Northeast Texas Credit Union (NETCU) members should have recently received a notice in the mail regarding their upcoming merger with East Texas Professional Credit Union. “We are excited for this partnership, and we hope you are too,” NETCU said a statement earlier this month. “This will bring numerous benefits toContinue Reading
Thank you First giving honor and praise to God. As most of you know I lost my home of over 50 years to a tornado in March. I’m not the only person—15 families are displaced. Just to let everyone know we are doing great. We are living with our daughterContinue Reading
B.W. Brooks Contributing writer I hope everyone is enjoying the spring season; all around us flowers and plants are reborn and starting to grow! Spring breaks in Texas are over, and the end of the academic year is right around the corner. This is the time of year when manyContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer I have often heard it said that most of success is showing up. Well, I have shown up to Southeastern for 27 years now and still have a few years left in me. The Faculty Senate recognized my career with a Life Time Achievement Award. My success,Continue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer The 1880s and 1890s saw the rise of some of the most notorious criminals in American History, mostly riding the dusty trails of the West. One of the most infamous was the Dalton Gang, made up of outlaws from Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Dalton Gang terrorized theContinue Reading
Graveside services for Mr. W.H. “Wiley” Rogers, III will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Jefferson, Texas under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. The Rev. Virginia Pevey will officiate. A time of visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday,Continue Reading
Leroy Richardson/Contributing writer A good battery on a car maintains its charge. Why is that so when simultaneously operating the radio, headlights, air conditioner, dashboard lights, USB ports, and the electric windows and seats? It’s the alternator. Once started, the alternator generates power to run the accessories on the vehicle andContinue Reading
The Martha McCraw Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has a long history of organizing an American History Essay Contest. They recently held the 2022 edition of the contest where students grades 5-8 were invited to submit an essay on the topic: “November 11, 2021, marks the 100thContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School Board Trustees discussed switching to a four-day instruction week and unexpected parking lot repairs during their regular meeting Tuesday. Several area districts, including Athens, DeKalb, Paul Pewitt and New Boston ISDs have been researching the pros and cons of the switch, andContinue Reading
Over the weekend MCSO Deputies arrested two suspects identified as John W. Knox, III and Dever Joann Roman. Each were charged with two counts of Burglary of a Habitation, three counts of unlawful use of a criminal instrument, possession of a controlled substance, burglary of a vehicle and fraudulent useContinue Reading
Staff Report Drive on up. Commissioners heard a proposal from Enterprise Fleet Management’s Rami Saad at the start of Monday’s regular meeting. The proposal offered the county the opportunity to replace 20 vehicles, primarily with the Sheriff’s Office, with new ones, to the cost of $169,122 to the county theContinue Reading
Shoutout Perhaps because the memory of the tornadoes of NW Marion County are still fresh on the minds, or what I would like to think more of, are Marion County folks, of all persuasions just being neighborly. It’s heartwarming to see everyone leveraging the power of technology, be it phone,Continue Reading
Glenn Melancon’s recent op-ed entitled, “Conservatives seek to limit your personal liberties”, seeks to paint Republicans as trying to take away the personal liberties of Americans. Most notably, he takes the tired old path of trying to portray Republicans as racists. However, Melancon fails to even mention the overarching problemContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Reading the Gospel of John on Easter provides a great insight into “Christian Leadership” and “Christian Citizenship.” John expresses in clear, unequivocal language the call to service and self-sacrifice. The mystery of Easter starts in John 13. Jesus is sitting down with his disciples for his “LastContinue Reading
July 21, 1961-April 10, 2022 It is with great sadness, that the family announces the passing of Felecia Rena Melton (60) on Sunday April 10, 2022. Felecia is survived by her brother Kocadee Melton Jr., sister Cathy Shea Harrington (Ricky) and brother Christopher Melton (Tobi). She is preceeded in deathContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer Hopefully, almost everyone who reads this newspaper believes that Christ literally, physically and bodily arose from the dead. There may be a few who do not. If you are among them, I am writing to you to ask you to consider why it is so important that youContinue Reading
Bethel Baptist hosts Easter Homecoming Bethel Baptist Church will have Homecoming Easter Sunday, April 17. Sunday School will be at 10 a.m. with a Worship Service 11 a.m. Following Worship Service, lunch will be provided in the Fellowship Hall followed by an Egg Hunt. The public is invited to comeContinue Reading
Marion County Chamber of Commerce and MCDCSCO sponsored a candidate forum for local elective offices, Tuesday, April 5 at the Community Center. MCDCSCO Interim President Mary Spearmon moderated. More than fifty potential voters attended. Concerns expressed included county roads and stray animals. Mayor Rob Baker and Judge Leward J.Continue Reading