Staff Reports Embrace the changing of the season at Total Farm’s inaugural Fall Festival! Join us every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10 AM to 5 PM for a weekend filled with family fun and festive activities. What to Expect: • Hay Rides, Slides, & Maze: Enjoy scenic rides andContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photo The Stearne Fountain was decorated last Saturday in celebration of Shirley Chatham’s 85th birthday. In years past, the fountain has been decorated for various special occasions.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Long before he was an Industrial Systems instructor at Texas State Technical College, Jeffersonian Clifton Woodgate was a Marine Corps aviation maintenance technician with Marine Helicopter Squadron One during the Reagan administration. Woodgate’s high score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test resulted in an offer forContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photo Karnack ISD brought over their students last Friday for the JHS Homecoming Parade to show their support for their students who play and attend JISD. Karnack was represented on all levels of JISD sports teams, cheer squads, and band.Continue Reading
Rodeo The Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo Queen Pageant is set for September 27-28 and now’s the time to sign up! Applications are now available by contacting Samantha at 940-386-4065 or Susan at 903-930-8920. More information is also available on their Facebook page @Becca Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program. NNO National NightContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen Kinsley Powell, center, was crowned 2024 JHS Homecoming Queen on September 20 before the start of the football game. She was escorted by Aiden Cooner. Also pictured are last year’s Queen Janiyah Ventimiglia (right), Bronx Johnson and Maelynn McGuire. Continue Reading
Created by Shangri La Tarot, Astrology, Reiki, 111 Austin St, Jefferson For the Week of September 27-October 3 As we come through the Fall Equinox, we find ourselves halfway through the astrological year, a time to reflect on what we’ve learned and what we still aim to accomplish. Astrologically, the yearContinue Reading
Courtesy Photo A volunteer works to hang banners around the Jefferson Livestock Association Arena (Hwy 49 East, just outside City Limits) in preparation for this weekend’s Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo.Continue Reading
Rick Smith/Contributing Writer I’ve heard it for years: “Everything is bigger in Texas.” I think it’s true. Texas holds something like 550 Guinness World Records. From the Houston woman with the biggest feet, crossing the threshold at a staggering size 18, to the heaviest ball of dog fur, weighing inContinue Reading
For the Week of September 20-26 This week, the focus is on transformation, balance, and personal growth for all signs. Whether you’re navigating challenges, letting go of the past, or embracing new opportunities, the energy around you is pushing for change. It’s a time to step out of your comfortContinue Reading
David Wall Contributing Writer Foreign ownership of U.S. agriculture appears to be a two-fold problem. First there’s the ownership of companies processing agriculture products. For example, China owns Smithfield, our largest pork producer. Many pesticides are produced by foreign countries, and forcing them to comply with our regulations is difficultContinue Reading
Courtesy Photos The Rev. Ron Donley, of Jefferson First Baptist Church, baptized two residents of Marion County Tuesday morning. A group of ministers visit the Marion County Jail each week to minister to inmates. Continue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin’ Happy Fall, time to get out the ole faithful crockpot y’all. That’s right, obviously you can use them all year long, but to me at least, crockpots are just made for cooler weather dishes. Don’t worry it’s still “homemade” and with a little planning it’sContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Carnegie Library recognized the City of Jefferson and Marion County for the 25th Anniversary of the agreement to contribute funds totaling $32,500 to the library each year. George Otstott and Stacy Mills presented the plaques to Mayor Patricia Finstrom and Judge Leward LaFleur. The Friends ofContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute “Art is an effort to make you walk a half an inch above ground.” ~Yoko Ono And that is exactly what happened last Saturday as over 50 artists setup in various shops across Jefferson to show their talent along side what Jefferson merchants haveContinue Reading
Rick Smith/Columnist When Aunt Josie, a well-upholstered woman, stood, she would have overshadowed everyone in the room had she not stooped. Uncle Eugene, her erect, heavily starched husband, looked ill-matched next to her. The couple settled into a life of bucolic simplicity on a farm in northwestern Louisiana after heContinue Reading
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get Shakin’ I will admit I’ve never been that big into Football and that might make me a bad Southerner BUT I do love LSU and now UT in my adopted home of Texas. Football season in the south has and will always be theContinue Reading
The fifth annual Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo is scheduled for September 27th & 28th, 7:30 pm nightly. The rodeo began in 2019 as a fundraiser for the scholarship program established in 2004 in Becca’s memory. The scholarship program continues to assist our local youth by providing funds towards dual creditContinue Reading
Staff Reports Tailgating before professional sporting events is the norm, and the Jefferson Athletic Booster Club is working to make it the norm here. The game against Newton last week kicked-off a series of six tailgating parties, all starting at 5p before each home game. The parties are open toContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute If you’ve regularly seen a young couple wandering around through Jefferson, attending different events, it’s not just another tourist who really likes Jefferson; it’s First Baptist Church’s new youth pastor and student minister and his new bride Ryan and Agibayle Jonse. The Jonse’s arrived inContinue Reading