Council Budget Workshop 06-04-2026
Budget 2026-27 workshop and discussion on construction for City Hall Offices VideoContinue Reading
Budget 2026-27 workshop and discussion on construction for City Hall Offices VideoContinue Reading
The City of Jefferson met Tuesday evening to begin the budgeting process. No action was taken. They also discussed options on renovating the Tourism building for use as City Hall. It would reduce the rentable space by over 900 square feet. VideoContinue Reading
Agenda: a. Consider action on Jason Moore’s application for a building permit to replace the manufactured home located at 701 N. Cass St. b. Consider action on James and Sophia Smith’s application for a building permit for property located at 808 W. Watson St. for placement of a double wideContinue Reading
The City of Jefferson will hold a special meeting at 6:30p tonight, Tuesday, May 12, at the Jefferson Visitors Center, primarily to swear in the newly elected officials. Their agenda includes: A meeting of the City Council is a business meeting of the Municipal Corporation. Only the Mayor and CityContinue Reading
The Jefferson Tourism Board met Monday, May 11, and received an update from Gray Media, the marketing company contracted to promote the City. Note: The video begins with incorrect banners identifying it as P&Z, this was an error during recording of the meeting. It is corrected as the video progresses.Continue Reading
The video for the Planning & Zoning Meeting for the City of Jefferson on May 2, 2026. Agenda: CONSENTÂ ACTION VideoContinue Reading
Will all the votes counted, the unofficial results show that Carey Heaster will be the next Mayor of the City of Jefferson and Hollis Shadden will retain his Ward 1 Alderman seat. Final totals: (Absentee, Early, Election Day) Total Only 27.88%, or 412 of 1478 of the eligible voters inContinue Reading
Former Mayor Carey Heaster will return to the Mayor’s office later this month, as early and absentee voting put him with an unrecoverable lead over Doug Thompson and Hunter Mannies. Heaster had 12 absentee votes, and 200 early voting votes, while Thompson had 10 and 58 respectively. Mannies had 1Continue Reading
The Marion County Commissioners Court met Monday, April 27, 2026, in their regular meeting. Their agenda is below, followed by the video of the meeting. Video of the meetingContinue Reading
The live streams from the Jefferson City Council meeting on 04-21-2026. Agenda: NOTICE CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TRANSPORTATION CENTER TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026 @ 5:30 P.M. A Regular City Council meeting of the Jefferson City Council will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 5:30Continue Reading
The 2026 Jefferson Candidate Forum, hosted by the Jefferson Jimplecute, brought approximately 60 people in person to hear what the candidates had to say. An additional 50 watched the event live on the Jimplecute’s Facebook and. YouTube channels. Additional questions were submitted by those in attendance, and sent to theContinue Reading
According to a press release from TxDOT Atlanta yesterday, over 200 miles of roads in northeast Texas will be resurfaced starting next week and continue for 8-10 weeks. Roads in Marion County include:Continue Reading
This is the recorded video of the Jefferson Economic Development Corporation’s meeting at 5:30p April 13, 2026, meeting. Agenda: 1. Call to Order2. Invocation3. Pledge of Allegiance4. Welcome/Introduction of Guests and VisitorsPublic Comments – Speakers must sign up in advance and limit their comments or conversation to 3 minutes. JeffersonContinue Reading
This is the recorded video of the Jefferson Tourism Board’s 5:30p April 13, 2026, meeting. Agenda: AGENDA1. CALL TO ORDER2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE3. WELCOME GUESTS & VISITORSComments—Limited to 3 minutes 4. CONSENT AGENDAa. Consider/Approve previous meeting minutesb. Review Monthly Financial Reports 5. OLD BUSINESSa. Update on New Employeeb. Update onContinue Reading
This is the recording made during the 9a April 13, 2026, Marion County Commissioners Court meeting. It is unedited, and posted as recorded. Agenda: Video:Continue Reading
Meeting of the Marion County Commissioners Court on March 30, 2026. Video is below the agenda. Agenda:Continue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur lifted the burn ban Thursday morning following the rain overnight and is expected the next few days.Continue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur lifted the county wide burn ban Sunday morning. Citing recent rainfall totals, the ban was lifted effective at noon Sunday, March 8.Continue Reading
With 2,176 ballots being cast out of 7,750 possible, Marion County will see some changes to the elected officials. There are still some provisional ballots and the USPS has until end of day tomorrow to deliver any outstanding absentee ballots. There are 32 absentee ballots outstanding and approximately 12 provisionalContinue Reading
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