35th Season kickoff event moves indoors Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer Get ready to step back in time and experience the glitz and glamour of the famed Jazz Age! Join us, the Opera House Theatre Players, friends and fans, on Saturday, September 2, 2023 from 7:30-11:20 pm for the Roaring Jazz-Age Lawn PartyContinue Reading
Hello Dolly The Wizard of Oz The Music Man You’re a Good Man Charlie Borwn Lil’ Abner Mame The Barrymore Incident The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Your’re a Grand Old Flag Remember When…Jefferson Storytelling Sugar Love Letters Nunsense The Implausible Claus South Pacific Annie Get Your Gun Graceland-Asleep OnContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates Save the Date Car Seats Jefferson Police Department has partnered with TxDOT to provide a limited number of car seats, professional installation, and education courses in the near future. The event was originally scheduled for August 26, but has been temporarily cancelled. The car seats, installation andContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute A potential increase to end-customer water bills has kept residents concerned following the announcement by Northeast Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) of their planned 75% increase in wholesale rates to the City starting in October. Many local residents and businesses have been concerned that theirContinue Reading
Budget cuts still needed for 2023-24 V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson City Council’s marathon meeting last Monday continued after a short recess following a contentious water discussion (see story above), to address a request by 1852 on Austin owner David Echols to allow a metal storage building to stayContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Jeeps of all ages and sizes will be jumping into downtown this weekend for the first Jefferson Jeep Jam. The event will start at 5:30p in front of the Jefferson General Store on Friday and then have a 40-mile ride around the area. “ThisContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer As schools and universities across Texas begin their school years, teachers and administrators continue their work to educate students and improve lives. The University of Texas at El Paso has long been such an institution, serving as one of the pioneers for education in West Texas. AtContinue Reading
J. Bruce Bugg Jr./Chair, Texas Transportation Commission The star on the Texas flag somehow seems to shine a little brighter every year as more and more people move to Texas to find a thriving economy and a better quality of life. While that growth is wonderful to see, it doesContinue Reading
Michael Reagan/Contributing Writer Another week, another lame Trump indictment. Another week, another slimy Hunter Biden report. Another week, another smash-and-grab at a California mall. You can’t get away from this stuff unless you turn off the TV, take the alerts off your phone and sleep all day on the beachContinue Reading
This week saw the passing of a fellow newspaper publisher and friend, Morris Craig. Morris owned the Naples Monitor for around 50-years and was a friend, mentor, sounding board, and pillar of the Naples and Omaha communities. Morris will be greatly missed. -30- Morris Garland Craig December 24, 1937-August 19,Continue Reading
• Sandra Marcene (Hardin) Wilcox, of Gilmer, passed away August 19. Services August 22 • Joyce Ann Carr, of Avinger, passed away August 16. Services are pending. • Susie (Williams) Jones, of Dallas, passed away August 14. Services are pending • Bill George “Holly” Hollingsworth Jr of Jefferson, passed awayContinue Reading
August 9, 1929-August 14, 2023 Mrs. Lois Ernesteen Randolph went to Glory on August 14, 2023. Mrs. Lois, as she was affectionately called, was born on August 9, 1929, to Lee and Ozie Taylor. She was a native Jeffersonian, graduating from Central High School in 1946, and continuing her educationContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee/Contributing Writer Let’s get shakin!!! Let me start by saying as an adult I realize any teacher that had the misfortune of having me in his or her class deserves a medal and an apology, not a cupcake or dessert. I was a more a nightmare than teacher’sContinue Reading
Stacey Mills/Contributing Writer The Jefferson Carnegie Library’s annual Friends of the Library membership drive will kick off with a Pot Luck Dinner on Saturday, September 9th at 6pm. We will be closing out 2023 and moving forward into 2024. Enjoy hearing what has happened this year at the library andContinue Reading
Staff Reports Bring the kids to Jefferson for one final adventure before the school season gets into full swing. Come out for a Labor Day Celebration at the Historic Jefferson Railway on September 2, and ride on an authentic gas-powered antique locomotive along the Cypress Bayou River in Jefferson. ComeContinue Reading
Candlelight tickets now on sale online Tickets for the 41st Annual Jefferson Candlelight Tour of Homes are currently available for purchase online at www.JeffersonCandlelight.com at a discounted rate. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season & spend time with those you love. The tour includes four amazingContinue Reading
STAAR scores show continued struggles in math, reading Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported. Students in grades three through eight tookContinue Reading
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The Jefferson VFD came to the end of the Marion County Youth Football practice today, August 23, to help them cool off after this afternoon’s practice.Continue Reading
Press Release TYLER, Texas – A Jefferson, Texas man has been convicted of federal sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Corey Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking today before U.S. Magistrate Judge K.Continue Reading