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
Marion County Central Appraisal District (MCAD) Board of Directors will hold both a Public Hearing on their proposed 2021 Budget and their Regular Monthly Meeting starting at Noon on May 6. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom, like the April meeting. Their Posted Meeting Announcement is: MARION CENTRAL APPRAISALContinue Reading
JISD announced their Top 10% in the 2020 JHS Graduating Class this afternoon and named James Roraback as Valedictorian and Robert Sachtleben as Salutatorian. The Top 10% is 9 students as there are 90 members of the 2020 graduating class. They are: James Roraback, Valedictorian Robert Sachtleben, Salutatorian #3 CalebContinue Reading
Daily updates from the Marion County Herald are now available to be delivered to your email. Each email contains a summary of all the postings, plus links to the full story on our website and is sent out Daily at 5 p.m. Subscribing is FREE and nothing else is sentContinue Reading
Marion County is accepting Bids for Fuel. Following is the information for each type of fuel being bid on (Diesel – Dyed; Diesel – Clear; and Gasoline). All bids must be sent to: Office of the County Auditor 119 W Lafayette Suite 4 Jefferson, TX 75657 by 9:00 a.m. MayContinue Reading
Bid Notice In accordance with Sections 262.021 through 262.037, inclusive, of Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated Local Government Code, the County of Marion, State of Texas, hereby gives public notice of its intent to seek bids. Sealed bids are to be received in the Office of the County Auditor, 119 WContinue Reading
The Marion County Herald will hold a live stream Question and Answer session at 3 p.m. on Thursday to discuss Texas Governor Gregg Abbott’s Open Texas plan for restarting the State’s economy. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Jefferson Mayor Pro-Tem Victor Perot will be answering questions submitted in advanceContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur was notified late Tuesday afternoon by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) of the county’s 10th COVID-19 case. The county has 9 active cases and 1 which is considered recovered. DSHS data shows Marion County received it’s first notification of COVID-19 case son AprilContinue 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
Bowie County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. FM 559 – Between College Drive and Robison Road, installing sidewalks. FM 1398 – Under I-20 in Hooks, replacing guard rails. Traffic restricted to one lane. Camp County None Cass County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. MarionContinue Reading
The Marion County Commissioners Court will hold their regular bi-monthly meeting at 9a.m. Monday in the District Courtroom. The Herald will live-stream this meeting. The agenda includes: Awarding Solid Waste Disposal Services Bids Setting Date/time to award Road & Bridge Supplies and Fuel Bids, and allowing Auditor to advertise ApprovingContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur ordered the closure of the Kellyville Community Center for 15 days starting Sunday, April 26, as a public safety measure following the center’s use as a COVID-19 testing site on Sunday. “In the interest of the protection of the public health, Kellyville Park and CommunityContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Monday’s announcement by Governor Greg Abbott that the Texas National Guard would be mobilizing more than 1,200 personnel to create COVID-19 mobile testing teams (MTT) to various parts of the state left rural counties wondering whether or not they’d have access to testing locations.Continue Reading
In Person, Teleconference, Written Comments Possible NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE USE OF COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACES DURING THEMARCH 3, 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, 2020, the Commissioner’s Court of Marion County will hold a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. TheContinue Reading
Marion County None Harrison County I-20 – From SH 43 to Gregg County Line, conducting preventative maintenance work on bridges. SH 43 – From Loop 390 to Haggerty Creek, repairing and resurfacing highway. Cass County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. Bowie County SH 8 – At SulphurContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher The City of Jefferson implemented a curfew for anyone 16 years old or younger from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, during Friday’s special session. The curfew goes into effect immediately. Jefferson Police Chief Jason Carroll made theContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur issued a notice on Friday, April 17, 2020, reminding the public all Marion County offices are closed to the public until further notice. County employees are still working, but the public needs to call the office they need to visit and schedule an appointment. EachContinue Reading
Press Release/Statement from JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell: 4-17-2020 Today, Governor Greg Abbott announced an order which closed all schools in the state for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Therefore, Jefferson ISD will NOT continue normal school operations for the rest of this school year. Governor Abbott also indicatedContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Marion County received notification of it’s first cases on Wednesday. One of the cases is already considered recovered with two still active. The delay was due, in part, to a reporting loophole between states. All three of the cases were tested in Louisiana, andContinue Reading
From IRS Taxpayers should be on the lookout for IRS impersonation calls, texts and email phishing attempts about the coronavirus or COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments. These scams can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. Here’s what taxpayers should know: The IRS will not call, email or text you toContinue Reading