June 2, 1933-January 26, 2024 Herbert Barham Kennon was born June 2, 1933, in Jefferson, Texas to Walter and Cornelia (McCoy) Kennon, who preceded him in death. He passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, joining his Savior Jesus Christ and his beloved wife of 64 years, Jane. He was alsoContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get Shakin!!! Here we are in the middle of Mardi Gras season and like every year I’m getting the same questions and comments. I wanna make something traditional, and I wanna make something good, but it just takes too long to make, I am not anContinue Reading
Chocolate Butter Pecan Pie Serves 8 Ingredients: Directions: This pie serves well warm. Just allow the filling time to set before cutting. If you refrigerate before serving, let it come to room temperature before serving. This dessert is relatively high in fat but thanks to the pecans and chocolate, mostContinue Reading
Tim Scallon/Nutritionist On one of our trips to Costa Rica, our friend and guide Eric suggested a chocolate tour. Without hesitation, my wife Kathy immediately accepted. In her mind, she saw counters crowded with all different kinds of chocolate and herself at the front of a long banquet line withContinue Reading
Jimplecute photos by Laura Allen The Jefferson Bulldogs soundly defeated Waskom Wildcats on Monday night 77-59. They also defeated West Rusk Tuesday night 60-42. The Dawgs are 21-5 and 8-1 in District play with the win. They have three games remaining this season before the playoffs, facing Arp tonight, TatumContinue Reading
The Jefferson High School Powerlifting team is continuing to throw their weight around as they placed third overall at a meet at the end of January, bringing home medals across the board. Medalists were GirlsContinue Reading
• Keith L. Smith earned a 3.5 GPA or higher in the fall 2023 semester, securing a reputable position on Southern Arkansas University’s Dean’s List. Smith is a sophomore Computer Science (Privacy and Cyber Security Option) major from Jefferson. • Southern Arkansas University has announced that 495 students earned aContinue Reading
Note: This is a breaking story and more details will be updated as they become available. V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute During the early Tuesday morning hours, Jefferson police responded to a call on the east side of the City, which ended with a son apparently murdering his mother. AccordingContinue Reading
Staff Reports Mother Nature is not happy about something as icy conditions turned into flooding this week. Marion County residents were just starting to regroup from five days of ice, sleet, and snow accompanied by lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s when the weather turned again. ThisContinue Reading
Election Dates Meetings JISD Dates Career Fair JISD is holding their first “Road to the Future” College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Fair from 5:30-7p January 25 at the High School Commons. The school is inviting local colleges, military personnel and businesses to participate. For more information, or to registerContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute The Mittie Stephens tragedy will be officially remembered as Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker proclaimed February 12 as Mittie Stephens Day. Alderman Hollis Shadden came up with the idea to honor and remember the tragedy with a special event and at the same time recognize how theContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The Marion County Diversified Civic and Social Concerns Organization traded icy roads for cold temps as they held their rescheduled Martin Luther King Jr Banquet last Sunday evening. Over 200 people attended the annual event and dinner which is a fundraiser for the multiple scholarshipsContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Columnist In Texas, 76 men have been awarded the Medal of Honor for their courage above and beyond the call of duty since the inception of the medal. Perhaps the most recognizable of those figures from World War II was Audie Murphy. Murphy was born into a desperately poor family in Hunt County in 1925. His father abandonedContinue Reading
Elwood Watson/Columnist In just the latest example of his tendency to employ passive-aggressive racially coded dog whistles, former President Donald Trump referred to Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley by her birth name, Nimarata. Haley is the daughter of Indian immigrants and was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa. She took her husbandContinue Reading
Michael Reagan/Columnist Let’s go way back to 1976. Gerald Ford was the sitting Republican president. Jimmy Carter was going to beat him in the fall. And Ronald Reagan’s primary campaign to win the Republican Party’s nomination was in deep doodoo. My father had lost seven primaries in a row toContinue Reading
The Marion County Diversified Civil and Social Concerns Organization (MCDCSCO) would like to thank everyone for attending the 2st Dr Martin Luther King Banquet. The banquet had to be rescheduled because of the weather, and while Sunday was cold, it didn’t damper the Spirit of the event. Special thanks toContinue Reading
May 29, 1956-January 15, 2024 Funeral Services for Alexandra Carrow Holton, 67, of Jefferson, Texas will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 2pm in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Father John Himes officiating and under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. A timeContinue Reading
November 2, 1947-January 18, 2024 Funeral Services for Evelyn Tims Key, 76, of Jefferson will be held on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at 2pm in the Cpt Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Ron Danley officiating and under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. IntermentContinue Reading
May 10 1940-January 18, 2024 Edith “Edi” Mae Buzbee Ingram born May 10, 1940 in Pampa, TX to C.A. & Florence Buzbee. She passed peacefully January 18, 2024 surrounded by her husband of almost 66 years, Johnny, sister Cheryl and niece Tathona. She moved to Odessa, TX when she wasContinue Reading
William “Bill” Michael Williams, Jan. 5, 1943- Jan. 18, 2024. Memorial Services for William “Bill” Michael Williams, 81 of Jefferson, will be 1 p.m. Saturday Jan. 27, in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Pastor Rick McDonald officiating. Military Honors will be rendered by the United StatesContinue Reading