Bob Thomas, far right, speaks during a reception Tuesday evening to celebrate the completion of the first two “Windows Into History” art installations. The pieces are steamboat artwork etched into glass and located at the Port Jefferson waterfront park in downtown. The concept is one can look through the windowsContinue Reading
Blake Smith /Jefferson Jimplecute Despite the fact that there is more than enough food produced to feed the world, over 800 million people still go hungry each day. Although world hunger is a known cause, many people are unaware of how close the issue can hit home. Food pantries like BlessingsContinue Reading
Meetings • Commissioners Court, May 12, 9a • City Council, May 16, 5:30p, Visitors Center • Marion County Resources Coalition, May 22, 11a, St Paul UMC Save the Date • May 19: Civil War “Living History” 9a-2:30p Diamond Don RV park • May 20: Longview Yacht Club: 11a-3p Grand OpeningContinue Reading
This week the Texas Legislature did something they haven’t done since 1927 – expel a member of the House of Representatives and they did it unanimously. Former Royce City Representative Bryan Slaton was ejected from the House on Tuesday following his resignation on Monday. He was expelled after an investigationContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Fox News just agreed to pay $787.5 million for lying about Dominion voting machines. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton offered to use $3.3 million of tax dollars to settle a whistleblower case. Donald Trump paid nearly $300,000 to cover up his extramarital affairs. It must be niceContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer In the years before oil dominated the Texas economy, farmers and ranchers made the state’s reputation through the hard days of tilling the soil and driving countless herds of cattle. Of all the ranchers who poured their sweat and blood into the dust to build lives for themselves,Continue Reading
Byron Scott Webb was born to the parentage of Lisa Lynette Smith and Cedric Theron Webb on August 15, 1991, in San Diego, California. He departed this life on April 27, 2023, in his home in Longview, TX. Byron graduated from Jefferson High School in 2009. He studied PsychologyContinue Reading
Six 2023 JHS students walked the stage last week at Panola College to receive their Associate Degree. They students have worked hard the past four years to accomplish this achievement. Grads included Katelyne Copeland, Devin Davis, Charlene Moore, Brooklyn Shelton, Harlie Shields and Carsyn Thomas.Continue Reading
Michael Murphy Contributing writer ‘He Restores My Soul Four’ – simple words that are life-transforming. When I pray, I often pray for myself. Oh, I also pray for others. Sometimes it is a very long list of others. People will say that they find it hard to pray for longerContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee/Tips & Tales With Chef It’s wedding season yall!!! So as most of you know I closed my last full-service catering business over 8 years ago. I have since helped friends, past clients, and local organizations, but I officially stopped all catering with a final wedding I didContinue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer Mexican white oak (Quercus polymorpha) or its alias as Monterrey oak is incredible tree that remains to date relatively unknown. A primary reason is that until 1992 when a small stand was discovered in SW TX, it was not known to exist in the U.S. Normal rangeContinue Reading
Staff Reports Gatsby parties are “elegant, extravagant, wild, and opulent,” and the next one is in Jefferson. The Opera House Theater Players [OHTP] is changing their 35th season kick-off party back to a “Jazz Age lawn party” according to president Marcia Thomas. “We’ll have all the embellishments with that… we’veContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees swore in new board members during their regular meeting Tuesday. Place 4’s Leah Cooper and Place 5’s Rusty Mauldin took the oath of office for their respective seats. Cooper ran unopposed in the May 6 election, andContinue Reading
Jazmine Le’Shaiya Johnson, will be graduating from The University of Texas at San Antonio on May 20th, 2023, with a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Sciences w/ Science 7-12 Teaching Certificate. She also was a Presidential Distinguished Scholarship Recipient, AFCEA STEM Education Scholarship Recipient, Sister of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc., AndContinue Reading
County road maintenance is a concern for both residents and Commissioners alike. But an agreement made between a private individual and a Commissioner back in 2006-7 has put a whole new spotlight on the issue and put some residents in the lurch. Storie Road, in Northern Marion County, was formallyContinue Reading
Clock ticking on moving bills The clock is ticking on getting bills out of the House and to the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week in a story in the Austin American-Statesman. Patrick presides over the Senate and is worried many bills that have made it out ofContinue Reading
Teen Miss Marion County Lizzie Goebel and Jr. Miss Marion County Natalie McGriff donned period attire for Pilgrimage weekend. The young ladies spent the weekend promoting Jefferson.Continue Reading
Students from Jefferson High School participated in the Pilgrimage Art Contest and have their entries displayed at the Jefferson post office. First place went to Michelle Brady, second place went to Cynthia Munoz and third place went to Caroline Wilson. Students from Jefferson Elementary also had the Pilgrimage spirit andContinue Reading