Staff Reports Students at JJHS helped support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital with a student organized and led fundraiser this past month. “One day I was watching TV and I saw a St. Jude commercial,” said organizer Skyler Lindley. “Then afterwards when I fell asleep I had a dream that myContinue Reading
Francene and Diamond Don Rainey’s 20th Annual National Vintage Motocross race, held last September, was the largest in the U.S. with more than 700 racers and 1100 people visiting our small town of Jefferson. There were three fundraisers for Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop that raised a total of $5,397. The Dual SportContinue Reading
Students at Jefferson Elementary School came to class in Halloween costumes on Mondy. Continue Reading
First Baptist Church hosted a “Light the Darkness” event on Halloween where they handed out goodie bags, popcorn, nachos, hot dogs and good old fellowship among each other. New pastor Ron Danley was able to meet a lot of people at the event as well. Continue Reading
Miss East Texas Tawny Foster visited the kids at the Jefferson Primary School this week to talk to them about being safe this Halloween and give them trick or treat bags.Continue Reading
Jefferson High School’s Spanish Club, along with the other Spanish classes, decorated the halls of JHS this week with ofrendas and other Spanish cultural pieces in celebration of Dia De Los Muertos. The exhibit features hand-decorated skulls that represent the lives of loved ones that have been lost. The SpanishContinue Reading
1906: Dance Queen is Born On this day in 1906, Gussie Nell Davis was born in Farmersville, Texas. She went on to gain fame as the organizer and leader of the Kilgore Rangerettes, the innovative dance-drill team at Kilgore College. First performing in 1940, the group achieved international recognition underContinue Reading
By David Wall When mums finish blooming and start turning brown, there’s always the question of what to do with them during winter. Well, take a look at the shrub base. There should be shoots emerging at the base of each flowering stalk. These are next year’s stems. So, leaveContinue Reading
1891: High bridge sees its dawn over the Sunset Route On this day in 1891, construction began on the Pecos High Bridge in Val Verde County. Completed in early 1892, this structure was actually the second bridge built to serve trains traveling on the Southern Pacific’s Sunset Route, and theContinue Reading
Are you looking for health insurance for your family? Some timely shopping tips: If you’re using HealthCare.gov, note these deadlines: You have until December 15 to sign up for coverage that starts January 1. You have until January 15 to sign up for coverage that starts February 1. If you areContinue Reading
1940: Cowboy poet goes home On this day in 1940, the cowboy “poet laureate,” Lysius Gough, was found dead at his home in Amarillo. His latest poem, still scrolled in the typewriter, was appropriately titled “Gone.” Gough, born in Lamar County in 1862, was a man of diverse talents andContinue Reading
1866: Like joins like as Belle Starr marries horse thief Jim Reed On this day in 1866, Myra Maybelle (or Belle) Shirley, better known as Belle Starr, married outlaw Jim Reed. Reed eventually became involved with the Younger, James, and Starr gangs, which killed and looted throughout Texas, Arkansas, andContinue Reading
Devlyn Brooks/Lutheran minister There is a reason that the Apostle Paul spends so much time writing about believers being the body of Christ. For instance, in 1 Corinthians 12:27, he writes: “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” And IContinue Reading
Early voting begins Oct. 24 Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 4. Applications for voting by mail must be received by Oct. 28, according to the secretary of state’s office. Texans are eligible to vote by mail if they are 65 or older; sick or disabled; are expected to give birthContinue Reading
The Women of Jefferson will hold a social from 5-7p at the Black Swan. Admission is $20 and covers appetizers, entertainment and complimentary beverages.Continue Reading
Local youth enjoyed Fall Fest on October 15 at the Jefferson High School practice field.Continue Reading
Music 1852 on Austin • Oct. 21: Grey Daddies • Oct. 29: Paul Thorn All Bands start at 8 p.m. Auntie Skinner’s • Oct. 22: Rewind Band 9p-1a • Oct 29: Monster Mash with 8 Track, Costume Contest Haywood House • Oct. 21: John Ford Coley, 7p Meetings • ChamberContinue Reading
Submitted story A group of volunteers came together Saturday to protect and preserve a little bit of history from Jefferson’s past. Listed with the Library of Congress as the “Rowell Deware Dependency, 202 Dixon Street, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas” the structure had been vacant for decades when owners JerryContinue Reading
By Ken Bridges Two orphaned brothers headed west in search of adventure and a new life. The story is common in the annals of the frontier. In the case of brothers Francis and Thomas Lubbock of South Carolina, their story would play an important role in Texas History. Francis RichardContinue Reading
Jefferson Central Church announced this week that several churches in the Northeast Texas area have joined together to bring the 200th exhibit of Messiah’s Mansion to Jefferson. Messiah’s Mansion is a traveling exhibit offering free tours in English and Spanish, of a full-scale model of Moses’ Sanctuary, bringing to lifeContinue Reading