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FROM KLTV: LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – The Longview Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. According to a Facebook post by the Longview Police Department, Mark Horner, 63, has gone missing. Horner is described as weighing 300 lbs. and standing at 6′ tall, with brownContinue Reading

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Jefferson’s Gabby Wennerstrom is running in the best known American foot race: the Boston Marathon. Last year she accomplished a personal dream of qualifying for the race. Now she’s repeating her performance and looking to improve. She says this year she’s “going for a personal record. With the rain andContinue Reading

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Hughes Springs – Services for Selma Moore, 101, of Oakland, California will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at New Diana High School Auditorium. Burial will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Hughes Springs, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Ore City. Ms. MooreContinue Reading

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On Friday morning 04/07/2023 the Marion County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher received a call from a fisherman. The fisherman stated he was on the south side of Lake o’ the Pines in south west Marion County, Texas. He reported observing a black jeep submerged about forty feet from the Woody’s CampContinue Reading

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A link was sent to us this morning, provided below, on a State a health Services warning about not eating the fish in lakes around east texas. We’ll do more in next weeks paper https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/officials-say-you-shouldnt-eat-from-these-east-texas-lakes/Continue Reading

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The City of Jefferson ‘s emergency siren went off for the first time in a while following Sunday nights storms and a power outage on the north side of town. JPD Chief Tino Perez set off the siren out of an abundance of caution. A series of heavy storms keptContinue Reading

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If you’re participating in the Citywide Rummage Sale and want your location on the map, contact either the Jimplecute or the Marion County Chamber of Commerce by 10a Wednesday morning. There is a minimal fee to be on the map. The Jimplecute can be reached at: JeffersonJimplecute@gmail.com, or 903-665-2462 TheContinue Reading

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The Windows into History team will meet at 4p Thursday at the Jefferson Transportation Center. Topics to be discussed include: The group is placing the art installations at various historical locations around town. Two are currently installed at the waterfront park.Continue Reading

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Local Music Corner By Micah S. White,  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

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1836: Groce’s plantation becomes temporary capital of Texas On this day in 1836, the new government of Texas began a three-day stay at Groce’s Retreat, Jared E. Groce’s plantation home, in what is now southwestern Grimes County. President David G. Burnet and his cabinet sought sanctuary there as they retreatedContinue Reading

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1836: Convention of 1836 breaks up in a hu On this day in 1836, the Convention of 1836 adjourned in haste as the Mexican army approached Washington-on-the-Brazos. The convention, which met on March 1, drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, organized theContinue Reading