Press Release Honoring Those Who Watch over You. This is your invitation to attend a special banquet being held on May 20, 6PM at the Transportation Center. Our Congressman, The Honorable Nathan Moran will be sharing special thoughts and information with us during the evening. Marion County First Responders PrayerContinue Reading
Patricia Finstrom will be the new Mayor of the city of Jefferson following Saturday’s 182-75 victory over Gary Amburn. Early and absentee voting was the deciding factor in the race. Finstrom had a 77 vote lead coming into Saturday’s polls. Only 70 people cast their ballot on Saturday, ensuring Finstrom’sContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates City Hall Closed City Hall offices will be closed on May 24 from 8a-1p due to a private event. The offices will reopen at 1p. Combat Vets The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association is sponsoring the 2024 Ark-La-ex Memorial Rally May 24-26 in Auntie Skinner’s in downtown Jefferson.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The 77th Historic Jefferson Pilgrimage, themed “The Heart of East Texas,” was last weekend and filled the town with the sights and sounds of the past. The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club hosted the event which included four tour homes, evening garden strolls, the “Diamond Bessie Murder Trial”Continue Reading
Carson Bolick has completed the online self-paced NHA course and passed the certification examination, earning her credentials as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPHT). Samantha Claire Yu Taylor, a 2021 honor graduate from Jefferson High School and employee at the Jefferson Outpost, will graduate from Stephen F Austin State University atContinue Reading
Jefferson High School held the 2024 Senior Prom this weekend at the Jefferson Visitor and Transportation Center. Courtesy PhotosContinue Reading
According to an announcement from Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, Union Pacific will be resurfacing the tracks at West Watson Street on Wednesday, May 8. Workers are scheduled to arrive between 7:30-8a and the work is expected to take approximately 2-3 hours. Tuttle and Alley streets will remain open.Continue Reading
Patricia Finstrom will be the new Mayor of the city of Jefferson following Saturday’s 182-75 victory over Gary Amburn. Early and absentee voting was the deciding factor in the race. Finstrom had a 77 vote lead coming into today’s polls. Only 70 people cast their ballot on Saturday, ensuring Finstrom’sContinue Reading
Jefferson High School sponsored, and Riverport BBQ hosted the first Boy’s Breakfast for members of the 2024 Graduating Class. Designed after the idea of the Girl’s Tea, the event provided breakfast and taught attendees how to tie a tie.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson City Council held a town hall on Tuesday to learn more about a health program brought up last month. “MD Health Pathways is a pioneering healthcare solution dedicated to providing simplified access to quality healthcare,” their material reads. The program, in their seventh year, offers residentsContinue Reading
May 4 City Election! Polls are open from 7a-7p at the County Elections Building on N. Alley Street. The only contested race is between Patricia Finstrom and Gary Amburn seeking the Mayor’s seat. School Dates Meetings Strategic Plan The City’s Strategic Plan meeting set for Thursday, May 2, has beenContinue Reading
Staff Reports Marion County Commissioners chose to join the Region 16 Education Service Center’s TexBuy pool to help aid in acquiring vehicles as a statewide shortage continues, making it next to impossible to buy cars, trucks. “We can join this additional pool, and have a better shot at finding vehiclesContinue Reading
Francene Rainey/Contributing Writer About 25-30 members of the East Texas Treasure Hunters Association gathered in Jefferson under the Diamond Don RV Park Pavilion to have some coffee, furnished by “The Hive”, as they braved the very wet rainy conditions on Saturday April 20. Nothing would keep them from the treasure.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Giving back to the community and working to preserve Caddo’s natural beauty has caused Jeffersonian Stella Smith, a member of the Cypress Basin Texas Master Naturalist, to win the Texas Parks and Wildlife Region 6 Volunteer of the Year award. Since the Master Naturalists chapter was organized 15Continue Reading
Jimplecute photos by Laura Allen JHS athletes help lift the weight room equipment to a temporary location last week as the floor at the high school field house is being replaced. Athletes moved the equipment to the stadium field house.Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Early voting started Monday but Jefferson’s mayoral candidates answered questions and spoke with about 40 residents last Thursday evening in a forum sponsored by the Jimplecute. As of end of voting on Thursday, only 73 out of over 1400 registered voters had cast a ballot.Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Mother Nature was the real “outlaw” last weekend as regional storms, including some small hail on Saturday, keep participants, visitors away from the weekend’s activities. The annual Outlaw Nationals car show had it’s lowest turn out in many years, with only about 60 cars bravingContinue Reading
Marion County AARP met recently and Extension Agent Doug Weir talked about spring gardens and the importance of doing soil samples in order to fertilize plants properly. The group meets monthly and hosts discussions on a variety of topics.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Despite the weekend weather running across the region, JHS students competed and placed at the Regional Track Meet. Josh Bittle placed 3rd in the 200 Meter, and was part of the team which took 5th Place in the 4×200. Other team members in the 4×200 included Ameron Bruce,Continue Reading
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer Despite a cloudy sky that held on for over an hour, the Great Jefferson Eclipse Watch got off to a good start with about 20 watchers who showed up at Jefferson’s Lions Club Park at Noon. By 1pm the clouds begin to move away and certified eclipseContinue Reading