Meetings Save the Date JISD EOY Dates Voting Early voting continues Monday and Tuesday from 8a-5p at the Elections Building on N. Alley Street. The General Election is Saturday, May 6 from 7a-7p at county polling locations. Memorial Day Jefferson’s VFW post is holding a Memorial Day Service planning meetingContinue Reading
Members of The Phoenix Organization of Jefferson and Brother’s Keepers Motorcycle Club presented checks to Camp I’m Still Me in excess of $77,000 for their 2022-23 fundraising season. The groups sponsor the East Texas Burn Run in October and Outlaw Nationals in April.Continue Reading
Mission Marshall helps eliminate poverty in Marion County Blake Smith/Jefferson Jimplecute For Marion and Harrison county residents in need, Mission Marshall is the place to go. Located in Marshall, the pantry prides itself on the ability to make a change. The pantry got its start in the late 1980’s asContinue Reading
Scott Stebbins/VSA The most important document a veteran should have is their DD214. Your military discharge papers are officially known as DD Form 214. All veterans receive this Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty once they are out of the military. The DD214 is proof of your militaryContinue Reading
To whom it may concern, In the article about the single room school house, it is not the last one in Marion County. There is one in Berea my mother went to as a little girl. The school house has been turned into a museum of the area and hasContinue Reading
Devlyn Brooks/Contributing writer My wife and I recently visited a new “super” Asian market here in town. We’d been talking about the “date” for a couple of weeks, as the opening of this large ethnic grocery store is a big step forward in the diversity of our food sources hereContinue Reading
Let’s get shakin!! Grits are about as southern as it gets. Originating from native Indians and slowly making its way into the antebellum kitchens of the south. Grits are made in many different fashions, some as unique as the people that make them and the cultures, they are made in.Continue Reading
The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club takes great pride in presenting their 76th Historic Jefferson Pilgrimage “Celebrate Spring” May 4-7, 2023. They revere our rich history while living enthusiastically in the present, looking forward to the future with hope and promise. Some of what Jefferson has to offer include: SeeContinue Reading
WINNSBORO, TX —Winnsboro Festival of Books 2023, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. is presented by Winnsboro Center for the Arts and features activities on The Bowery in downtown Winnsboro. More than 30 published authors will be in attendance in both adult and children’s literature. A wide varietyContinue Reading
Local Music Corner By Micah S. White, 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
Last Thursday, the Shady Ladies presented a check for $10,687.95 to Shriners Children’s Shreveport for their 2022-23 fundraising efforts. The group is made up of 11 members who dress up as witches and dancing and “passing the cauldron” around.Continue Reading
Courtesy Photo Members of the Marion County Child Welfare Board (John Cooper, Ann Turner, and Anna Rose), along with Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, CASA of Marion County’s Judy Litchfield, gathered in front of the Courthouse last Friday to proclaim April as Child Abuse Awareness Month and hand out BlueContinue Reading
Courtesy Photos Jefferson AARP members got lots of good information on opportunities, services, and gardening advice during this month’s regular meeting. Gail Thomas and Karen Corpier, with Cross Threads, spoke on the involvement Cross Threads does for the community totally dependent on donations! They strive to help Foster children/families, CASAContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Along with her directness, my grandmother was poetic. This came from her astute study of the people, but people were not all she studied. Granny was also a student of animals. She once told me she couldn’t remember a time that her and my grandfather didn’t have pets. Continue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Edward House was a Texan determined to move the world when the world refused to be moved. He was a powerful diplomat and presidential advisor and a voice for peace in a time when so much of the world was bent on destruction. House was born in HoustonContinue Reading
Let’s get shakin!!! “Pass it on,” children and young adults in the kitchen! How many of you still cook with the kiddos? Cookies? Cupcakes? Grillin? Let them help with dinner? Sadly, this has become a dying trend over the last few decades. Kids in the kitchen: not only does itContinue Reading
Contributed Article The small town of Avinger has big plans for April 29, when droves of people are expected to attend its Wildflowers & Wine festival. The festival is part of the area’s historic Wildflower Trails event, and for the first time Avinger will host a wine garden, a hotContinue Reading
You’re invited to theQuarterly Lecture Seriesat the Museum! It’s a free Program & Wine/Cheese Reception in the Moseley Art Gallery (ramp/elevator accessible) Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:00pm – Wine/Cheese Reception6:30pm – Program: “The Story of Robert Potter, Statesman or Scoundrel?” Jefferson Historical Society & Museum223 West Austin StreetJefferson, Texas 75657www.jeffersonmuseum.org903-665-2775 “TheContinue Reading
JES 4th grade teacher Mrs. Melinda Muphy throws out the first pitch at last Saturday’s Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball Association’s Opening Day. This year there are over 300 youth playing ball. Games are played at the Kellyville Ballpark every Saturday and in the evenings throughout the week. Continue Reading
Meetings • P&Z Town Hall meetings, Wards 1&3, April 13 5-7p Visitors Center • JPD Explorer Post info, 5:30 p.m. April 14 Visitors Center • JPD Explorer Post info, 3 p.m. April 16 Smithland VFD • JPD Explorer Post Info, 6:30 p.m. April 17 Mims VFD • City Council, 5:30Continue Reading