Our Town Jefferson

Upcoming Meetings

• Commissioners Court,  9 a.m. June 13.

• JEDCO, 5:30 p.m. June 13.

• Tourism Board, 5:30 p.m. June 14.

• Jefferson City Council, 5:30 p.m. June 21.

Upcoming Music

Auntie Skinner’s: 

• June 11: Teazur

• June 18: Landry & Co.

MCY Football Workouts

Marion County Youth Football workouts will be from 6-7:30p every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 30-June 30, at the Bulldog Practice Field at the High School. Signups to play will also be available. Team coaches need to attend. Tramane Nelson also says even if you don’t want to play, but want to work out, as long as attending school, you are welcome to attend.

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Summer Reading

The Jefferson Carnegie Library will start their Summer Reading Program from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday June 8 and continuing each Wednesday through July 27. Children ages Pre-K through 5th grade are invited to attend this free weekly event.

JLEP-JAAC Event

JLEP/JAAC are excited to host the 2nd Jefferson Community Law Enforcement Partnership event from 4-7 p.m. from June 11 at the Jefferson Community Center. This is also a resource fair to help familiarize citizens with many services available in the city and county.  

Last year, they had several school conflicts, so we changed to this date so more folks can attend. Please bring a table, chairs, canopy pop up, and your organization’s information. Please contact Peggy Walker for more information, 903-926-1960.

Juneteenth Celebration

FRESH and Friends will hold their annual Juneteenth Celebration starting at 3p June 18 at the Jefferson Community Center. Preceding the activities will be a parade down MLK. They are still looking for additional horse riders, trail ride groups, churches, atv riders, bikers, social groups, car clubs, businesses, beauty queens, sororities, fraternities, and etc. to participate. For more information contact any FRESH board member.

Splash Day

FRESH will sponsor their annual Splash Day starting at 11a June 18 at the Jefferson Community Center. There will be Free Food and Drink, Bounce Houses and Water Slides. MJ Lamb is hosting this year’s event.

APL

APL will be back in Jefferson on June 20 at the corner of Polk and Henderson streets. Advance reservations are required for spay/neuter services.

ETPA Encore

East Texas Performing Arts will perform “The Diary of Anne Frank” July 1-3 at Memorial City Hall Performance Center in Marshall. Tickets are available at https://py.pl/Z4s0O

Class of 

’57-58 Reunion

Class of 1957 planning our 65th class reunion and need e mail for a few of the classmates. If you know e mail for any of the following, please send to KNSONEY@aol.com C. A. Clark, Annie Mae Davis, James Fox, Andy Meisenheimer Ozee, Audrey Scott Whatley, Ann Warren Webster, Mary Lynn Whatley, Lynda Wicker, Jimmy Blackburn. We are asking the class of 1958 to join us.