June 7, 1938 – November 28, 2022 Graveside services for Walter Alexander Nichols 84 of Jefferson, Texas will be held Friday, December 2, 2022 at Kildare Cemetery in Kildare, Texas. Walter A. Nichols “Jack” 84 years old formerly of Toledo, Ohio and longtime resident of Jefferson, Texas passed away NovemberContinue Reading
By David Wall PRINTED NOW DUE TO SCARCITY OF SEEDS. One of the more fun crops to raise is okra. Historically, in our area, Clemson spineless has been the variety to grow or purchase. Its main limitation has been it needs to be picked at a maximum of 4” inContinue Reading
SHREVEPORT, La. – Wiley College women’s basketball player Jay’lann Myles recorded a double-double to power the Lady Wildcats past Centenary College of Louisiana 84-75 Thursday at the Gold Dome. Myles equaled her career-high of 20 points – hitting six of 10 field goal attempts – including two out of threeContinue Reading
TEXARKANA, Texas – The Wiley College men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit on Friday but fell 81-78 in overtime to Jarvis Christian University. On Saturday, it fell to Texas A&M University-Texarkana 98-60 in the Texas A&M-Texarkana Classic FRIDAY The Wildcats trailed by as many as 14 in the firstContinue Reading
The Longview Orthopaedic Star Foundation recognizes Wiley College women’s basketball player Kaitlyn Davis for her athletic and academic success by awarding her a monetary award as Student-Athlete of the Week. Davis was presented a trophy and a poster with her father Marcellias Davis standing beside her before the Lady Wildcats’Continue Reading
Wiley College volleyball players LeAndria Jackson, Marissa Neal, Hailie and Kailie Williams were honored for their athletic and academic achievements by being selected College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Tuesday. The four earned the award by holding at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average, being a starter or key reserve andContinue Reading
The Wiley College women’s basketball team took control in the second half to overcome a first half deficit in a 75-62 victory over Huston-Tillotson University Tuesday at Alumni Gymnasium. With the victory, the Lady Wildcats surpass last season’s win total of five and improve to 3-0 at home. It’s alsoContinue Reading
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Elmer was educated in the Newark, New York, school district and then went on to work for VanHorn’s Grocery, where he began his lifelong career in the grocery business. He met his wife, Violet Everhart, at VanHorn’s and lovingly remembers that he bet his co-workers a dollar that he couldContinue Reading
By David Wall As it gets colder, some of you will begin to see spiders in your home. They’ll come in all sizes, and you’ll try to kill each and every one of them. But hold on a second. Given a chance, some of the spiders do good in yourContinue Reading
7th grade A Team gets the win against Karnack Indians 54-11 8th Grade B Team Gets the win against Karnack Indians 11-8 8th Grade A team gets the win against Forest Park 61-11 Next Game will be at home against Troup Tigers Nov 28. @5 PM Starting with 7thContinue Reading
Wiley College cross country athletes Christian Brookins and De Lisha Paul were honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for their academic achievement as they were named Daktronics Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Brookins and Paul earned the honor by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 while competing inContinue Reading
The Wiley College men’s basketball team will play against two schools from its former conference Friday and Saturday in the 2022 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Classic. At 3 p.m. Friday, the Wildcats will resume the Highway 80 rivalry against Jarvis Christian University. They will face the host Eagles at 6 p.m.Continue Reading
By David Wall Sweet potatoes come from South America, and while regular potatoes are tubers or underground stems, sweet potatoes are actually roots. For any recipe that calls for apples, white potatoes or squash, you can substitute sweet potatoes. They have a 5,000-year history. White potatoes also come from SouthContinue Reading
Wiley College men’s basketball player Kameron Fitzpatrick hits a jumper with 30 seconds left to help the Wildcats to a 74-73 victory over Central Baptist College Thursday at Alumni Gymnasium. Trailing 70-67 with two minutes left in the game, Maurice Harvey tied it with a corner 3-pointer. After both teamsContinue Reading
Both the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams soundly defeated Waskom last night. Jefferson Bullpups 7th grade boys ended the night with a 44-4 win over the Waskom Wildcats. Scorers for the night were: The 8th grade boys team also saw a sounding win of 53-21 against the Wildcats.Continue Reading
The Linden office of the Texas A&M Forest Service will head to Kentucky today to help out with the growing number of wildfires in the state. The public is invited to see off the Lone Star State Handcrew as they head off on a 14- to 21-day assignment. The suppressionContinue Reading
The Wiley College men’s basketball team took the lead late in the first half and pulled away in the second of a 71-64 victory over Texas College Tuesday at Alumni Gymnasium. The win is the second straight for the Wildcats and third consecutive over the Steers. They trailed by asContinue Reading
