Chef Hunter Lee/Tips & Tales With Chef Let’s get shakin’ Well, we have now laid Mardi Gras and Carnival Season 2023 to rest. A lot of us are gearing up for lent! With Easter and Spring right here around the corner. Gardens are being tilled, diets are being altered toContinue Reading
Marcia Thomas Contributing Writer A large crowd was on hand at Roma’s Italian Restairant in downtown Jefferson for the annual “sweetest Sunday of the year” sponsored by the Opera House Theatre Players. While patrons filed in to attend the event entitled this year “Souper Bowl Chocolate Sunday”, they were metContinue Reading
Press Release Writer and journalist P.A. Geddie’s new book Upper East Side of Texas: Small Towns & Cultural Districts releases this week through Speckled Crow Media. Filled with 300 photographs of sites, scenes, and local artwork of the region, she writes about the beauty and simplicity that makes the area meaningful forContinue Reading
Toby Rhoades/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Lady Bulldog Softball and Bulldog Baseball open district play on February 28 and March 7 and respectively. Baseball Bulldog baseball will have a new skipper this year as Joe Kessell will take over at the helm. Kessell and the Bulldogs are scheduled to play a 26-gameContinue Reading
Jefferson Powerlifters are gaining ground this year as several team members qualified for Regionals. Senior Tawny Foster, juniors Payton Burkett and Adrianna Blanton, and freshman Zoe Hitchcock all finished in the top 10 in district for girls. They will compete starting at 4:30p.m. March 3 at Eustace High School. BoysContinue Reading
The Jefferson Bullpup 7th & 8th Grade Boys’ Track Teams each placed first overall at Monday’s Home Invitational Meet. Individual results were as follows: 100 Meter Dash 7th 2nd Place – Jeremiah Burton 3rd Place- Braiden Ventimiglia 5th Place- Demetrius Carr 100 Meter Dash 8th 1st Place- Jacoby Morrow 3rdContinue Reading
The Jefferson Bulldogs topped New Diana 51-24 Tuesday night to advacne to the next round of the high school basketball playoffs. They will face Mt. Pleasant Chapel 7 p.m. Saturday at Hallsville. During the game, KJ Ross passed the 1,000 career points mark.Continue Reading
Above, VFW Post 10373 and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary held a Flag Retirement Ceremony on February 11 at the post. “The US Flag should be treated with respect when it’s flying, and it should be treated with respect when it’s being retired,” said post commander John Cooper. “When a flagContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis Jefferson Jimplecute Two businesses in Jefferson received grants from JEDCO during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken, to be located at the former Sonic on US59, will receive $15,000 grant, with a requirement to maintain six employees over a three year period, and a $58,100 3.5%Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Two new events in Jefferson received $1,000 grants to help with advertising from the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau on Monday. While the posted agenda did not mention exactly which events had requested funding, the Jefferson Lions Club and Friends of Jefferson Animals willContinue Reading
Meetings • Blessings of Grace, Produce Feb 21, 23, 28 at 9a • Blessings of Grace Food Pantry, Feb. 18, 10-Noon • Dream Center Food Pantry, Feb. 18, 10-Noon • City Council, Feb. 21, 5:30p • St Vincent de Paul, Feb. 23, 10-11a • Commissioners Court, Feb. 27, 9a ElectionsContinue Reading
The first two “Windows into History” have been installed along the riverfront park in downtown. Bob Thomas, Howard Blalock, Gary Endsley, Raymond Sanders, Justin Woods and Curtis Webb helped with the install. The project, partially funded by JEDCO and by private donations, has drawings or photographs of historic locations inContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Commissioners formally declared February Black History Month during Monday’s regular meeting. “In recognition and commendation of the enormous contribution of Black Americans to every basic element of our daily lives, including Science, Education, Politics, Journalism, Entertainment, Law and Technology and the effort put forthContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Robert Collier was an American author who lived from 1885-1950. He wrote self-help and New Thought metaphysical books. He was a pioneer in the genre. His book “The Secret of the Ages” has become one of the standards in the self-help world. Collier wrote about the practicalContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer What could you do with $3.3 million? In Texas the median house selling price is $350,000. The state funding for each student in public schools is $5,100. I think $3.3 million is a lot of money. Ken Paxton apparently doesn’t since it isn’t his money – it’sContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Sometimes the men dismissed for their failures early in life can become the greatest successes. The story of R. L. Thornton is the story of a man raised in poverty and with barely an eighth grade education became synonymous with the success of Dallas in the 1950s. Robert Lee Thornton was born in 1880 in Hamilton County,Continue Reading
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer Veterans Day is always a time to pause and thank our military men and women for the sacrifices they have made to keep our country free. At Collinsville Bible Baptist Church, we are observing Veterans Day a day late, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, to recognize militaryContinue Reading
Memorial Services for Thomas “Tommy” Lummus, Jr., 55, of Longview, Texas will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023, at 11am in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral. Tommy was born on August 17, 1967, in Marshall, Texas to Thomas Lummus, Sr. and Rebecca Carlisle Lummus and passedContinue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson area students recently participated in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest. Essays were submitted and judged by members of the Martha McGraw Chapter in Jefferson. The Grade 5 winner, Lily Buckner is a Home Schooled student. The other winners are JISD students. NotContinue Reading
Let’s get shakin’! Next to Mardi Gras one of the biggest festivals in the Big Easy is of course Jazz Fest. Personally, I’m not a fan of New Orleans Mardi Gras, it’s just too many people. Don’t get me wrong I love New Orleans! I even once owned and livedContinue Reading