Staff Reports Bring the kids to Jefferson for one final adventure before the school season gets into full swing. Come out for a Labor Day Celebration at the Historic Jefferson Railway on September 2, and ride on an authentic gas-powered antique locomotive along the Cypress Bayou River in Jefferson. ComeContinue Reading
Candlelight tickets now on sale online Tickets for the 41st Annual Jefferson Candlelight Tour of Homes are currently available for purchase online at www.JeffersonCandlelight.com at a discounted rate. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season & spend time with those you love. The tour includes four amazingContinue Reading
The Jefferson VFD came to the end of the Marion County Youth Football practice today, August 23, to help them cool off after this afternoon’s practice.Continue Reading
Bring the kids to Jefferson for one final adventure before the school season gets into full swing. Come out for a Labor Day Celebration at the Historic Jefferson Railway on September 2, 2023, and ride on an authentic gas-powered antique locomotive along the Cypress Bayou River in Jefferson, Texas. ComeContinue Reading
Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players president Marcia Thomas says “It’s just too darn hot!” to hold their 35th Season Launch Party outdoors Labor Day weekend, so she’s moving the party inside. The Roaring Jazz-Age Lawn Party will be held at the Jefferson Visitor and Transportation Center starting at 7:30p onContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates Save the Date School Zones School Zone traffic lights are back up and running US59 as schools prepare to resume on Aug.14. Traffic tickets can still be written so be careful! Band Boosters Band Boosters will have their first meeting August 21st at 5:30 pm in theContinue Reading
Staff Reports Do you believe? Well, come to the 2nd Annual Texas UFOcon is this weekend at the Jefferson Tourism and Visitor and join other believers and UFO enthusiasts as they delve into specific cases and recent government finding. There’s a host of authors, researchers, investigators, historians, and vendors, availableContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Katherine Anne Porter was one of the most noted of Texas novelists. Her career spanned decades, and though her output was limited, it had a profound impact on many aspiring writers from the 1930s through the 1970s. She was born Callie Russel Porter in May 1890 in Indian Creek, a small, unincorporatedContinue Reading
Courtesy Photo by Hollis Shadden A new historic marker was installed at the old train trestle today. Pictured are Rusty Knight, Gary Endsley, Jackson Kain, and Joe Fant with the Collins Institute who installed it. The marker was requested several years ago, and recently awarded to and accepted by theContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee/Contributing Writer Growing up in the south that phrase seemed to come out of someone’s mouth on a day you couldn’t imagine it being hotter and usually in the middle of already being annoyed. Like a lot of things southern it’s really a greeting, a conversation starter, andContinue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer Sometimes it seems like gardens were invented just to give ants a home base! Ants in large numbers can eat vegetable limbs, leaves, flowers and fruit. Further, they can play havoc on newly transplanted seedlings as well as feeding on your vegetable plant roots. On top ofContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates Save the Date School Zones School Zone traffic lights are back up and running US59 as schools prepare to resume on Aug.14. Traffic tickets can still be written so be careful! Smart Driving A Smart Driver’s Course will be held at Kellyville Community Center, 130 Kelly ParkContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The Pine Harbor Owner’s Association is in the process of disolving after 13 members attended and voted at the annual meeting on July 29. A portion of the current Board met with the Jimplecute for aa 90-minute interview last Monday. Board members present at theContinue Reading
Hunter Mannies/Chef Let’s get shakin!!! As I see the kiddos headed back to school, my social media is flooded with first day back to school pictures; I reminisce. I don’t have children but most of my friends do. I remember back to when I was young when their parents wereContinue Reading
David Wall/ Contributing Writer WSs are a group of insects that are masters of camouflage. Resembling a small twig, they’re almost impossible to see in a forest unless you’re very observant, specifically looking for them, or they happen to be moving. If, however, you’re able to observe one you’re in forContinue Reading
AUSTIN – August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Texas WIC is sharing resources to support moms and pregnant women to help meet their breastfeeding goals. “From the start of your pregnancy through your child’s fifth birthday, Texas WIC is here for you every step of the way,” said Texas WICContinue Reading
Editors Note: This is the start of a monthly column from JPD Chief Florentino Perez. Florentino Perez/Jefferson Police Chief Monthly Crime Prevention Tips: Identity Theft Prevention This Month I will like to inform the public on Identity Theft and steps you can take to limit a criminal access to youContinue Reading
Staff Reports A new Lions Club comes to Avinger on August 14, when 25 charter members celebrate the charter night of the Avinger Area Lions Club at Corbetts Catfish and More restaurant at 6:30p.m. During the ceremonies, District Governor Brandon Greer will present members of the new club with theirContinue Reading
Child care centers closing across state An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children of about 1,600 child care programs indicated 44%Continue Reading
Butch and Barbara Haggard (Davidson) wait on the school bus, at left, for their 25-mile ride to school in this archive photo Barbara posted. Remember that School Buses will be back on the roads Monday morning as JISD classes resume.Continue Reading