R. Howard (John) Storie passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, in his home in Bentonville, AR. Though John was not his given name, when he was a small boy and was asked what his name was, he firmly announced that he was John. From then on, everyone knew him asContinue Reading
Christopher Brooke Brantley, age 56, passed on November 27th, 2021 at home with his family in Bolingbrook, Illinois due to a short battle with liver cancer. He was born on May 30th, 1965 to Stanford and Mary Jo Brantley and grew up in Jefferson, Texas and graduated from Jefferson HighContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Marion County Sheriff’s office is not immune to crime. According to Sheriff David Capps, about 10 p.m. Friday night a truck pulled up next to the float and pulled a Christmas tree into the cab. The truck appears to be a 4-door Chevy. The color of theContinue Reading
Dan Eakin/Baptist Minister Several churches in Texas have been participating in a shoebox ministry through an organization called Samaritan’s Purse in North Carolina. Members of the churches have filled literally thousands of shoeboxes with at least one nice toy and a wide variety of other useful items. The shoeboxes are takenContinue Reading
Nov. 11, 1935- Nov. 19, 2021 Funeral services for Mrs. Rena Gibson, 86, of Gilmer, will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Dennis Terry and Rev. Tommy Dorgan officiating. Interment will be before the service at 11:00 a.m., Monday, Nov.Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County Commissioners selected two redistricting proposals to hold public review on today, Friday, November 12. According to Eric McGee of Allison, Bass & Magee, L.L.P., the law firm selected to assist the county on redistricting, the county saw a 10.07% change in population followingContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Addressing rumors that the school board had approved and then backpedaled on installing turf on the high school football field was a main topic of discussion during Tuesday’s meeting of the Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees. Carrie Schwartz, Booster Club president, and April TaylorContinue Reading
The Jefferson Police Department needs your assistance in finding out more information about damage done to Diamond Bessie’s grave in Oakwood Cemetery. According to JPD Chief Florentino Perez, on November 4, 2021, the Jefferson Police Department responded to a call at the Oakwood Cemetery, located at E. Webster and N.Continue Reading
Casino Night Jefferson’s Krewe of Hebe will hold their annual Casino Night to raise funds for Marion County Toys for Tots starting at 6 p.m. November 13. After 5 attire is required. Tickets, which are $60 for indivuals and includes dinner are $60; Tickets without dinner are $35 single andContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Last week America won. It received strong news about the present economy and the outlook for the future. President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress delivered on their promise to create and improve American jobs. The CNBC headline read “Job creation roars back in October as payrollsContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Texas universities have produced many interesting political figures. Perhaps one of the most unusual journeys was that of University of Texas graduate Fernando Belaunde. Belaunde earned a Texas architectural license, became a noted architect, and was twice elected president of Peru, surviving a military coup in theContinue Reading
Memorial services for Mr. Bobby Wayne “Pops” Smith 66, of Jefferson, Texas were held on Thursday, November 11, 2021, in the Captain Wm. Perry Chapel at 10:00 AM with Rev. Virginia Pevey and Brad Sheffield assisting under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home of Jefferson, TX. Visitation was held Wednesday, November 10,Continue Reading
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer A tornado put him on the right path Jimmy Jones, gospel music legend, dies at 83 Jimmy Jones was one of the most wonderful men I have ever known. He was the patriarch and leader of 1 A Chord, a gospel music group made up mostly ofContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The proposed Moon Lake Estates development hit another delay this week as Commissioners tabled a request by Eastern Marion County [EMC] water for 5,000 feet of easement to install a 6-inch water line. Pct 4 Commissioner Charlie Treadwell said that since the plat for theContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Economic Development Corporation decided to only partially commit to funding a new tourism and history attraction, proposed by Bob Thomas for the Jefferson Tourism and Visitor’s Bureau, and indicated other entities and individuals should pay for the project. “Have any of [the otherContinue Reading
The Marion County Clerk issues marriages licenses to the following applicants in October 2021: Youngblood, Charlie Dean and McMillan, Rhonda L. Bruner, James Michael and Strobel, Kimberly Dawn Boettjer, David Allen and Sparks, Carrie Ann Reyno, Reily Chase and Starr, Madisen McKenzy Mitchell, Turahn Marice and Maxwell, Cheyenne Leigh Bickham,Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Christmas preparations are in full swing for the Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau Board as they hosted KTBS this week to do the preliminary filming on the City’s Annual Christmas show. The show will air on November 17 on the Shreveport ABC affiliate. Filming tookContinue Reading
Today, SouthWest Water Company (SWWC)—the second largest private water and wastewater utility company in Texas—will begin doing business in the Lone Star State as Texas Water Utilities (TWU). The business unit will continue to oversee operations of the systems currently named Midway Water Utilities, Inc.; Monarch Utilities I L.P.; HornsbyContinue Reading
Staff Report/Jefferson Jimplecute STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The Texas Center for Community Journalism (TCCJ), based at Tarleton State University, will once again offer face-to-face instruction and professional development opportunities for community journalists throughout the state. The upcoming Nov. 18 “Eye on Design” workshop sold out within 24 hours, a TCCJ record,Continue Reading