On Friday morning 04/07/2023 the Marion County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher received a call from a fisherman. The fisherman stated he was on the south side of Lake o’ the Pines in south west Marion County, Texas. He reported observing a black jeep submerged about forty feet from the Woody’s CampContinue Reading
A link was sent to us this morning, provided below, on a State a health Services warning about not eating the fish in lakes around east texas. We’ll do more in next weeks paper https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/officials-say-you-shouldnt-eat-from-these-east-texas-lakes/Continue Reading
Marion County Diversified Civic and Social Concerns Organization celebrated their 20th Anniversary last weekend with a program honoring, and remembering, their founding members and their goals for the future. Founding members honored during the event included BJ Montgomery, Emma Smith and Arcolia (Jenkins) Waters. The founding members were each givenContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Using a sidewalk to get from the elementary school to the high school got one step closer this week as TxDOT approved moving the City’s two grant requests to stage 2. The designation change means the City needs to supply TxDOT with more specific engineeringContinue Reading
The 23rd Annual Outlaw Nationals Car Show will return to Jefferson April 14-15, 2023. “We want to thank the City of Jefferson, members of the council and all business owners for allowing us to put on this event another year,” event coordinator Michelle Fox-Davis said. “We also want to thankContinue Reading
Azure West Jefferson Jimplecute An estimated 125 paranormal enthusiasts joined the “History Haunts and Legends’’ (HHL) event this past weekend at the City’s Visitor’s Center. The bi-annual Spring and Fall conference has continued its ongoing attraction for the past 19 years. Founded by Jodi Breckenridge, who also conducts the HistoricContinue Reading
At left, we would like to congratulate the following Jefferson Junior High Students of the Month for January and February 2023: Curtis Conley, Hannah Skinner, Kiera Jones, Tyler McCurry, Kynlee Burkhalter, Ali Carstens, Corbyn Benson and Avery Lawson. Courtesy PhotoContinue Reading
The National Junior Honor Society chapter from Jefferson Junior High picked up cigarette butts at Lion’s Club Park in honor of Tobacco Free Kids Day, March 31, 2023.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson will have an official Historic District if City Council approves the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission from Tuesday night’s meeting. The National Register recognized and awarded a Jefferson Historic District back in 1971, and the State of Texas Historic Commission recognized the district in 1977,Continue Reading
Staff Reports A new way to look at Jefferson’s history is in the works thanks to a contract the Jefferson Historical Society and Museum signed with Musework of Austin last week. The new arrangement is intended to tell the story of Jefferson’s history in a colorful narrative called “Rising Fortunes”Continue Reading
Sunday’s storms contributed to an 18-wheeler accident on US 59 just south of Jefferson blocking traffic for several hours, far right. The storms produced large hail, right, across much of the county, and caused tree and limb damage. A tornado was spotted east of Jefferson but was moving away fromContinue Reading
Texas leads nation in jobs added The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total non-farm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth inContinue Reading
Easter Brunch 1852 on Austin will serve an Easter Brunch Sunday morning. The menu will include portabella mushroom and barley soup, shaved Brussel sprout salad, smoked ham, prime rib and white chocolate bread pudding. For more information, call 903-601-4475. Egg Hunt, Sonrise Service Lake O’the Pines Baptist Church will haveContinue Reading
The City of Jefferson ‘s emergency siren went off for the first time in a while following Sunday nights storms and a power outage on the north side of town. JPD Chief Tino Perez set off the siren out of an abundance of caution. A series of heavy storms keptContinue Reading
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V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County has earned a 2022 Zero Lost Time Safety Award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool (TAC RMP) for its record of no lost workdays during the 2022 coverage year. Through its commitment to safe practices among county employees, MarionContinue Reading
Meetings • March 30-April 1: Citywide Rummage Sale • April 1: Miata Madness • April 1: MCDCSCO 20th Anniversary • April 1: Cruise Night • P&Z, 5p April 4 • Good Friday: City, County Offices Closed, April 7 Save the Date • April 8: Dixie Youth Baseball & Softball OpeningContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer While honesty is the best policy, it doesn’t always make the best politics. Twenty years ago, Presi-dent George W. Bush lied about Iraq. The invasion made conservatives happy but was a disaster for America. George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice told AmericaContinue Reading
The printed copy of the Rummage Sale map was rendered unreadable due to a linking error at the press. We apologize for that inconvenience. But, Attached is a copy of the map for you to use.Continue Reading
All A Honor Roll 1st Grade Luna Bennett, Gabriel Goode, Jynesis James, Skylar Mireles, Melodie Moore, Blakely Shields, Judith, Sibert, Charlie Woods, Alesia Tobias, Braxton Breckenridge, Madison Horan, Dahla Quada, Alexxis Ray, Karson Riley, Jayla Sherrill, Shiloh Wennerstrom, J’Prince Johnson, Tyler Biddy, Catcher Hitchcock, Madelyn Mears, Bristol Neuville, Carter Petersen,Continue Reading