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
From SSA Press Release The Social Security Administration announced today that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments no later than early May. SSI recipients who have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not waitContinue Reading
Note: The School Board met Tuesday in a virtual meeting. The Herald re-streamed the meeting in two parts. These are minutes supplied by JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell. From Rob Barnwell Regular MeetingApril 14, 2020 The meeting was called to order by President Jason Bonner at 6:00 pm. (This meeting wasContinue Reading
From TxDOT Press Release ATLANTA – Wendy Starkes, P.E. has been named as the new area engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) office in Marshall effective May 1, 2020. The TxDOT Marshall Area Office is responsible for highways maintenance and construction in Harrison, Marion and Panola Counties. “WeContinue Reading
A new an online urgent care center launched this week to treat people in Jefferson virtually. Called Thirty Madison Urgent Care, doctors are available around-the-clock and currently treating common conditions that send people to the ER: UTIs, cold & flu symptoms, stomach issues, and back pain. Per their press release,Continue Reading
The City of Jefferson will have a special meeting at Noon Friday to move the scheduled May 2, 2020, election to November, approve additional resolutions for grants, and consider a curfew. The meeting will be in the District Courtroom. This is a replacement meeting as the original posted agenda wasContinue Reading
Marion County Commissioners approved a resolution, submitted by County Judge Leward LaFleur, in today’s meeting which requests Texas Governor Greg Abbott use this authority to freeze property tax valuations at the January 1, 2019, levels. The resolution has no binding authority, but is merely a request. Commissioner Charlie Treadwell, whileContinue 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. HarrisonContinue Reading
Marion County Alert: Flood Warning issued April 12 at 2:10PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA…The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a FloodWarning for the following rivers in Texas… Black Cypress Bayou At Jefferson affecting Marion and CassCounties. The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a *Continue Reading
The Jefferson ISD School Board will hold their regular April meeting via Teleconference due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency. The board will still meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. To access the meeting, the public will need to go to A copy of the “Board Book” or Packet used byContinue Reading
“The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments. However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration–specifically those who haveContinue Reading
In email communication with JEDCO President Bob Avery and Tourism Board President Colleen Taylor, both informed the Herald that their organizations had decided not to hold their regular April meetings due to the COVID-19 concerns. Both organizations would have normally met next week.Continue Reading
From American Association of Notaries Texas Governor Greg Abbott today suspended certain statutes concerning appearance before a notary public to execute a self-proved will, a durable power of attorney, a medical power of attorney, a directive to physician, or an oath of an executor, administrator, or guardian. These suspensions temporarilyContinue Reading
Barnwell: ‘We sent the letter to the folks who she’d been delivering food to … and we also contacted them by phone too’ By V. Hugh Lewis, publisher JISD raised the possibility of a limited number of students/staff being possibly exposed to COVID-19 by an employee who participated in distributionContinue Reading
The Herald has launched a new page on it’s website which links out to the Poynter Institute’s COVID-19 FactCheck on stories, myths, postings, etc. Readers can find the page, at Https://www.marioncoherald.com Then select COVID-19 from the Menu and then Covid-19 Fact Checks The Herald hopes our readers find this resourceContinue Reading
Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes will be holding a Telephone Town Hall meeting at 6:25p.m. tonight. “This evening, Tuesday, at 6:25pm, I’ll be hosting a Telephone Town Hall to provide up to date information and to answer your questions,” Hughes wrote in an email press release. “Our special guest willContinue Reading
Posted on April 6, 2020 by Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to remind Medicare beneficiaries to be vigilant and take precautions to avoid falling victim to healthcare fraud during this pandemic. We’re warningContinue Reading