Staff Reports What started as a 10 acre fire quickly spread to over 500 acres Wednesday afternoon as high winds across the County pushed it into nearby woods. The fire resulted in Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur to issue both an emergency Disaster Declaration and a Burn Ban for theContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The North East Texas Municipal Water District (NETMWD) approved a “Mutual Separation Agreement” between them and General Manager Wayne Owen during Monday night’s regular monthly meeting. “The Board of Directors of Northeast Texas Municipal Water District and I have mutually decided to end my employment.Continue Reading
Rotary Junior Student of the month for March, is Keiland Williams. Keiland is the son of Carl and Kietta Williams Jr and the grandson of Angela Friday, Carl Williams Sr, Rositta Allen and Luther Don Jefferson. Keiland states, “I love football. I’ve been playing since I was five years old.Continue Reading
9th Grade All A’s Cooper Bonner, Wyatt Conwell, Kayden Grigsby, Alexis Oney, Iy’zaviyon Scott, Dakennidi Williams 9th Grade A&B Te’nazia Alexander, Kimberly Ball, Bralyn Blackshear, Ashari Brannon, Olivia Carey, Demetrius Carr, Levi Cherry, Cullen Cryer, Krish Desai, Janaa Goynes, Zoey Greene, Kimone Hall, Kiera Jones, Skyler Lindley, Madalyn Loftis, JadeContinue Reading
Council resolves to oppose water deal V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute After almost 90 minutes of public comment, the Jefferson City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing “any sale or transfer of water rights or additional allocation of water from Lake O’the Pines by NETMWD which would negatively impact localContinue Reading
Staff Reports What started as a 10 acre fire quickly spread to over 500 acres Wednesday afternoon as high winds across the County pushed it into nearby woods. The fire started south and east of the intersection of FM2208 and FM 3001 in southern Marion County. The cause has yetContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur ordered a Burn Ban to go into effect immediately as a result of the dry conditions and high winds across the County. “The Marion County Judge finds present circumstances in all or part of Marion County create a public hazard that would be exacerbated byContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur made an emergency Disaster Declaration late Wednesday afternoon as a result of the fires near FM2208 and FM 3001. “Whereas the County of Marion… has suffered widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property (or there is imminent threat of the same)Continue Reading
Dear Fellow Merchants, Citizens and Downtown Residences: It’s that time of year again! We are excited to share the following information with you for Mardi Gras Weekend, Friday – Sunday, February 28th, March 1st & 2nd, 2025. We appreciate your participation in helping the town and guests to have aContinue Reading
According to a release from City Secretary Melissa Boyd, the downtown streets will be swept on Sunday and Monday mornings. Vehicles are encouraged to be off the streets to ensure the best possible cleaning.Continue Reading
Due to the possibility of winter weather conditions this week, TxDOT crews are scheduled to place brine on major roadways and bridges across our nine-county district starting Monday, February 17. Crews will focus on treating interstates and U.S. highways across the district because they are the mostly highly traveled roadways. TheContinue Reading
The City of Jefferson is performing sewer improvements along Polk Street from Bonham to Henderson, that is anticipated to last until May 6, 2025. Residents and Business Owners can expect one or more street/sidewalk closures to occur during the construction period throughout the project location. Construction will halt during theContinue Reading
The Jefferson City Council’s Tuesday night special meeting, has nothing to do with the proposed water sale at Lake O’the Pines. A flyer distributed at last Saturdays “Town Hall” meeting organized by State representative Jay Dean, provided a list of the city council meeting dates for the seven member cities.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The three highest-scoring archers from Jefferson Junior High gave a brief presentation to the school board on January 14. Cameron Young, a 7th grader, is the 1st place shooter, Kera Long, an 8th grader is the 2nd place shooter, and Jordyn Carpenter, also an 8th grader, is theContinue Reading
Press Release VeraBank is pleased to announce that Glenn Bickerdike has been promoted to Executive Vice President & Regional President-Harrison & Marion Counties. He has been with VeraBank for 6 years, formerly in the position of Senior Vice President. A native of Tyler, TX, Glenn and his family have livedContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute TPS reports were the order of the night during Tuesday’s City Council meeting as various departments and organizations gave their quarterly reports to Aldermen. Jefferson Police Chief Florentino Perez provided his year-end report to Council outlining the status of the department, how they performedContinue Reading
Staff Reports The fate of City Hall was up for discussion at two different times during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Initially City Administrator/Secretary Melissa Boyd presented council with a $158,000 proposal to renovate the Jefferson Transportation and Visitors Center into a more permanent City Hall while still maintaining theContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Krewe of Hebe may find it harder to “Laissez les bons temps rouler” this Mardi Gras season as Council has yet to issue final approval to their annual event permit. Council gave tentative approval to the Krewe’s event application Tuesday evening but are now requiring Lyle Spellings,Continue Reading
Sophie Bunn/Jefferson Jimplecute Paul Webb was sworn in as County Commissioner for Precinct 3 on January 2nd. He was elected in the March 5, 2024, Primary Election. Webb has lived in and around Marion County for much of his life. He attended North Caddo High School in Vivian, La., beforeContinue Reading
Staff Reports The clock is ticking if you want to run for the Jefferson City Council. The official filing period began on January 15 and runs through February 14. Up for grabs are one Alderman seat in each of the City’s three wards, plus one unexpired term which was notContinue Reading