Peter Funt Give Donald Trump credit for one thing: The man knows how to make lemonade. Each time new charges are leveled against the former president, cash registers ring at the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. Most of Trump’s appeals for money end with the message: “It’s because ofContinue Reading

Roux the Day

By Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin!!!!  So last week we talked about “The Trinity” now let’s get to talking about dat Roux.  Roux!!! What is a Roux? Roux is one of the first tasks taught in culinary school. Quite simply it’s the base. Roux is a shortening of beurreContinue Reading

By Gary Borders/Texas Press Association Central figure in Paxton case charged The Austin real estate developer who is at the heart of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment was arraigned on eight federal charges Friday, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Nate Paul was arrested by the FBI on Thursday. Paul, 36, hasContinue Reading

March 28, 1942-June 7, 2023 Memorial services for Bobby Joe Lindsey, 81, of Jefferson, Texas were held Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 1pm in the Jefferson Academy Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor Gene Clapp officiating.  Bobby was born March 28, 1942, in Kirbyville, Texas to Herbert Loren Lindsey and EvelynContinue Reading

Partnership supports single parents looking to advance their careers through education AUSTIN– (JUN. 14, 2023) WGU Texas and Single Moms Society announce a partnership to support single parents who want to advance their careers through education with pathways to earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree at WGU Texas. Single Moms Society (SMS), an extensive online communityContinue Reading

Gardening by David Wall

By David WallIf you don’t feel you have enough garden space to grow cucumbers, consider growing them in containers.  It’s easy and you can get a really good crop of this second most popular vegetable after tomatoes (which can also be grown in containers).  Since cucumbers have a smaller rootContinue Reading

History Today Texas

5/27/1852: Houston photographer announces “pictures on glass” On this day in 1852, J. H. S. Stanley, Houston photographer, advertised that he had “succeeded in taking pictures on glass,” probably using the collodion process. Stanley was born in England around 1799 and lived from 1850 to 1870 in Houston, Texas, whereContinue Reading

History Today Texas

5/26/1837: Travis estate advertises for return of escaped slave On this day in 1837, the executor of William Barret Travis’s estate placed a notice offering fifty dollars for the return of an escaped slave named Joe in the Telegraph and Texas Register. Joe, born about 1813, was one of the few survivorsContinue Reading

Jefferson’s Class of 2023 will take their final walk at 8p.m. Friday  night at W.F. Lockett Stadium. The last two weeks have been filled with activities for seniors as they complete their high school career.  The Jimplecute will live stream the ceremonies on FaceBook and YouTube. The Superlative Graduates, orContinue Reading

V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute It was a visit to the Jefferson Carnegie Library back in 2016, and being recognized and encouraged during a return trip, that inspired author Ray DePew to give back to Jefferson through the donation of a statute now located on the  front lawn ofContinue Reading

Meetings • Commissioners Court, 9a, May 30 • P&Z, 5p, June 6 • Quiet Zone, 6:30p, June 6 Save the Date • June 1-3: Big Cypress Corvette Weekend • June 10: Community Health & Law Enforcement Resources 10a-7p Jefferson Community Center • June 13: WOJO, Noon, Bulldog Pizza • JulyContinue Reading

Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer For the first hundred years of American history, there was one cause of public debt: war.  The United States of America started in debt, and it paid its bills.  There wasn’t another spike in debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio until the American Civil War. At thisContinue Reading