PAACC Meeting Set
The Pyland African American Cemetery Charter (PAACC) will hold its Annual Board of Directors meeting May 29, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Pyland African American Cemetery on Hwy. 49 North. The Public is welcome. Contact www.thepaacc.org for more information.
JHS Senior Week Schedule
• May 15th – JHS Prom – Diamond Dreams in Paris – at the Jeffersonian Institute at 8 p.m..
• May 16th 6 p.m. Baccalaureate Service – First Baptist Church/Jefferson. Seniors, please be there at promptly 5:45 p.m. Family and friends are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served to all attending afterwards. **Please note: Sunday Dress attire and all graduates must bring your cap and gown.
• May 17th – Senior Trip – Epic Waters, Grand Prairie, TX. Please bring a towel and extra money. Bus will stop going for breakfast and coming home for supper so you will need extra money for that and also extra money for additional arcade play time and extra drinks or snacks while at the park. Please keep swimsuits in good taste. Regular clothing must be worn over swimsuit to and from the park and on the bus at all times.
• May 18th 5:30 pm – Senior Car Parade – downtown Jefferson – Lineup will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Walnut Street.
• May 19th – Senior Hall Walk at the Elementary School at 9 a.m. and at 9:30 a.m. at the Primary campus.
• May 20th at 10 a.m. – Graduation Practice and Lunch
• May 21st at 7:45 a.m. Senior Breakfast Banquet – Jefferson Transportation/Tourism Building
• May 21st – Final Graduation practice @ approximately 9:30 (After the conclusion of the senior breakfast)
• May 21st – Graduation 8 p.m. Lockett Stadium
Tax Office Moving
Marion County Tax Assessor/Collector Karen Jones’ office is moving next week and their offices will be closed as a result.
Their new offices will be located at 119 W. Lafayette starting May 24th.
Mission Marshall Now In Woodlawn
Starting on May 13, Mission Marshall is offering remote food pantry services in the Woodlawn area. “The pandemic has amplified transportation challenges within our community. It is our hope that by providing food pantry distributions at offsite locations we can help our community members overcome transportation difficulties and reduce any anxiety that comes along with ride sharing since Covid-19,” says Misty Scott Executive Director at Mission Marshall.
The Woodlawn Remote Pantry will be held at Woodlawn Baptist Church on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 2:30pm-4pm. To minimize traffic congestion, Mission Marshall is asking guests to not show up before 2:30pm. The distribution will be conducted as a drive thru and minimal paperwork is required. The distribution is open to anyone in need regardless of their county of residency.
Mission Marshall is seeking volunteers to assist in preparing food boxes for the Woodlawn Remote Pantry. If you would like to volunteer or have questions about the distribution, please call 903-472-4944 ext. 5 or email info@missionmarshall.org.
OHTP Production Tickets On Sale
Tickets are on sale now for the Opera House Theatre Players production of “Ancestral Voices” to be presented May 21-22 at the Union Baptist Church at 7:30 pm each evening.
The reading play by prolific and acclaimed author A.R. Gurney is being billed as an adult play-reading due to its subject matter, the anguish of grown children when the mother and grandmother decides to divorce her husband of many years.
Featured in the play are Jeffersonians Jim Blackburn, Mark McKay and Marcia Thomas. Also featured is Don Harris from Linden and Lisa Daye of Shreveport who will also direct.
Tickets are $15/person and are obtainable from the theatre website at www.JeffersonOperaHouseTheatrePlayers.com and from The Willow Tree in downtown Jefferson. Seating is on a first come-first-serve basis and doors will open at 7 pm. Light refreshments will be served following the performance in a meet-the-actors reception.