Our Town: June 2, 2023
Meetings Save the Date Bees Honeybees are out in full swarm now that summer is almost here. If you have bees, don’t call an exterminator. Instead, call Stamford Brantley at 903-742-2765 and let him help remove and relocate them. Pancakes The Jefferson Masonic Lodge is holding a Pancake Breakfast fromContinue Reading
LaFleur named Chair of ETCOG Board
East Texas Council OfGovernment is pleased to announce new leadership for its Chief Elected Officials – Rural Transportation Planning Organization (CEO–RTPO) Board. At a recent meeting, the CEO–RTPO Board voted Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur as Chair, re-elected Camp County Judge AJ Mason as Vice Chair, and designated Judge ChadContinue Reading
From the Right: Breaking the Cycle
Hunter Bonner/MC Republican Assembly This past week, news was abuzz about Senator Dianne Feinstein’s return to the US Senate. Senator Feinstein returned in a wheelchair, and when spoken to by members of the press, seemed incoherent. At one point, she even asked, “Where are we at?” Feinstein has been sufferingContinue Reading
From the Left: Life Skills
Glenn Melancon Note: Glenn is on vacation this summer and has provided a series of columns previously printed. Not all life skills are the same. Some are more important than others. One essential skill is learning to tell the difference between fact and fiction. We have to learn who isContinue Reading
Veterans Corner: Special Plates Available
Scott Stebbins/MC Veterans Service Officer Veterans did you know that you may be eligible for Special/ Disabled Vehicle License Plates and Permits? A Texas driver’s license or ID card may be provided free-of-charge to a veteran who is honorably discharged, with a service-connected disability of at least 60% or more.Continue Reading
James Edwin Rounds
September 24, 1927-May 17, 2023 Memorial Services for James Edwin Rounds 95, of Boerne, Texas will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2pm in the Christ Episcopal Church with Father John Himes officiating. Light refreshments will follow in the Parish Hall. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery for closeContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Smalley laid groundwork in nanotechnology
Ken Bridges In so many ways, what was once science fiction is rapidly becoming a reality. Nanotechnology, once a seemingly impossible idea is now becoming the future of medicine and engineering, thanks to Dr. Richard Smalley, Texas chemist, Nobel Prize winner, and the father of nanotechnology. Richard Errett SmalleyContinue Reading
Jannelle Allen Singleton
December 16, 1933-May 18, 2023 Janelle Allen Singleton, a loving and devoted mother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2023, in Banning, California. Born on December 16, 1933, in Jefferson, Texas, Janelle lived a life defined by her unwavering faith, dedication to her family, and passion forContinue Reading
Eat, Drink, Gather: Area Dining & Entertainment 6/02
Local Music Corner Micah S. White: Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music if you feel like lacing up your dancing shoes and hitting the dance floor. If you do go out please be kind, safe and please don’t drink and drive. Please note that events are subject to change for differentContinue Reading
Corvettes to converge
Annual show hits the streets this weekend Staff Reports Jefferson is the type of place where a group of people with a common inter-ests can find ways to use their hobby to benefit others. This is exactly the case with the Big Cypress Corvette Club (BCCC)—a group of car enthusiastsContinue Reading
The Perfect BLT
Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin!! I posted a picture on Facebook, at home making a BLT sandwiches. Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and let me tell you, everyone went crazy. I know everyone on social media would rather see pictures of my food than my face and I’ve embraced that but thisContinue Reading
OHTP sets next play
The next performance by the Opera House Theatre Players will be “I am… Patsy Cline,” an original musical starring Sheila Clark Fox and featuring the Caddo Kats. The event will be 7:30p June 30. More info to come.Continue Reading
Completing a dream, building for a future
Staff Reports Seeing a sailboat is common on lakes like Ray Hubbard, but they also make appearances in Marion County’s Lake O’the Pines thanks to the Longview Yacht Club which has been sailing her waters for over 50 years. And the organization has set sail for another 50 or moreContinue Reading
Free fishing day Saturday
Texas Parks & Wildlife Each year on the first Saturday in June, anglers across the state pack their tackle boxes and get their fishing poles ready for the Texas tradition of Free Fishing Day. This year, Free Fishing Day lands on June 3 and Texans can fish on any publicContinue Reading
TxDOT to replace FM729 bridge
ATLANTA -– Construction on the bridge located on SH 155 over Lake O’ The Pines in Marion and Upshur Counties is scheduled to begin this summer, according to plans awarded in May by the Texas Department of Transportation. The 1.4-mile project will include a new bridge and new approaches. ConstructionContinue Reading
Sales tax nets County extra R&B funds
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute In the nine months since Marion County started collecting the 1.5% Special District Sales Tax, they’ve collected over $314,000. The funds are to be split 80/20 between Road and Bridge and the Sheriff’s Office. “This is money we’ve never had and had been leavingContinue Reading
Memorial Day: Residents pay tribute to those we’ve lost
Azure West/Jefferson Jimplecute Small American flags waved in the morning breeze at the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday. The flags secured in the ground of the Oakwood Cemetery alongside each headstone of a person who served in a branch of the military. Marking their final resting place. Master of Ceremony,Continue Reading
Capital Highlights: Texas House impeaches AG Ken Paxton
Gary Borders/Texas Press Association The Texas House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton Saturday, only the third time in the state’s history that has occurred. The Austin American-Statesman and numerous news outlets reported the chamber voted 121-23 to remove Paxton, 60, from office while he awaits a trialContinue Reading