winter season

6122164 · October 14, 2025
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Kelsey Jackson, TDC director, told commissioners the county is on track to exceed its fiscal-year bed-tax forecast — approaching $900,000 — and outlined marketing campaigns, convention center bookings and new restaurants that the department says should boost visitor spending.

Kelsey Jackson, director of the Jackson County Tourist Development Council, told commissioners on Oct. 14 that bed-tax collections have already met the fiscal-year estimate with two months of collections still outstanding and that the department expects to finish the year near or above $900,000.

Jackson said the convention center hosted several events this quarter, including a banquet mystery-dinner, a wedding expo and the Republican Party…

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