Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin’ Next to Mardi Gras one of the biggest festivals in the Big Easy is of course Jazz Fest. Personally, I’m not a fan of New Orleans Mardi Gras, it’s just too many people. Don’t get me wrong I love New Orleans! I even onceContinue Reading
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer This young man with a horn is known far and wide now as “Rockin’ Riley.” Only 13 years old, Riley first started on the keyboard when he was only six years old and entertained at Jefferson’s community theatre productions from that point on. He has not onlyContinue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer I start to get antsy every January, wanting to have everything for my gardens ready and in place for the soon-to-be growing season, onions excepted, which were put in the ground I mid-late January. One of the biggest items every year is the soil. Have I improvedContinue Reading
Local Music Corner Micah S. White Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music. If you go out please be kind, safe and please don’t drink and drive. Please note that events are subject to change for different reasons. Thursday: 2/8 Friday: 2/9 Saturday: 2/10 Dining Specials Auntie Skinner’s Open till 10 pmContinue Reading
Paws and Claws on the Bayou Pet Parade will be Sunday February 11th starting at 1:30p before the children’s parade this year. Line-up at Austin and Walnut streets and then walk to Ron Atwood’s Gallery on Polk Street. There is no entry fee or preregistration this year, but they wantContinue Reading
Election Dates Filings Meetings • P&Z, 5:30p Feb. 6 No Fish Fry Due to the pending inclement weather predicted for Saturday, the Jefferson Veterans of Foreign Wars has canceled their Fish Fry on Saturday. Date Change Jefferson’s Outlaw National’s Car Show has changed their date to April 19-20 to notContinue Reading
Ken Bridges He was called “Mr. Sam.” For 48 years, Sam Rayburn was an unforgettable presence in Congress and a devoted servant to the people of Northeast Texas. He served with eight presidents and was Speaker of the House of Representatives on three separate occasions. During his long career, Rayburn helped guide the United States through twoContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get Shakin!!! Here we are in the middle of Mardi Gras season and like every year I’m getting the same questions and comments. I wanna make something traditional, and I wanna make something good, but it just takes too long to make, I am not anContinue Reading
Chocolate Butter Pecan Pie Serves 8 Ingredients: Directions: This pie serves well warm. Just allow the filling time to set before cutting. If you refrigerate before serving, let it come to room temperature before serving. This dessert is relatively high in fat but thanks to the pecans and chocolate, mostContinue Reading
Tim Scallon/Nutritionist On one of our trips to Costa Rica, our friend and guide Eric suggested a chocolate tour. Without hesitation, my wife Kathy immediately accepted. In her mind, she saw counters crowded with all different kinds of chocolate and herself at the front of a long banquet line withContinue Reading
Election Dates Meetings JISD Dates Career Fair JISD is holding their first “Road to the Future” College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Fair from 5:30-7p January 25 at the High School Commons. The school is inviting local colleges, military personnel and businesses to participate. For more information, or to registerContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The Marion County Diversified Civic and Social Concerns Organization traded icy roads for cold temps as they held their rescheduled Martin Luther King Jr Banquet last Sunday evening. Over 200 people attended the annual event and dinner which is a fundraiser for the multiple scholarshipsContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Columnist In Texas, 76 men have been awarded the Medal of Honor for their courage above and beyond the call of duty since the inception of the medal. Perhaps the most recognizable of those figures from World War II was Audie Murphy. Murphy was born into a desperately poor family in Hunt County in 1925. His father abandonedContinue Reading
The Marion County Diversified Civil and Social Concerns Organization (MCDCSCO) would like to thank everyone for attending the 2st Dr Martin Luther King Banquet. The banquet had to be rescheduled because of the weather, and while Sunday was cold, it didn’t damper the Spirit of the event. Special thanks toContinue Reading
Courtesy Letter A letter from The East Texas 100 Club President, Chief Florentino Perez It is a true honor to serve as the President of The East Texas 100 Club for 2024, established in 2019 its purpose is to support Law Enforcement, Firefighters and EMS personnel and their families. TheContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get Shakin’ Hope everyone is enjoying those Grand Bal’s, and parades. That’s right it’s Mardi Gras Season here in the south. I’m looking forward to January 27th and attending the Krewe of Hebe Grand Bal in Jefferson, Texas for my second time as a member. Over the lastContinue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer You’ll recall (I hope!) that all oaks are either red oaks or white oaks. With only a very few exceptions, all red oaks have pointed lobed leaves, while white oaks have rounded lobes. With that introduction, the tree for discussion this week is one that few in ourContinue Reading
Jefferson residents braved the wet weather to partake in Christ Episcopal’s annual Spaghetti Supper last Monday. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur was in charge of cooking the noodles. He cooked over 16 pounds in 35 minutes.Continue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer For the adventurers and dreamers of the world, there are no limits. Wiley Hardeman Post was born on his parents’ cotton farm near Canton in November 1898. He was born on a farm with no electricity in a time when airplanes were still just a dream, but within a few years,Continue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer If you’re looking for a “different” large (as in huge!) tomato with great flavor, then perhaps the Mortgage Lifter is a plant you should consider. It’s an indeterminate, open-pollinated, heirloom tomato producing fruit weighing up to 2.5 pound that will produce until frost! The plant has a pinkish-red beefsteak-shapedContinue Reading