Meetings • Commissioners Court, May 12, 9a • City Council, May 16, 5:30p, Visitors Center • Marion County Resources Coalition, May 22, 11a, St Paul UMC Save the Date • May 19: Civil War “Living History” 9a-2:30p Diamond Don RV park • May 20: Longview Yacht Club: 11a-3p Grand OpeningContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer In the years before oil dominated the Texas economy, farmers and ranchers made the state’s reputation through the hard days of tilling the soil and driving countless herds of cattle. Of all the ranchers who poured their sweat and blood into the dust to build lives for themselves,Continue Reading
Six 2023 JHS students walked the stage last week at Panola College to receive their Associate Degree. They students have worked hard the past four years to accomplish this achievement. Grads included Katelyne Copeland, Devin Davis, Charlene Moore, Brooklyn Shelton, Harlie Shields and Carsyn Thomas.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Gatsby parties are “elegant, extravagant, wild, and opulent,” and the next one is in Jefferson. The Opera House Theater Players [OHTP] is changing their 35th season kick-off party back to a “Jazz Age lawn party” according to president Marcia Thomas. “We’ll have all the embellishments with that… we’veContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees swore in new board members during their regular meeting Tuesday. Place 4’s Leah Cooper and Place 5’s Rusty Mauldin took the oath of office for their respective seats. Cooper ran unopposed in the May 6 election, andContinue Reading
Jazmine Le’Shaiya Johnson, will be graduating from The University of Texas at San Antonio on May 20th, 2023, with a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Sciences w/ Science 7-12 Teaching Certificate. She also was a Presidential Distinguished Scholarship Recipient, AFCEA STEM Education Scholarship Recipient, Sister of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc., AndContinue Reading
County road maintenance is a concern for both residents and Commissioners alike. But an agreement made between a private individual and a Commissioner back in 2006-7 has put a whole new spotlight on the issue and put some residents in the lurch. Storie Road, in Northern Marion County, was formallyContinue Reading
Clock ticking on moving bills The clock is ticking on getting bills out of the House and to the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week in a story in the Austin American-Statesman. Patrick presides over the Senate and is worried many bills that have made it out ofContinue Reading
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Sunday’s early morning storms contributed to an accident in Marhsall that has taken out Fidelity Communications internet service in Jefferson, Marshall, and Hallsville. According to tech support at Fidelity, Marshall PD has a portion of US 59 barricaded off so their crews cannot access the area to begin repairs. TheContinue Reading
These are unofficial results – they still need to be finalized. There are 4 provisional (3 in city of Jefferson) and 1 mail ballot (not in City Limits) still to come in. City of Jefferson Ward 1 Candidate Early Mims Kellyville Elect Bldg Smithland Lone Oak Total Jim Finstrom 17Continue Reading
Today residents of Marion County can go to the polls and choose the next members of the Jefferson ISD School Board and City of Jefferson Aldermen, and to see if alcohol can be sold everywhere in the County. Polls are open from 7a-7p. Polling Locations are: Jefferson ISD Leah Cooper,Continue Reading
Marion County Chamber past president Paul Moore works on the installation of a new Map Kiosk in front of First National Bank on Polk Street. The kiosks are a joint project between the Chamber and the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau. They will have a large map of the cityContinue Reading
V Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles focusing on the Texas Target Communities [TTC] presentation and draft proposals made during a public meeting on April 27. The project is ongoing and is designed to help the City develop a 20+Continue Reading
Blake Smith Jefferson Jimplecute For the citizens of Marion County, the Annual Historical Jefferson Pilgrimage festival brings visitors and natives closer while also showcasing all that Jefferson has to offer. This week-long event is for history buffs both young and old. Pilgrimage began as the Dogwood Trail in 1940 andContinue Reading
Loud Noise There will be loud noises throughout the upcoming Pilgrimage weekend. Please keep your pets safely secured during the following times: Streets Close Due to the Pilgrimage Parade and Street Skirmish we request the following streets be cleared of all vehicles by 6am on Saturday, May 6th, 2023: MeetingsContinue Reading
Jefferson ISD continued their 7-on-7 games for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders this month. JISD invites four area schools to participate each year. This year participants include Atlanta, Marshall, Queen City, and Jefferson. The games are every Monday in May. The first games were last Monday and next Monday (MayContinue Reading
House OKs $4.5B for teacher pay raises The Texas House last Thursday passed two education-related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual per-student base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase. The Austin American-Statesman reported the bill would create minimum salariesContinue Reading
Staff Reports Gen. Nathaniel Banks and his Federal forces spent the spring of 1864 slowly making their way up the Red River but were repulsed by Confederate forces in battle near Mansfield, Louisiana.Had U.S. troops managed to fight through and capture Shreveport, the East Texas supply depots in Marshall andContinue Reading