UPCOMING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH SECOND ANNUAL GOLDEN NAIL GALA Six o’clock pm, Enoch’s Stomp Winery and Vineyard, Brought to you by Gold Sponsor: SWEPCO, An AEP Company. WE APPRECIATE OUR MEMBERS! AN EVENING TO REMEMBER… Enoch’s Stomp catered dinner, and offering a cash wine bar. WeContinue Reading
From Staff Reports “Operation Save Christmas” a Miss Marion County Fair project is in full swing at Taste of Caddo (corner of Austin and Vale streets, 201 W. Austin Street) today and tomorrow. The project give a child a set of gifts in the Read (a book), Need (essentials likeContinue Reading
From Marion County Chamber of Commerce email newsletter Things the Marion County Chamber of Commerce members have going on the rest of December. December 17th Cumberland Presbyterian Church presents their Annual Christmas Concert with Jennifer Rich, Charles Gilbert, and the Jefferson High School Choir more information December 20th-21st Jefferson HistoricContinue Reading
Marion County officials, staff, and retirees had their annual Christmas potluck luncheon today in Jefferson. It’s a time of fellowship and everyone brings a toy to donate to Marion County Toys for Tots. Over 85 toys were donated!Continue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis, publisher Tuesday night’s Tourism Board meeting provided an update from Tony Jones on trademarking the City’s Logo as well as a round of standard updates on the status of the City’s tourism promotions. Jones indicated trademark can be done without an attorney, thus saving the CityContinue Reading
The Jefferson Tourism Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau at 305 E. Austin Street. Items on the agenda include: OLD BUSINESS Consider/Approve/Accept New contract revision for Jefferson TCVB building Robin Johnson Update on HOT tax from Avenu Colleen Taylor Update on CityContinue Reading
Today’s Christmas festivities begin at 5 p.m. at the corner of Walnut and Austin streets with the Mims Chapel Choir performance around the City Christmas tree. The Marion County Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Parade begins at 6p.m. The Parade begins at Walnut and Austin streets and goes up AustinContinue Reading
From The Marion County Chamber of Commerce We celebrate our Members’ Events in December (1st-15th) December 1stOpera House Theatre Players presents: “Having our Say – The First 100 Years of the Delaney Sisters” December 5th-7th 37th Annual Jefferson Candlelight Tour of Homes December 6th-7th Santa Visits The Front Porch HistoricContinue Reading
From Edward Jones As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s meaningful to reflect on the origin of the holiday –Native Americans and pilgrims sharing their bounty of food with each other. As you gather with your loved ones this year, perhaps you can think of ways to share not only your dinner, butContinue Reading
Tickets for the 2019 Candlelight Tour of Homes went on sale this week with a 10% discount being offered through December 1. They can be purchased online here. The tour, in it’s 37th year and presented by the Historic Jefferson Foundation, features four homes for individuals to tour in theContinue Reading
From Jefferson Lions Club: Attached are the order forms for the 2019 Enchanted Forest Trees. Christmas is a very special time in Jefferson. One of the most festive parts of Christmas in Jefferson is the Enchanted Forest at Lions Park, hosted by the Jefferson Lions Club. Each year trees areContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Union Pacific’s Big Boy Steam Locomotive blew through town early Tuesday morning with a crowd of around 100 braving the cold to watch. A recording of it passing through the crossing at North Alley Street is here.Continue Reading
The Marion County Historical Commission will present ‘Hooked on History’ at 2pm Thursday at the Excelsior House Hotel Ballroom. This year’s program includes: Vignettes of Marion county’s most interesting past citizens The mystery of Jefferson’s historic railroad trestle Beer Smith and the founding of Uncertain, Texas The public is invitedContinue Reading