HUNDREDS JOIN SEARCH FOR OVER 1,400 EGGS

Above, Hundreds of Easter Egg Hunters young and old made a run for the eggs the Saturday afternoon before Easter Sunday, at Jackson City Park. At left, Terri Bolen,left, helped her one year old daughter Celeste with the treats they had found in the grass.

Hundreds of local children and their parents gathered in Jackson's City Park Saturday to take part in the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Jackson Jaycees.

The hunt has been an ongoing tradition for 10 to 15 years now and the number of children taking part grows each year.

This year's hunt saw the Jaycees boiling, dye and hide more than 1,400 Easter eggs.

In addition to brightly-colored eggs, a number of special prizes were awarded following the afternoon event.