Last October, some 18,500 visitors flocked to Jackson for the Epic Cons Upside Down convention, targeted for fans of the Netflix series “Stranger Things.”

This year, Butts County Tourism, a part of the Butts County Chamber of Commerce, has planned a similar event, Welcome to Hawkins, set for Oct. 4 and 5 in downtown Jackson.

Jackson has been used as a filming location for parts of the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind. where the show is set. “Stranger Things” is now in its fifth, and reportedly, final season.

“Epicon was one of our most successful events last year,” said Butts County Chamber President and CEO Jacqueline McKoon. “The Southern Crescent Technical College film department turned our basement into the ‘upside down world’ and visitors were wrapped around the courthouse waiting to

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