After leading the Wiley College women’s basketball team to its first season-opening victory since 2018, Kaitlyn Davis was voted Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for October 24-30. Davis scored a career-high 26 points to help the Lady Wildcats to a 75-60 victory over Jarvis Christian University. It’sContinue Reading
Local youth enjoyed Fall Fest on October 15 at the Jefferson High School practice field.Continue Reading
Music 1852 on Austin • Oct. 21: Grey Daddies • Oct. 29: Paul Thorn All Bands start at 8 p.m. Auntie Skinner’s • Oct. 22: Rewind Band 9p-1a • Oct 29: Monster Mash with 8 Track, Costume Contest Haywood House • Oct. 21: John Ford Coley, 7p Meetings • ChamberContinue Reading
Senior class officers were announced at the ‘hunt the rabbits’/camo pep rally on October 14th.Ashton Williams/treasurer, Rachae Williams/secretary, Kenya Ross/president, Braylon Fortson/vice president.Continue Reading
1st Nine Weeks All “A’s’” First Grade Tyler Biddy, Luna Bennett, Braxton Breckenridge, William Dobbs, Ryder Gabriel, Kain Harmon, Catcher (Levi) Hitchcock, Madison Horan, E’Lexha Jones, London Lohman, Jacob Long, Christopher Madden, Madelyn Mears, Skylar Mireles, Melodie Moore, Wesley Morris, Peyton Munoz, Bristol Neuville, Carter Petersen, Dahla, Quada, Charlotte Randolph,Continue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton /Jefferson Jimplecute After nine years with the Bulldogs, Jefferson Independent School District Superintendent Rob Barnwell has chosen to retire and explore other opportunities life has to offer. The long-time educator presented his formal resignation to the JISD Board of Trustees during their regular meeting Tuesday. His contract wasContinue Reading
Jefferson Elementary School Student Council members for the 2022-2023 school year are, from left, Courtney Dowell, treasurer; Jake Gulk, historian; Kanaan Whitaker, secretary; and Isabella Powell, president. Not pictured is Brycen Whatley, vice-president.Continue Reading
The Jimplecute is doing a Basketball Program! It will be available for the First Home Game! This is something NEW, but just like the Football Program the proceeds will go to the Jefferson Athletic Booster Club. The last couple of years we’ve been trying to find something else to doContinue Reading
Bulldog running back Knox Tomlinson was presented the KYKX Game of the Week Scholarship last week ahead of Jefferson’s home victory over Hughes Springs. Continue Reading
The Jimplecute regularly receives information about various athletic activities at Wiley College in Marshall. Since Marion County Media LLC acquired the Jimplecute in August 2020, we have focused our “core” coverage area on Marion County plus about 15 miles, and if an item cannot be directly related back to thatContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, Jefferson Jimplecute Bulldog football passing coordinator and Head Boys Track and Field Coach Roderick Hopes is sidelined for the foreseeable future after being arrested following an investigation that stemmed from a parent complaint. He is facing possible charges of “Injury to a Child, Elderly, orContinue Reading
Jefferson High School Homecoming Queen candidates are, back row from left, Carmen Bradley, Brooklyn Shelton, Rachae Williams and Charlene Moore. Front row, from left are freshmen Duchess Emmalee Cherry, sophomore Duchess Carlmajz Nicholas and junior Duchess Kristen Thomas. The 2022 Homecoming Queen will be crowned in a pre-game ceremony nextContinue Reading
Jefferson Primary students gather on the playground equipment on the First Day of School. Recently, the Jimplecute reached out to some residents at Magnolia Place for their First Day Memories. Phoebe Dorgan, who graduated JHS in 1976, said she remembered “Playing on the playground and coloring.” “We used to goContinue Reading
Austin Lewter Jefferson Jimplecute There is a shortage of teachers in Texas and Jefferson ISD is not immune to the problem. So much, the JISD Board of Trustees okayed Superintendent Rob Barnwell to employee a third-party company to deliver virtual instruction to student should the need present itself in theContinue Reading
Francene DePrez Contributing writer This summer, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students have had the unique opportunity of participating in “Summer Adventures in Learning”, an enrichment program that is presented free of charge and directed by Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins. Older students can also serve as teaching assistants and mentors. Dr.Continue Reading
Attention PreK parents! Are you curious about what your child’s day in pre-k looks like? Check out the schedule below! Just a reminder, the deadline for tuition based pre-k payments is July 15th. Payments can be made via credit card at www.jeffersonisd.org/online_store OR in person at the Administration Office withContinue Reading
Staff Reports Houston based alliantgroup is recently announce one of their spring 2022 STEM Scholarship Award winners is Jefferson native Cadee Humphrey. She was chosen among hundreds of applicants nationwide for this prestigious award and as a scholarship winner she is now an ambassador for STEM education, the Blue HeartContinue Reading
Photo by Laura Allen The Texas Tech campus in Jefferson has been officially open for some time, but COVID restrictions prohibited a ribbon cutting and open house. Last Saturday, officials from Texas Tech joined local officials in opening the campus. Above, from Right, Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker, Smith County JudgeContinue Reading
Jennifer Middleton Perry/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson parents now have a new option pre-kindergarten education. A tuition-based pre-k class will begin this fall at Jefferson Independent School District, and the class already has about eight students signed up. JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell said during the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday thatContinue Reading