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
Marion County’s Burn Ban has been officially lifted by order of Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur.Continue 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
Staff Reports The Marion County Chamber of Commerce hosted a “Roundtable for Local Hosts” last Wednesday in the hopes of improving communication and interest in working together to improve tourism and visitor experiences in Jefferson. Roughly 20 representatives from area businesses in the lodging, retail, restaurant, and tour operators workedContinue Reading
Texas Parks and Wildlife Texans now have a faster, easier and completely anonymous way to report fishing, wildlife and boating violations—putting the power to protect our natural resources right at their fingertips. Operation Game Thief (OGT), Texas’ wildlife crime-stoppers program, has launched Tip411—a new mobile app, text line and online webContinue Reading
Courtesy Photo Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop recently provided funds to Jefferson Police Chief Florentino Perez and Officer Benjamin Wilson for the purchase of boots. Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop is a 501(c)3 organization proudly dedicated to assisting Marion County law enforcement officers by providing funds for their out-of-pocket required expenses, such as ammunition, utility belts,Continue 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
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson City Council proposed a balanced 2025-26 budget and a “No New Revenue” tax rate with little discussion during last Monday’s special meeting. Council proposed moving $310,000 from reserves to fund the shortfall in the administrative and water/sewer budgets. The funds will also be usedContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Update: The Burn Ban was lifted on Friday evening by Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur Marion County Commissioners approved their 2026 budget and combined tax rate of $0.5358775 per $100 in valuation during Monday’s regular meeting. Commissioners addopted the same tax rate as last year.. 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 The Q4 2025 Discover Jefferson and Marion County the quarterly visitors guide for the area is being prepared for publication. The guide is mailed to over 30 visitor centers across the state and provided to local businesses, lodging and restaurant locations across the county. This issue will featureContinue 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
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Tuesday night’s almost two and a half hour City Council meeting was rife with open hostility from start to finish. Public comment continued on a theme of opposing the “No Feeding Animals” ordinance and how the City needs to understand the costs of running anContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The City’s Northeast Texas Municipal Water District representative George Otstott provided his quarterly report on the District to Council on Tuesday night and was grilled over the District’s budget by Ward 2 Alderman Paul Keith. Keith emailed Otstott a list of questions and feedback onContinue Reading