Members of the JHS band, Colorguard, and Strutters went to North Western State University last weekend to participate in Youth Performers Day. They were able to perform with 50 students from other schools and the NWSU band during halftime.Continue Reading
The Jesse Allen Wise Garden Club has chosen the yard of Sharon and Mark Murray on Camp Street as the September Garden of the Month. The flower beds have a colorful display of flowers such as: periwinkles, cone flowers, Rudbeckia, and Abelia. Also, trees such as Magnolia, Red Crepe Myrtle,Continue Reading
Meetings School Dates PAACC Meets The Pyland African American Cemetery Charter (PAACC) will hold it’s Annual Board of Directors meeting Saturday, September 23, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Pyland Cemetery. The Public is welcome. Contact us @ www.thepaacc.org Poinsettias The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club is pre-ordering Poinsettias for the Christmas Holidays. Plants are $18 each this yearContinue Reading
Staff Reports Do you have stuff collecting dust in your attic, garage, spare bedroom, or shed? Well, next weekend you get your chance to de-clutter and, hopefully, move your extra stuff to someone else’s house as the fall Citywide Rummage Sale, sponsored by the Marion County Chamber of Commerce kicksContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer It is every parent’s worst nightmare. And it is a tragedy that still haunts a small East Texas town. On one terrible day in 1937, a school building in New London exploded, killing nearly 300 children. The oil industry had transformed Rusk County in a very short time since oil was first discovered in 1930. Oil workersContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin! The cast iron skillet is an essential tool in the southern kitchen! The problem is so many of y’all are killin the skillet before it’s in its prime! If you wanted to threaten a cajun-cook, just tell them you’ll put their cast iron inContinue Reading
David Wall There are all sorts of mulches available for your garden, but wood mulch is often called a gardener’s best friend. The object is to cover the soil and protect the vegetable plants by keeping sunlight off the soil, thus lowering soil temperature, while helping to retain moisture, suppress weeds,Continue Reading
The Marion County Chamber of Commerce named Chief Tino Perez the Citizen of the Year during their annual banquet last Friday. Other winners are pictured. A new “James Goolsby Award” was also presented to Sharon Goolsby.Continue Reading
For the Past three years Rotary Club of Jefferson has provided supplies for a Hygiene Closet at the Jr. High and the High School. These supplies are keep in a teachers closet and students are told if they need anything, they may go before or after class. At NO chargeContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates Safety Seminar Jefferson First Assembly of God, 605 E Clay, will be holding a Safety Seminar 1-2:30p on Saturday Sept 16th. Chief Perez will be speaking and we will have coffee and desserts. Outdoorsman Oasis Heritage Baptist Church will host the 3rd Annual Outdoorsman Oasis on Saturday atContinue Reading
Francene Rainey/Contributing Writer The 21st Annual Diamond Don AHRMA National Motocross is in the books. As everyone knows, Diamond Don and Moto Mama are heading off into the sunset and this was our last race. “The words ‘Thank You’ do not adequately express our genuine appreciation for all theContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Charles Culberson was part of an influential Texas political family. He would lead a notable career in his own right, serving two terms as governor and three terms in the U. S. Senate. Culberson was born in June 1855 in eastern Alabama. Shortly after he was born, his ambitious father, David B. Culberson, moved the family to Texas and setContinue Reading
Big news!! Roma’s in Jefferson is now serving breakfast starting September 13. Immediately following breakfast they’ll be offering their lunch and dinner specials.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo began in 2019 as a fundraiser for the scholarship program established in 2004 in Becca’s memory. From the beginning, the rodeo committee has strived to include events for the youth along with the normal rodeo events. Stick horse races for kids 5 andContinue Reading
Staff Reports A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop will be held on Sept. 29 at Gold Hall, 101 Elm St., Hallsville. This is a multi-county event hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk and Upshur counties. The Sept. 29 Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop in HallsvilleContinue 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: 9/14 Friday: 9/15 Saturday: 9/16 Dining SpecialsContinue Reading
Staff Reports Those wanting to recycle in Marion County will have a slightly new process to follow in getting their annual permit. Recycling permits have been required for some time, but, as they do not require being “punched” each time, it’s hard to see when they expire. Each permit isContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates VFW Fish Fry The Jefferson Veterans of Foreign Wars will resume their monthly Fish Fry on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. The lunch will include fried fish, fries, coleslaw, beans and a drink— all for a $10 donation. DessertContinue Reading
If this race is on your bucket list, start making plans now for Diamond Don’s 21st Annual AHRMA National Vintage Motocross this weekend, at Diamond Don RV Park & Event Center located one mile from Jefferson. Diamond Don Rainey reaches his milestone 80th birthday and will be retiring in 2024,Continue Reading
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer With temperature still blazing outside in the old riverport town of Jefferson, a really fun hot time was going on inside the city’s tourist center as the Roaring Jazz Age Party got going on Labor Day Saturday. Billed as perceived “party of the century” – this centuryContinue Reading