Courtesy Photos Jefferson’s One Act Play earned 5th in District UIL competition on March 2. Four individuals earned earned medals in different categories. Emma Pierce-All Star Cast, Aiden Cooner-Honorable Mention All Star Cast, Nick Anderson-Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Savannah Beggs-Honor Tech Crew. Continue Reading
Jefferson “Bee Man” S.S. Brantley dropped by the Jimplecute offices to remind residents that honeybees are starting to move around a little earlier due to the warm weather. Brantley said to be sure and watch water meters, telephone, and cable tv connection boxes in your yards for bee activity. HeContinue Reading
Your Jefferson Bulldogs Boys Powerlifting Team will be competing today in Arp at the Region 3 Division 3 Championship today. Lifting starts at 1:30 pm in the gym at Arp High School. Please come out and show your support for these young men trying to make it to the TexasContinue Reading
JHS Girls Softball will have a night of Teacher Appreciation tomorrow during the game.Continue Reading
Jefferson’s One Act Play earned 5th in District UIL competition on 03/02/23. Four individuals earned earned medals in different categories. Emma Pierce-All Star Cast, Aiden Cooner- Honorable Mention All Star Cast, Nick Anderson- Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Savannah Beggs- Honor Tech Crew. I am incredibly proud of theContinue Reading
We both love and hate the proliferation of events and activities on FaceBook. It’s great as it allows information to be shared quickly and lots of people see it – if they’ve been interacting with your page. We follow lots of people, groups, and organizations and capture a lot ofContinue Reading
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Congratulations to Tawny Foster, Payton Burkett, Adrianna Blanton, and Zoe Hitchcock on making history. These 4 young ladies are the first girls in Jefferson girl’s history to participate in the Region 3 Division 3 Regional Championships. They did and amazing job representing Jefferson. Adrianna Blanton came in 5th earning theContinue Reading
What else would folks have to do on a rainy afternoon before a tornado showed up other than firing off a cannon? At 5pm Thursday downtown Jefferson residents heard what May have sounded like transformers blowing across town. But it was Tom Moss, David Durocher, and a number of onlookersContinue Reading
Tornado-like winds came across FM729 just west of the intersection with Tx49 uprooting and snapping off trees, and felling power lines about 5:30p.m. Thursday. A National Weather Service Tornado Watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday evening. As of 6p, no injuries and limited property damage had been reported.Continue Reading
The HOME softball games against Tatum originally scheduled for Tuesday (2/28/23) have been rescheduled for tonight (Monday, February 27). The JV will play at 4:30 PM, followed by the Varsity. The games will still be played at HOME! This is the DISTRICT OPENER for our softball team! There are onlyContinue Reading
A billboard went up on Friday afternoon taking aim at Jefferson Alderman Hollis Shadden with little explanation. The digital sign was taken down in less than 24-hours. It was located near the intersection of FM 2208 and US59, outside the city limits. Online discussions have abounded over the sign withContinue Reading
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Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director The Lady Bulldogs won their first game of the Linden-Kildare tournament 9-2 vs. Paul Pewitt!Join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to continue out our pool play! Bracket play begins Saturday!Continue Reading
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Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director Congratulations to our 7th and 8th Girls Track teams in winning our track meet tonight! The Lady Bulldogs continued JISD success as they take the win at home against the Lady Leopards tonight 8-5! Join us this weekend as we enter into theContinue Reading
Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director The Lady Bulldogs softball team went 5-0 this weekend, winning The Coach Malone Classic Tournament!Congratulations to these young ladies and all their hard work this weekend! Join us Monday as we take on the Liberty Eylau Lady Leopards at Home starting at 5:00Continue Reading
1910: Frenchman flies first plane in Texas On this day in 1910, a Frenchman, Louis Paulhan, made the first recorded airplane flight in Texas. The first people in the state to fly, in the 1860s, were air-show balloonists and their passengers, although several inventors were also busy with plans forContinue Reading
Filing for a place on the ballot in the May elections ended today at 5 pm with a full set of candidates. Ward 1 options this year include, incumbent Jim Finstrom, Bubba Haggard, and BW Brooks. The lone Ward 2 candidate is new Jeffersonian Ray Hengst. Ward 3 candidates includeContinue Reading
1929: LULAC founded On this day in 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens, originally called the United Latin American Citizens, was founded at Salón Obreros y Obreras in Corpus Christi, Texas. LULAC is the oldest and largest continually active Latino political association in the United States and wasContinue Reading