According to Facebook posts by Jefferson ISD and Marion County, their offices will remain closed on Wednesday due to hazardous road conditions in the area. The City of Jefferson generally follows what the School District does on closures due to weather conditions.Continue Reading
According to an email received Monday morning, Jefferson ISD will close again on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, “due to hazardous road conditions and extreme cold.” JISD was also closed on Monday due to weather conditions.Continue Reading
The Jefferson Lady Dawgs are ranked #16 in the Class 3A Texas High School Coaches Association weekly poll. The top 25 3A teams across the state are: Class 3A1.  Buffalo 15-02.  Fairfield 14-13.  Rio Hondo 13-14.  Coahoma 15-15.  Lamesa 18-26.  Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 16-27.  Wall 16-28.  Corpus Christi West Oso 13-29.  Continue Reading
Meetings School Dates Food Pantry JES Christmas Jefferson Elementary School has announced their Christmas Events. • Dec 10: Open House at First National Bank, JES Choir to perform Mims Christmas The Mims Christmas Market is from 10a-2p on Saturday. It supports the Mims Volunteer Fire Department. There will be aContinue Reading
Chloe Wood, a Junior at JHS, was chosen as Rotary’s Student of the Month for October. Chloe is the daughter of Jaime and Mike Wood and the granddaughter of Leslie and Mike Wood and Susan and Cliff Shaw. Chloe’s passion is Softball. She plays year round and has been playingContinue Reading
We only have a week (November 3-7) to see Jefferson High School Art Students win the National Crosley Custom Cruiser Contest, so now’s the time to rally together and support our students! This is the Jefferson ISD submission: Jefferson High School is proud to participate in the nationwide Crosley CustomContinue Reading
Players of the week are selected by JISD Coaches and Band of the Week is selected by the Band Directors. The publication is sponsored by KDM Industrial Services LLCContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates Food Pantry Art Walk Jefferson’s Art Walk is September 6 and brings over 30 artists from the region together to showcase their work. Artists are setup in various shops downtown and on hand to discuss their work. Car Show The first Wheels on the Bayou car showContinue Reading
Staff Reports Correction: The printed version of this story missed an edit. JISD DID NOT approve a change to their local policy on public comment which would have restricted it to only items on the agenda. JISD school board meetings CAN have public comment on any topic whether or notContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photo by Laura Allen Friday’s Pep Rally was extra special for Karley Long as she received her trophy for being the Athlete of the Month last May.Continue Reading
Meetings School Dates Food Pantry Art Walk Jefferson’s Art Walk is September 6 and brings over 30 artists from the region together to showcase their work. Artists are setup in various shops downtown and on hand to discuss their work. Car Show The first Wheels on the Bayou car showContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen The Jefferson Bulldogs helped hold a special ‘Seniors’ Pep Rally at Cypress Place Assisted Living on Monday evening, giving the residents an up close look at the 2025 team and help encourage them on to a Firday night victory.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson High School art students have a chance to be recognized on a national level. This year, Jefferson was selected as one of 200 classrooms across the country to submit an entry in the Crosley Custom Cruiser Contest. The contest, sponsored by Crosley, allows JHS Art 3 &Continue Reading
This week the Texas House approved a bill to change how property owners receive notice about property tax rate hearings for school districts. It sits in the Senate as of press time. The bill, proposed under the guise of improving transparency makes publishing the notice in a newspaper optional. ButContinue Reading
Staff Reports Matthew Woods, an aspiring young auto collision repair technician and 2025 JHS graduate, was awarded set of start-up tools to support his career ambitions—thanks to a generous gift from the JHS Class of 1963. The donation was made in memory of their classmate Bobby Johnson, through the BobbyContinue Reading
On August 19, 2025, Ezra was awarded by the National College Board for his Outstanding Academic Achievement the “Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award and “School Recognition Award”. This year, he works on the board for our Jefferson Bulldog Broadcast on YouTube each Friday night.Continue Reading
Courtesy Photo Avinger Area Lion’s Club had a wonderful time collected School supplies for Avinger ISD. Delivering the supplies was President of the Avinger Lion’s Lion Betty Hicks, Lion Margaret Criner, Lion Wanda Baily and Lion Mary Spearmon.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Varsity Lady Dawgs are off to a strong start for their 2025 season. While losing their season opener 3-0 to Alba-Golden, the Dawgs recovered with a four-game winning streak in the Big Sandy tournament. They defeated Word of God Academy 2-0, Big Sandy 1-0, Hawkins 2-1,Continue Reading
Staff Reports Last Saturday, the Jefferson Cross Country Team kicked off the new season in Sulphur Springs, competing at the Annual Clay Minton Invitational hosted at Coleman Park—a challenging course that traditionally draws significant turnout. This year’s meet served as the Bulldogs’ season opener and featured a massive field ofContinue Reading