Jimplecute photos by Laura Allen The annual jet boat races at Lake O’the Pines were last weekend at Hurricane Harbor Recreation Area. The annual event draws jet boat enthusiasts from across the region and is a scholarship fundraiser.Continue Reading
Staff Reports According to a press release received on Monday, both the Jefferson and Marshall Cabinetworks manufacturing plants will be closing as of September 13, 2024, affecting approximately 350 employees. “This strategic decision will optimize the company’s multi-family manufacturing network, leveraging capacity at more modernized and efficient manufacturing plants withinContinue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson celebrated the 4th of July in grand style with children’s parade, pie and cake auction, ice cream making contest and, of course fireworks. Winners of the ice cream making contest were 1st place Clifton Walker for his Old Fashioned Vanilla; 2nd place to Robert Cooper for aContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute A record number of tornado warnings were issued by the National Weather Service in Shreveport, but Jefferson and Marion County missed the worst of the storms produced by Hurricane Beryl this week. NWS issued 67 torando warnings between 12:19p and 8:20p Monday and had not confirmedContinue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson’s Michelle Brady and Luis Gomez were recently honored by Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) recognized as part of the inaugural class of Texas First Congressional Service Award recipients. The awards are made to students who have performed an act of service or sacrifice or have gone above andContinue Reading
School Dates Summer Reading The Jefferson Carnegie Library will have their “Adventures in the Library” Summer Reading program form 10-11a July 17 and 24. Volleyball Camp Jefferson High School Volleyball is sponsoring a “Bayou Bullies” Volleyball camp from 9-11:30a July 15-17 for girls entering 3rd thru 8th grade. Cost isContinue Reading
Staff Reports Marion County Commissioners showed their support of the addition of “No Wake” signs in Big Cypress River and Carney Canal. Harrison County Commissioners are funding the costs of the signs. Commissioners are also currently working on the 2025 budget and are facing a $159,000 budget shortfall in initialContinue Reading
First thing, Mrs. Stebbins’ name is Georgianna, not Georgette. I am the precinct chair for precinct 6 Marion County. Before the official date to be the new county chair, 6/17, the precinct chairs received an invitation to the organizational meeting on 6/27/2024. On 6/27/2024 we were presented with a FINALContinue Reading
Rick Smith/Columnist About 25 years ago, I eased up to a traffic light on the northside of Houston. Two young men, probably in their early to mid-twenties, were standing to my left on the median strip. Their clothes were stained with sweat and dirt, hair greasy, fingernails encrusted with dirt.Continue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Persistence makes all the difference, whether in history or science. And it is that persistence that can change the world, in ways both large and subtle. The work of engineer Otis Boykin helped facilitate a revolution in electronics, from the pacemaker to guided missiles. Boykin was born in Dallas in AugustContinue Reading
February 19, 1938-July 1, 2024 Sammie Ray Spearmon was born February 19, 1938, in Marion County to the parents of Duffie Skinner and Jack Spearman Sr. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, his older siblings Katherine Burks, Katie Adkins, and Jack Spearman, Jr., and his grandsonsContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee/Contributing Writer Let’s get Shakin’ This is a treat wasn’t originally a southern dish, Millionaire’s Bacon is a sweet and spicy caramelized bacon that originated at San Francisco’s Sweet Maple restaurant. BUT like so many great dishes that ended up heading south it has been adapted, adjusted, andContinue Reading
Tim Scallon/Registered Dietitian Nutritionalist If you ever find yourself with leftover corn tortilla chips, I have the perfect dish that is delicious and comes together in minutes. Years ago, I would make occasional trips to Austin to visit a friend. One of our routine breakfast stops was a local restaurantContinue Reading
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer A patriotic production entitled “Celebrate the Old Glory” is still being planned by Jefferson’s community theatre the Opera House Theatre Players. The third Saturday in July is the date that the production featuring an all patriotic theme will be mounted on the stage of the Union Baptist Church event buildingContinue Reading
Staff Reports According to a Facebook post, the Bi-State Crappie Jackpot has changed their fall schedule to accommodate the Brian Bowers Legacy Tournament in September. The Bi-State Crappie Club will hold their September tournament on September 14 at the Johnson Creek Boat Ramp from 7a-2p. Additional tournaments this fall areContinue Reading
Family members and friends placed a cross near the intersection of FM 2208 and US59 in remembrance of Jazmine Nicole Griffin who was killed in an accident on July 3 last year. Continue Reading
Jackson Volunteer Fire Department has five new Emergency Medical Responders. Nikol walker, Carl Walker, Katherine Gallaway, Lea Dalton, and Ashley Morman have passed their EMR certification class and are now pending National registry testing to be certified medical responders for our community. CHRISTUS EMS and Michael O’Connor putting on theContinue Reading
Three generations of a family have gotten married on July 4. Jefferson resident Sharron Wingard-Parsley recently announced the marriage of her daughter Lauri to Shane Austin. Sharron’s great-grandparents and Sharron were also married on the 4th of July. Lauri was married by Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur in the gardensContinue Reading
The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club has chosen the yard of Stacey Nagy as Yard of the Month of July. The beautifully landscaped hill on Alley St. has a variety of colorful flowers, such as althea, Canna lilies, white sunpatiens, pink roses and dianthus. Courtesy Photo by Hollis ShaddenContinue Reading