V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Using a sidewalk to get from the elementary school to the high school got one step closer this week as TxDOT approved moving the City’s two grant requests to stage 2. The designation change means the City needs to supply TxDOT with more specific engineeringContinue Reading
The 23rd Annual Outlaw Nationals Car Show will return to Jefferson April 14-15, 2023. “We want to thank the City of Jefferson, members of the council and all business owners for allowing us to put on this event another year,” event coordinator Michelle Fox-Davis said. “We also want to thankContinue Reading
Azure West Jefferson Jimplecute An estimated 125 paranormal enthusiasts joined the “History Haunts and Legends’’ (HHL) event this past weekend at the City’s Visitor’s Center. The bi-annual Spring and Fall conference has continued its ongoing attraction for the past 19 years. Founded by Jodi Breckenridge, who also conducts the HistoricContinue Reading
Meetings • Good Friday: City, County Offices Closed, April 7 • Commissioners Court, 9 a.m. Monday • APL, 10a Monday, Corner of Henderson and Polk streets • Marion County Resources Coalition, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Paul UMC • Tourism Board, 5:30 p.m. Monday • JEDCO, 5:30 p.m. TuesdayContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute My grandmother became my trusted adviser long before we worked together at the hometown newspaper. As is the case with most extended, generational families, she blessed us with her wisdom from an early age. She was an intellectual and a literary critic, but that didn’t mean she couldn’tContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer On March 27, 2023, a shooter blasted their way into Covenant School in Nashville. In a matter of minutes the shooter killed three nine year old children and three adults. Armed with two military style assault rifles the shooter then took up a sniper position on theContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer The late 1800s was the age of the railroad. Trains steamed across the hills, valleys, and plains of a growing United States, steadily bringing distant communities closer together. Thousands of miles of track were laid down by thousands of men to build a rail network that brought peopleContinue Reading
• Funeral Services for Bobbie Jean Carter, 91, of Jefferson, were Monday, April 3, 2023, in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Bro. Michael Thompson officiating under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Interment followed at Trinity Cemetery. • Cremation services for Roma Lee Latham, 74,Continue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee/Tips & Tales With Chef Let’s get shakin! Don’t get me wrong there are many things to enjoy about the south in the summer. Boating, lakes, beaches, pools. Obviously most involve water because let’s face it, it gets miserably HOT. In fact, we are having one of theContinue Reading
Blake Smith/Jefferson Jimplecute In 2022, former child star, Jennette McCurdy, with the help of the Simon and Schuster Publishing Company, released a 320 page memoir entitled “I’m Glad My Mom Died.” Once news of the book’s release spread on various social media platforms like Tik Tok and Twitter, “iCarly” fansContinue Reading
At left, we would like to congratulate the following Jefferson Junior High Students of the Month for January and February 2023: Curtis Conley, Hannah Skinner, Kiera Jones, Tyler McCurry, Kynlee Burkhalter, Ali Carstens, Corbyn Benson and Avery Lawson. Courtesy PhotoContinue Reading
The National Junior Honor Society chapter from Jefferson Junior High picked up cigarette butts at Lion’s Club Park in honor of Tobacco Free Kids Day, March 31, 2023.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson will have an official Historic District if City Council approves the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission from Tuesday night’s meeting. The National Register recognized and awarded a Jefferson Historic District back in 1971, and the State of Texas Historic Commission recognized the district in 1977,Continue Reading
Staff Reports A new way to look at Jefferson’s history is in the works thanks to a contract the Jefferson Historical Society and Museum signed with Musework of Austin last week. The new arrangement is intended to tell the story of Jefferson’s history in a colorful narrative called “Rising Fortunes”Continue Reading
Sunday’s storms contributed to an 18-wheeler accident on US 59 just south of Jefferson blocking traffic for several hours, far right. The storms produced large hail, right, across much of the county, and caused tree and limb damage. A tornado was spotted east of Jefferson but was moving away fromContinue Reading
Texas leads nation in jobs added The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total non-farm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth inContinue Reading
Spring is in the air. The days are getting longer, and all seasons are shifting to the diamond. As such, it’s time for opening day of the Jefferson Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball Association. An all-day event is set to mark the occasion Saturday, April 8 at Kellyville Park inContinue Reading
Bethel Baptist Church will hold their Homecoming Celebration 10 a.m. Sunday. The church was organized in 1901. Pictured above left are Bertha Belcher, Quida Niblett, Siybl Moseley, Maurine Moseley, Paul Moseley, Charlie Fason, Earl Belcher, Elsie Smith, Ceedie Fason, Jack Taylor. Above right is a group of unnamed students. IfContinue Reading
Easter Brunch 1852 on Austin will serve an Easter Brunch Sunday morning. The menu will include portabella mushroom and barley soup, shaved Brussel sprout salad, smoked ham, prime rib and white chocolate bread pudding. For more information, call 903-601-4475. Egg Hunt, Sonrise Service Lake O’the Pines Baptist Church will haveContinue Reading
After they called, “the longest day ever,” the Jeffferson High School Strutters and Color Guard brought home some MA Nationals hardware earlier this week. The Strutters won First Place in Pom, Jazz and Lyrical for team size small classic. They brought home a Grand National Champion Team Banner for thoseContinue Reading