Congratulations!
2022-01-30
Jeffersonians Joey Romano and Cynthia Simmons tied the knot this week in Las Vegas! According to a Facebook post, they were married at the “Little White Wedding Chapel.” Continue Reading
Past, Present, and Future
2022-01-20
Rabbi Linda/Bethel Temple Fellowship Shalom and Happy New Year! New Years is a tradition about many things. For many people it is mostly a new start. To the Jewish people, the letter “Chet” is also the number 8 meaning life(new beginning). It is letting go of the past mistakes and rebellionContinue Reading
OHTP’s Chocolate Sunday set for Feb. 13
2022-01-20
Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players (OHTP) are lining up gospel musicians, singers and superlative cooks for their annual Chocolate Sunday fundraiser set for Sunday, Feb. 13, at Christ Episcopal Church in Jefferson. The “Sweetest Sunday of the year” event is the only fundraiser that the thespian group holds each seasonContinue Reading
Rotary gets City update…
2022-01-20
City Administrator Eric Kuykendall spoke to the Jefferson Rotary Club last week about what’s going on within the city government. Do you know of a street that needs repair? Plans are being made. Call your alderman and let them know where repairs need to occur. Kuykendall is picutred here withContinue Reading
Museum Lecture: Pine Tree students to present findings on African-American community in Jefferson on Thursday
2022-01-17
It’s time once again for the Jefferson Historical Museum’s quarterly lecture series, and this time we have something very special in store for you. Several students from Pine Tree High School in Longview have been researching leaders from the African-American community in Jefferson over the years, and on Thursday 1/20,Continue Reading
Confederate officer later served to reunite the Nation
2022-01-14
By Ken Bridges The Civil War was a time of great chaos and terrible destruction. Hundreds of thousands of men fought on both sides. In Texas, the commander of one of the most famous Confederate divisions was John George Walker. Walker’s adventures, however, would take him far from Texas. WalkerContinue Reading
Ma Ferguson embodied Texas values
2022-01-06
By Ken Bridges She grew up in a time when women almost never attended college, almost never spoke out on the issues, and certainly never voted. But one woman did all of them, and in the process, “Ma” Ferguson became one of the most unforgettable women in Texas political history. Miriam A. Wallace wasContinue Reading
Helping Those Who’re ‘Bearly’ Making It
2022-01-06
Hollis Shadden, with assistance from the Big Cypress Corvette Club, donated 40 teddy bears to the Jefferson Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to give out to children displaced due to tragedy. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur will present the gift to the County Commissioners for formal acceptanceContinue Reading
Bryan is a pivotal character in Texas history
2021-12-22
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Many great cities have risen or fallen in the United States. Some have prospered and grown to become huge metropolises while others never came into focus or just faded away. In many cases, the future success of these cities was the result of the work of oneContinue Reading
Christmas and Hanukkah – Celebrating the Miracles of God
2021-12-22
Shalom Chaverim There is a true story about God giving the world the greatest gift ever. God gave us His Son Yeshua the Messiah; redeemer of our souls. How do I know it is true? Yeshua is truth. I had a personal experience with Him when I was lost, lonely,Continue Reading
Toys for Tots
2021-12-22
Volunteers from the Krewe of Hebe and Jefferson High School met at Walmart in Marshall earlier this week at shopped for hours to benefit Toys for Tots. The toys bought were transported back to Marion County where they were bagged for local kids in need. Volunteer shoppers in Rosanne Bumgarner,Continue Reading
Mrs. Minor’s Recipes
2021-12-22
Cakes and pies are taken seriously in Jefferson. There’s even an auction where prized pastry goes for $100s, if not $1,000s of dollars. But, one of Jefferson’s most fondly remebered bakers was Mrs. Minor. Her Devil’s Food Cake and Lemon Jelly Cake are long sought after recipes. But Jannelle ReedContinue Reading
He did it all for love
2021-12-16
Seth Buckner/Friendship Baptist Church Luke 2:7 tells us, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” In the timeless Christmas story found in the book of Luke, Jesus was bornContinue Reading
Seven Wonders of Jesus Christ
2021-12-10
Dan Eakin/Baptist Minister W. Herschel Ford was pastor of First Baptist Church of El Paso, Texas for many years. During the 1960s, he preached a sermon titled “Seven Wonders of Jesus Christ.” Note it was not THE seven wonders of Jesus Christ. There are many, many wonders about Jesus Christ. ButContinue Reading
The gifts within the gift
2021-12-03
Dan Eakin/Baptist Minister Several churches in Texas have been participating in a shoebox ministry through an organization called Samaritan’s Purse in North Carolina. Members of the churches have filled literally thousands of shoeboxes with at least one nice toy and a wide variety of other useful items. The shoeboxes are takenContinue Reading
Our Town
2021-11-26
Christmas Parade The Jefferson Lions Club and the Marion County Chamber of Commerce will be on Saturday starting at 6p.m. For more information, contact the Chamber at 903-665-2672. The parade will go from Walnut to Austin to Market to Henderson and end at Lion’s Club Park for the lighting ofContinue Reading
Jefferson to kick-off the holiday season Saturday
2021-11-26
Christmas Season officially kicks off on Saturday with the Marion County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Hometown Christmas Parade and the lighting of the Enchanted Forest in Lions Club Park. The Parade will begins at 6 p.m. downtown at Walnut and Austin streets and go to Market and on to Lion’sContinue Reading
From the Left: Thankful for Modern America
2021-11-26
By Glenn Melcancon It’s always a good thing to stop and examine our lives. Thanksgiving reminds us to see all we have instead of what we lack. Many of us get into the bad habit of concentrating on the negative instead of the positive. Today, Modern America provides manyContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Hunt Family Remembered as Peculiar
2021-11-26
By Ken Bridges In the late 1970s and through the 1980s, millions of people would tune in weekly to watch Dallas, a night-time soap opera about the tawdry scandals and business dealings of a Texas oil family. At the same time, a family of Texas oil barons transplanted from ArkansasContinue Reading
A Moment With the Minsiter: Be Thankful for what the Lord Has Done For You
2021-11-26
By Gene Clapp, Jefferson Academy As an adult I always looked forward to Thanksgiving! It wasn’t all about the great food, though that was really good! Our family has a tradition of all getting together at Thanksgiving so we look forward to husbands and wives, sons and daughters, brothers, sisters,Continue Reading