Meetings VBS Heat Alert Texas Division of Emergency Management wants to remind everyone that summer heat is here and safety precautions should be observed. Remember: Heat-related deaths and illnesses are preventable; never leave people or pets in vehicles; and hydrate before going out into the heat. Open House Salon RougeContinue Reading
Not all is lost!!!! Let’s get baking!! I’ve never hid the fact I’m not much of a baker BUT apparently I also wasn’t great at picking spouses years ago either (shocker I know). Anyway let’s dive into the not so good ole days. Yes I was married, and like myContinue Reading
Peggy Walker/Contributing Writer The Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop and the Marion County Health and Resource Coalition would like to thank the following businesses, groups, and resources who made our Marion County Health and Resource Fair a huge success: Marion County Community Center Board, Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop, Marion County Health and Resource Coalition, UTContinue Reading
Stacy Mills/Contributing Writer The temperatures are rising and soon we will be having 100 degree days. What better way to spend a long, hot summer afternoon than curled up with a good book. We’ve got them for you at the library! Books galore for all ages. The variety of genresContinue Reading
David Wall/Contributing Writer Water availability will continue to be a problem now and in the future. You can help by storing rain water, saving bath water wasted by running until the water gets warm, drip garden irrigation, saving the water from boiling vegetables which contains nutrients plants will love, enlargingContinue Reading
Local Music Corner Micah S. White Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music if you feel like lacing up your dancing shoes and hitting the dance floor. If you do go out please be kind, safe and please don’t drink and drive. Please note that events are subject to change for differentContinue Reading
Meetings • City Council, 5:30p, June 20 • Alzheimer/Dementia Support Group, 6p, June 20, Cypress Place • Commissioners Court, 9a, June 26 • Marion County Resources Coalition, 11:30a, June 26 VBS • New Prospect Baptist Church, June 26-30m 8-11a • Lake O’ the Pines Baptist Church, June 26-30 9a-12:15, FamilyContinue Reading
Jefferson and Marion County residents gather to review the various healthcare related resources available to them during Saturday’s Health Fair sponsored by the Marion County Resources Coalition and Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop. The free event drew over 30 “vendors” providing resources available to residents. At right, a member of TxDOT prepares carContinue Reading
Staff Reports This year the Mims VFD will be raffling off a Massimo GKA200, with a 1700cc single-cylinder 4-stroke engine. The prize comes with a trailer featuring a drop gate for easy loading/unloading. Tickets are $10 each or 12 for $100 and can be purchased at the Mims Fire departmentContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Hotel Occupancy Tax receipts are on a slow climb from last month according to Tourism Board president Colleen Taylor. “HOT is not stagnant but on a slow climb,” Taylor said. “We’re need to hope the next four months hold steady or increases a little beforeContinue Reading
Ken Bridges Adversity, it is said, is the truest test of character. When times are flush and problems scarce, few will have to find a way to rise to the occasion when the occasion has risen for them. Gov. Joseph Sayers was a man who faced many crises in hisContinue Reading
By Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin!!!! So last week we talked about “The Trinity” now let’s get to talking about dat Roux. Roux!!! What is a Roux? Roux is one of the first tasks taught in culinary school. Quite simply it’s the base. Roux is a shortening of beurreContinue Reading
Local Music Corner Micah S. White Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music if you feel like lacing up your dancing shoes and hitting the dance floor. If you do go out please be kind, safe and please don’t drink and drive. Please note that events are subject to change for differentContinue Reading
Marion County and Texas Park’s and Wildlife’s 24th Annual Kid’s Fish Day at Hurricane Creek Recreation Area June 3rd was a huge success. Trophies were awarded to five different age groups for the most substantial total weight of a stringer, but the real cash prizes go to the top threeContinue Reading
Partnership supports single parents looking to advance their careers through education AUSTIN– (JUN. 14, 2023) WGU Texas and Single Moms Society announce a partnership to support single parents who want to advance their careers through education with pathways to earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree at WGU Texas. Single Moms Society (SMS), an extensive online communityContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute The Marion County Resource Coalition is hosting their first major event on Staturday and it’s geared at helping Marion County residents find the health care resources available to them in the area. The event is a partnership with Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop program and a grant from theContinue Reading
Meetings Save the Date Bees Honeybees are out in full swarm now that summer is almost here. If you have bees, don’t call an exterminator. Instead, call Stanford Brantley at 903-742-2765 and let him help remove and relocate them. NAPA Appreciates NAPA of Jefferson will be holding their annual CustomerContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Lions Club held its Awards Banquet and New Officer Installation last Thursday at 1852 on Austin in Jefferson. Members and guests enjoyed dinner and were delighted with musical entertainment provided by Joe Buck Crisp and Luanne Neely. Special guests were members of MCDCSO, Past District GovernorContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute St. Paul UMC wants to be one of the blessings in the community and to do that they’ve launched two new offerings introduced over Memorial Day weekend. “We are a caring community church,” said ST. Paul’s Rev. Ray Walker, “and I believe that theseContinue Reading
Ken Bridges Change often came slowly to the South, but it often arrived with a whirlwind of effort pushing it along. Helen Stoddard, a force of nature unto herself, became a leader in the state with her efforts to defeat alcohol and promote women’s equality. Stoddard became an early professorContinue Reading