Rick Smith/Contributing Writer A garden is one of the purest and simplest pleasures in life. I have a small, city-slicker-sized garden – a couple of raised beds and a few terra cotta pots arranged here and there, all loaded with herbs. This herb garden has become a sanctuary thatContinue Reading
Courtesy Photos Marion County Diversified Civil and Social Concerns Organization, hosted their first Fashion Show on April 2., What a treat it was! A special thank you to everyone involved: MCDCSCO members, the volunteers, and judges JR Ashley, Pastor Burns, and Missy Baldwin, and especially our wonderful models. They wereContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin!!! One of my favorite cookbook promotional tours included Asheville, N.C., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga. It was an amazing adventure but over 2,400 miles round trip, it was a lot of driving and let me tell y’all it’s just as HOT up there asContinue Reading
Caddo Lake: The Bass fishing has been a little crazy the last few day with the water level going down and up! The lake level is about 1.5 ft high. The strongest bite going on right now for our guide trips has still been fishing the trees. We haveContinue Reading
Staff Reports New Zion Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their 159th anniversary at 2p.m. Sunday, May 19. The theme is “The Indispensable Church” from Matthew 16:18. The church is located at 5057 FM 3001, near Jefferson. The New Zion Missionary Baptist Church was organized during the year of 1865. ItContinue Reading
Press Release Honoring Those Who Watch over You. This is your invitation to attend a special banquet being held on May 20, 6PM at the Transportation Center. Our Congressman, The Honorable Nathan Moran will be sharing special thoughts and information with us during the evening. Marion County First Responders PrayerContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates City Hall Closed City Hall offices will be closed on May 24 from 8a-1p due to a private event. The offices will reopen at 1p. Combat Vets The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association is sponsoring the 2024 Ark-La-ex Memorial Rally May 24-26 in Auntie Skinner’s in downtown Jefferson.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The 77th Historic Jefferson Pilgrimage, themed “The Heart of East Texas,” was last weekend and filled the town with the sights and sounds of the past. The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club hosted the event which included four tour homes, evening garden strolls, the “Diamond Bessie Murder Trial”Continue Reading
Rick Smith/Columnist “But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.” ― Mitch Albom, For One More Day The year was 1936. The Great Depression. The Silent Generation. The place was a village in northern Louisiana. Rural. Beyond the black stump. A heatContinue Reading
The Rev. Seth Buckner/Heritage Baptist Church Haggai 2:19 says, “…from this day will I bless you.” Often, the blessings of God seem elusive and impossible to grasp. Pain seems much more likely. In the great movie The Princess Bride, Wesley says to Princess Buttercup, “Life is pain, highness. Anyone whoContinue Reading
Members of the Avinger Chamber of Commerce recently received a $500 wildflower seed grant from Pearlee Wells with the Resource Conservation & Development Council. The funds will be used to purchase seeds for sowing along area roadways. Pictured are Angela O’Neal, Wells, Ronnie Politi, Marcela Mercer.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The Rev. Dr. Collin Bullard, pastor of First Baptist Church, Longview, will be the speaker at the annual spring meeting of the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation held at the Josephine Davidson Memorial Chapel near Harleton, a part of one of the most unique events in Harrison County. ThisContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee I post this column every year about this time and I will keep on because I love it and honestly it’s just a classic southern staple. I posted a picture several years back on Facebook, at home making a BLT sandwiches. Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and let meContinue Reading
Hector Espino/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson is full of so much history and the more you dig, the more you find. 1852 on Austin is fairly new to Jefferson but the location is rooted in the concrete. The building was constructed in 1852 for shippers Patton, Henderson and company, and is whereContinue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer We’ve discussed the advantages of using crushed/powdered egg shells in the garden. It works great but takes effort and time. Tomatoes need calcium to help prevent blossom end rot. What many fail to see is the bigger the fruit, the more calcium as well as phosphorus andContinue Reading
Woodstock is an energetic, fun, happy two year old boy with a sweet heart and goofy personality. He loves to give hugs, get belly rubs, sit in your lap, and relax in the sunshine. Woodstock is cooperative, intelligent, walks well on a harness and leash, and enjoys going to shopContinue Reading
Jefferson High School held the 2024 Senior Prom this weekend at the Jefferson Visitor and Transportation Center. Courtesy PhotosContinue Reading
The yard of Bill and Shirley Latham on Friou St. has been chosen Garden of the Month of May by the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. The entrance to the house is beautifully decorated with flowers of many colors – pansies, snapdragons, Dusty Miller and Peggy Martin climbing roses. CourtesyContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson City Council held a town hall on Tuesday to learn more about a health program brought up last month. “MD Health Pathways is a pioneering healthcare solution dedicated to providing simplified access to quality healthcare,” their material reads. The program, in their seventh year, offers residentsContinue Reading
May 4 City Election! Polls are open from 7a-7p at the County Elections Building on N. Alley Street. The only contested race is between Patricia Finstrom and Gary Amburn seeking the Mayor’s seat. School Dates Meetings Strategic Plan The City’s Strategic Plan meeting set for Thursday, May 2, has beenContinue Reading