City working on water pressure issue
8:15a Friday March 15 The City of Jefferson is aware of the low water pressure issue affecting most of the city this morning. There is not at ETA on repair…
Weighing In
Jimplecute photos by Laura Allen JHS athletes help lift the weight room equipment to a temporary location last week as the floor at the high school field house is being…
Candidates speak on being Mayor
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Early voting started Monday but Jefferson’s mayoral candidates answered questions and spoke with about 40 residents last Thursday evening in a forum sponsored by the…
Weather outlaws weekend events
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Mother Nature was the real “outlaw” last weekend as regional storms, including some small hail on Saturday, keep participants, visitors away from the weekend’s activities.…
Legends to take stage on Saturday
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players will present the staged reading of a comedy in a specially arranged Dessert Theatre at Taste of Caddo Restaurant on Saturday, April…
Our View: Good Governance Needs Your Vote
Elections are key to our government and way of life. But lately, elections are ugly. They’re doing more to divide people than brining them together. A common phrase these days…
How Time Flies
Rick Smith/Columnist “Live! Live! Live! Life’s a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.” – Auntie Mame Time flew the day a jilted Juliet threw an alarm clock…
“Coach” Howard Thomas
January 24, 1946-April 20, 2024 Graveside Services for Coach Howard Thomas, 78, of Jefferson, Texas will be held on Wednesday April 24, 2024, at 2:00Pm in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery…
Gerald “Jerry” F. Cavalier,
December 7, 1942-February 15, 2024 Gerald (Jerry) F. Cavalier came into this world on December 7, 1942. He left this life peacefully on February 15, 2024, surrounded by family. Jerry…
Eat, Drink, Gather: Area Entertainment
Local Music Corner Micah S. White Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music if you feel like lacing up your dancing shoes and hitting the dance floor. If you do go out…
Food:Summer Mojito Pork & Sliders
Chef Hunter Lee Well it looks like summer is finally hitting the south, or as I write this it sure feels that way. This weeks recipe embodies all that summer…
Gardening: This and That for April
David Wall/Contributing Writer For those who, for whatever reason, choose to cut the corn off the cob after cooking and before eating, holding on without burning or scalding you hand…
AARP shares info on gardening
Marion County AARP met recently and Extension Agent Doug Weir talked about spring gardens and the importance of doing soil samples in order to fertilize plants properly. The group meets…
Track: Elder, Bittle place 3rd at Regional meet
Staff Reports Despite the weekend weather running across the region, JHS students competed and placed at the Regional Track Meet. Josh Bittle placed 3rd in the 200 Meter, and was…
Eclipse 2024: Locals enjoy 99.7% total eclipse
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer Despite a cloudy sky that held on for over an hour, the Great Jefferson Eclipse Watch got off to a good start with about 20 watchers who…
Funds given to replace stolen equipment
Azure West/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Salutes America July 4 events are back on track thanks to the Jefferson Tourism Board and Jefferson Economic Development Board (JEDCO) agreed to provide the necessary…
New staff join JISD
Azure West/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson has some new coaches joining the staff as Athletic Director Ty Taylor introduced Kevin Reaves, Stan Kimble, Kenneth Simmons, Blayden Reaves, and Tra Carson during Tuesday…
Outlaw Nationals rolls into town
Press Release The 24th Annual Outlaw Nationals Car Show is set for next weekend, April 19- 20 in dowtown Jefferson. The annual event is sponsored by the Phoenix Organization of…
Aging Gracefully
Rick Smith “The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.” Mark Twain I remember very well a conversation with Ms. Ellie twenty years ago. But…
Texas History Minute: Hardin lived, died by the gun
Ken Bridges John Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent figures of a violent age. Born in Bonham to a Methodist preacher in 1853, he quickly moved to a…