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Judge receives Bachelors Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur received his Bachelors degree from ETBU last Saturday. Coverson named Teacher of the Year Alex Coverson, a 2001 JHS Graduate, was awarded McKinney ISD’s Scott Johnson Middle School Teacher of the year recently. “Challenging behaviors are often seen in my classroom. SoContinue Reading

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JHS athletics have a host of programs ready to start next week to help prepare students for next fall’s sports programs. • Girls Summer League Basketball starts at 5p Tuesday, May 21 with games against Harleton. Then continues every Tuesday through June 25th with games against Avinger, Elysian Fields andContinue Reading

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Caddo Lake: The Bass fishing has been a little crazy the last few day with the water level going down and up!   The lake level is about 1.5 ft high. The strongest bite going on right now for our guide trips has still been fishing the trees.  We haveContinue Reading

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Staff Reports New Zion Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their 159th anniversary at 2p.m. Sunday, May 19. The theme is “The Indispensable Church” from Matthew 16:18. The church is located at 5057 FM 3001, near Jefferson.  The New Zion Missionary Baptist Church was organized during the year of 1865. ItContinue Reading

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Press Release Honoring Those Who Watch over You. This is your invitation to attend a special banquet being held on May 20, 6PM at the Transportation Center.  Our Congressman, The Honorable Nathan Moran will be sharing special thoughts and information with us during the evening. Marion County First Responders PrayerContinue Reading

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Patricia Finstrom will be the new Mayor of the city of Jefferson following Saturday’s 182-75 victory over Gary Amburn. Early and absentee voting was the deciding factor in the race. Finstrom had a 77 vote lead coming into Saturday’s polls. Only 70 people cast their ballot on Saturday, ensuring Finstrom’sContinue Reading

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Meetings School Dates City Hall Closed City Hall offices will be closed on May 24 from 8a-1p due to a private event. The offices will reopen at 1p. Combat Vets The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association is sponsoring the 2024 Ark-La-ex Memorial Rally May 24-26 in Auntie Skinner’s in downtown Jefferson.Continue Reading

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Staff Reports The 77th Historic Jefferson Pilgrimage, themed “The Heart of East Texas,” was last weekend and filled the town with the sights and sounds of the past. The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club hosted the event which included four tour homes, evening garden strolls, the “Diamond Bessie Murder Trial”Continue Reading

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Rick Smith/Columnist “But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.” ― Mitch Albom, For One More Day The year was 1936. The Great Depression. The Silent Generation. The place was a village in northern Louisiana. Rural. Beyond the black stump.  A heatContinue Reading

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The Rev. Seth Buckner/Heritage Baptist Church Haggai 2:19 says, “…from this day will I bless you.” Often, the blessings of God seem elusive and impossible to grasp. Pain seems much more likely. In the great movie The Princess Bride, Wesley says to Princess Buttercup, “Life is pain, highness. Anyone whoContinue Reading

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Members of the Avinger Chamber of Commerce recently received a $500 wildflower seed grant from Pearlee Wells with the Resource Conservation & Development Council. The funds will be used to purchase seeds for sowing along area roadways. Pictured are Angela O’Neal, Wells, Ronnie Politi, Marcela Mercer.Continue Reading

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Staff Reports The Rev. Dr. Collin Bullard, pastor of First Baptist Church, Longview, will be the speaker at the annual spring meeting of the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation held at the Josephine Davidson Memorial Chapel near Harleton, a part of one of the most unique events in Harrison County. ThisContinue Reading

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Chef Hunter Lee I post this column every year about this time and I will keep on because I love it and honestly it’s just a classic southern staple.  I posted a picture several years back on Facebook, at home making a BLT sandwiches. Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and let meContinue Reading

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David Wall/Contributing Writer We’ve discussed the advantages of using crushed/powdered egg shells in the garden. It works great but takes effort and time. Tomatoes need calcium to help prevent blossom end rot. What many fail to see is the bigger the fruit, the more calcium as well as phosphorus andContinue Reading

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Carson Bolick has completed the online self-paced NHA course and passed the certification examination, earning her credentials as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPHT).  Samantha Claire Yu Taylor, a 2021 honor graduate from Jefferson High School and employee at the Jefferson Outpost, will graduate from Stephen F Austin State University atContinue Reading

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Woodstock is an energetic, fun, happy two year old boy with a sweet heart and goofy personality. He loves to give hugs, get belly rubs, sit in your lap, and relax in the sunshine. Woodstock is cooperative, intelligent, walks well on a harness and leash, and enjoys going to shopContinue Reading

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The yard of Bill and Shirley Latham on Friou St. has been chosen Garden of the Month of May by the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. The entrance to the house is beautifully decorated with flowers of many colors – pansies, snapdragons, Dusty Miller and Peggy Martin climbing roses. CourtesyContinue Reading