According to a press release issued today by Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, the vaccine clinic being held at Heritage Baptist Church has swapped from the Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine to the Pfizer vaccine starting today. The clinic is open to the public, and is a “walk-up” clinicContinue Reading
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas State Line, widening highway. Reconstructing and widening highway. Eastbound traffic moved to the outside lanes. SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. SH 93 – Between Kennedy Lane and Meadow Lane, installing sidewalks. SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, replacingContinue Reading
Hugh, thanks for contacting me for some clarification on the City Administrator candidates. As I have said since being elected, I aim to be a transparent leader and help fix and/or replace processes, ordinances, and practices that do not make sense, do not benefit the citizens, or are in anyContinue Reading
Lunch and learn The Marion County Chamber of Commerce is hosting JPD Chief Tino Perez at noon Monday April 12, to discuss Crime Prevention and Awareness for your small business. This event will be held in the front ballroom of the Jeffersonian Institute. Lunch will be provided. The event isContinue Reading
Jefferson’s namesake will get his birthday celebration this year after all, thanks to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program. On April 14, the day after Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Steve Edenbo will don his colonial attire and take on the character of Jefferson in a two-hour presentation and tribute toContinue Reading
By Chris Paddie, HD9 Happy Easter! I hope you got to spend sometime with your families last weekend as we celebrated the resurrection of Christ! The House took Good Friday off so the members could return home and spend some time with their families, but we will be back andContinue Reading
Thanks for your support To the Editor, Hello! A very big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Jefferson, Texas Adopt-A-Cop!! Many people have come forward with donations to help us assist our Marion County Law Enforcement. Made in the Shade (Angie Hudson & Wes Jones), along with ChadContinue Reading
By Dan Eakin Over the years, ministers and others have placed a lot of emphasis on the fact that Christ died for our sins. And rightly so. Had Christ not been “the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world,” (John 1:29) we would have no Savior.Continue Reading
Mrs. Betty Mathis of the Dallas Metropolitan Jeffersonian Club brought PPE supplies (e.g., gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, wipes) and pencils for students and teachers of JJHS. We are blessed to have this fine group of people to be such great benefactors for our campus. Thank you so much for yourContinue Reading
Moody’s Investor Services issued a Aa3 rating to JISD on Monday and upgraded the district’s general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) rating to Aa3 from A1. “Moody’s is a credit rating agency,” said JISD Business Manager Mike Wood. “They rate the credit risk of entities, which is the risk that theContinue Reading
From Edward Jones’ Joey Romano If you’re planning to retire The COVID-19 pandemic may end up changing our lives in some significant ways. To cite one example, it’s likely we’ll see a lot more people continue to work remotely, now that they’ve seen the effectiveness of tools such as videoconferencing.Continue Reading
From NYLife’s Brad Collins The first image that often comes to mind when people think about long-term care is an elderly person sitting alone in a depressing nursing home. The misconceptions about what long-term care involves and peoples’ images of the most common care settings are understandable, since long-term careContinue Reading
At left, Marshall Elks Lodge #683 donated school supplies for the students of Jefferson Elementary School. Third grade students, Major Thomas and Makaylee Ray accepted the donation along with Zachary Venable, Principal and Mindi Cox, Assistant Principal.Continue Reading
FULLER, FRED LEE JR. and TURNER, ANNETTE STORY SUIRE, JOHN JEFFREY JR. and GADDIS, RACHELLE RAE CAMPBELL, ANDREW CHRISTOPHER and WILSON, DEMETRIA DANIELLE COVERSON, DWAYNE LAMAR and ALEXANDER, ASHLEY BREANNContinue Reading
In what has become a Northeast Texas favorite event, the Marshall Symphony Orchestra is underway with plans for their Voices 2.0: The Heartland Concert Slated for Saturday, May 8, 2021 in downtown Marshall, Voices 2.0 will offer a classical twisted on contemporary country music classics. The vocalists who willContinue Reading
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By V. Hugh Lewis, Jefferson Jimplecute The last steps the Jefferson City Council have used to interview candidates for the City Administrator position came under fire on Good Friday after some council members met with the final two candidates. The challenge was made due to the lack of posting ofContinue Reading
By Austin Lewter, Publisher There are a few things I take seriously. They are values my business partner Hugh Lewis takes equally as serious. Among them are the public’s right know; transparency in government; and accessible communications with our elected officials. The community newspaper serves as the citizens’ sounding board,Continue Reading
The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting at 5:30p on Thursday at the Transportation Center and will consider hiring one of two candidates as the next City Administrator. Council has indicated they plan to adjourn into Executive Session for Personnel Matters to review and discuss the final candidatesContinue Reading
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