From The Marion County Chamber of Commerce Newsletter These past few months have been challenging for everyone, and we hope that you are all safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We feel extremely fortunate to be able to welcome our hometown friends and tourists alike back in the chamber.Continue Reading
The ‘Ark’ section of the Ruth Lester Playhouse was opened Friday morning in preparation for cleaning, blessing, and placement of a Torah, as the structure returns to regular use as a Jewish Synagogue. The Bethel Temple Fellowship, a Messianic Jewish Congregation, recently reached an agreement with the Excelsior Foundation andContinue Reading
This is a new feature we’re going to try. It will provide a daily recap of items we shared on FaceBook so readers who don’t use FaceBook can still get the information. I’m updating it throughout the day up until about 3:30-4p.m. Then later posts will appear on the nextContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis, II, publisher The Ruth Lester Playhouse will once again be a Synagogue after almost a 100 years. The Bethel Temple Fellowship Congregation here in Jefferson, has reached an agreement with the Jessie-Allen-Wise Garden Club, which owns the structure, to begin renting the facility and holding regularContinue Reading
Press Release Come experience the re-enactment of The Great Locomotive Chase – The Andrews Raid, the Civil War’s most gripping railroad story aboard an antique gas-powered locomotive at Historic Jefferson Railway. See the North and South skirmish a replica ironclad gunboat firing its cannons on the banks of the BigContinue Reading
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Kids driving you crazy? Bring them out for a ride on an antique narrow-gauge train along the Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson, Texas. The railway will run each Saturday beginning May 16, 2020 through September 5, 2020. Trains include a stop at the Diamond Don Gator Pit for alligator feeding andContinue Reading
2020 Calendar of Events -Revised May 8, 2020 Dates, Events and Pricing are subject to change at any time.Events may be cancelled or rescheduled due to weather, maintenance or COVID-19 restrictions. We are running our antique gas-powered locomotive for all 2020 events COVID-19 UPDATEFace masks are required to ride theContinue Reading
Michelle and George Ostott’s garden on Vale Street is April’s Garden of the Month. The roses are in full bloom. Thank you to Michelle and George for making Jefferson more beautiful.Continue Reading
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This week the Jefferson Lion’s Club provided lunch to the staff at the Jefferson Life Center. Lions Paul Moore and Peg Brown-Walker delivered lunches from Riverport Barbecue. This has been a weekly event for Lions. In the past they have provided lunch to the Sheriff’s Department, Jefferson Police Department, andContinue Reading
Claire D Lune, the shop in the “pharmacy” building on Austin Street is closing. The business has been sold and the new owner will be reopening in the future. “Karen and Ellen are both sad and excited to be ending this chapter in our lives,” their FaceBook post read. “WeContinue Reading
By Hunter Bonner Originally published at: Absolute Technology Solutions, Inc. For many, working from home has become the “new normal”. Zoom Meetings, VPNs, remote PC services, all of these have become part of our office lingo, and our day to day tools for getting the job done. Working remotely does presentContinue Reading
Downtown restaurants resumed “dine-in” service this morning in Jefferson, after making adjustments to seating areas and ensuring staff are following Governor Abbott’s Open Texas document requirements. “Our ‘Coffee Club’ was waiting for us at 6 this morning,” said Taste of Caddo owner Becky Arnold. Taste of Caddo has limited theirContinue Reading
Below is Governor Gregg Abbott’s Open Texas Report which offers guidelines for businesses to reopen starting May 1, 2020. In summary, most retail, malls, and restaurants can open with certain restrictions – the biggest of which is they must limit their occupancy to 25% of normal occupancy. By way ofContinue Reading
By. V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Local Pastor and Jefferson Christian Academy leader Alden Ho has taken local fundraising to a whole new level. He’s riding his recumbent bicycle from San Diego, California, to Jacksonville, Florida. All to raise money for the Jefferson Christian Academy. Alden set a goal toContinue Reading
The garden at the home of Patricia and Jim Finstrom has been selected as April’s Garden of the Month. The Finstrom’s home is located on Line Street. Thank you, Patricia and Jim, for helping to keep Jefferson beautiful.Continue Reading
Emergency Room physicians asked Texas A&M’s John Criscione for help as supplies diminish COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With a touch of inspiration from MacGyver, Aggies have developed a way to make medical protective gear from readily available materials. A group of professors and graduate students from the College of EngineeringContinue Reading