Upcoming Meetings • MCDCSCO Meet the Candidate, 5:30 p.m. April 5 • Jefferson City Council, 6:30 p.m. April 5. • Jefferson Tourism Board, 5:30 p.m. April 11 • Commissioners Court, 9 a.m. April 11 • JEDCO, 5:30 p.m. April 12 • JISD School Board, 6 p.m. April 12 • ChamberContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Accountability is one of those words politicians love to throw around. Voters and politicians alike apply it to their opponents but rarely use it look in the mirror. Accountability means taking responsibility for one’s actions. Accountability requires weighing cause and effect. Did a certain word or actionContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Writers are often asked where their story ideas originate. It is a question that writers sometimes have trouble answering. The final product only comes from imagination and a lot of work. One of many great Texas writers, Robert E. Howard, had a significant cultural impact in aContinue 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 vehicleContinue Reading
From TxDOT Work to replace an aging drainage pipe under Farm to Market Road 728 in Marion County is scheduled to get underway in April, weather permitting. The deteriorating pipe has led to steep drop-offs along FM 728 near the community of Berea. “R & G Construction, LLC will removeContinue Reading
Staff Reports “Take me out to the ballgame…” takes on special meaning at Saturday as the Jefferson Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball Association holds opening ceremonies at Kellyville park. The introduction of teams and players kicks it all off at 10 a.m. and is followed by the opening games atContinue Reading
The Jefferson High School softball team fell to Harleton 16-4 on March 22 and again, 15-5, against West Rusk on Friday. They lost 16-10 against Tuesday on the road. They are 2-11 on the year and look to bounce back tonight at home against Elysian Fields.The 2022 Jefferson Bulldog SoftballContinue Reading
The Jefferson High School baseball team lost 9-5 at home against Harleton on March 24, 13-3 against West Rusk on Friday and 13-3 Tuesday agsint Arp. They are 3-11 overall and look to bounce back tonight at home aginst Elysian Fields.Continue Reading
The 2nd Annual Let’s Ride for Lizzie is Saturday at Pines Café. Lizzie is a 3 year old who has been diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The event, sponsored by Pines Café, 5079 FM 729, is one of the many ways Pines Café owners Sandra and Wayne Stephenson giveContinue Reading
3rd Nine WeeksReporting Period All ”A” Honor Roll 1st Grade Gunner Allen, Temperance Anderson, Marisol Aveja, Cash Benedict, Zoie Blady, Kinslee Byrd, Zacharias Campos-Sorrells, Bolden Carter, Kenzlie Collins, Aynslee Danvers, Kriya Desai, Alexis Durden, Caydence Galeazzi, Coraline Gonzalez, Kash Grigsby, Rorie Haskins, Caleb Henry, Astrid Hidlebaugh, McKenzi Holt, Jason Keasler,Continue Reading
Downtown Jefferson streets were lined with Mazda Miata last weekend as Marion County welcomed the annual Miata Madness Event. Continue Reading
Jefferson Lions assisted Lion Mary Spearmon and her family to salvage some of her belongings from last week’s tornado. The club has applied for and received a grant from the Texas Lions Foundation for disaster relief in Marion County. Some club members will assist with furniture restoration on Tuesday. TheContinue Reading
Staff Report Spring thunderstorms raked across Marion County last night soaking residents with heavy rain while the Western end of the county also suffered tornados. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches have already fallen across portions of the region through 2:40 a.m. this morning according to the National Weather ServiceContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson City Council considered several city improvement and infrastructure items during their meeting Tuesday, and also questioned a sinkhole repair Mayor Rob Baker approved without bringing it before the Council. Alderman Richard Turner questioned the mayor’s approval of $149,985 to repair the sinkhole located inContinue Reading
Upcoming Meetings • Commissioners Court at 9 a.m. March 28 • Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting at 5:30p.m. March 31 • Jefferson City Council at 6:30 p.m. April 5. • MCDCSCO Meet the Candidate, 5:30 p.m. April 5 Upcoming Music Events Auntie Skinner’s: All bands 9 p.m – 1 a.m.Continue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Our Texas founding fathers knew we needed to guarantee public education if our State was to continue to be successful. They wrote: “A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of theContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer The Civil War era produced many interesting figures in Texas History. Among them was Samuel B. Maxey, a lawyer, Confederate general, and U. S. Senator. Samuel Bell Maxey was born in 1825 in southern Kentucky. His father, Rice Maxey, was an attorney. He attended school faithfully, and inContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer In just a few weeks, on April 17, we will be celebrating Easter Sunday. Many Christians refer to this as “Resurrection Sunday” because it is a day in which we especially celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Over the years, ministers and othersContinue Reading