LONG OVERDUE, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAD THE PROS OUT BRIGHT AND EARLY ONE MORNING IN JULY OF 2024, TRIMMING UP AND BEAUTIFYING THE GIANT OAK TREES IN HISTORIC SMITH PARK. LOW-HANGING BRANCHES WERE REMOVED, AS WELL AS DEAD AND DISEASED LIMBS, RESULTING IN A LIFTED CANOPY THAT BRIGHTENS THE SIDEWALKS AND REFRESHES THE PARK.