Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute The new activity center currently being constructed by Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was the focus of the majority of Tuesday nights’ special council meeting. Ward 3 Alderman Robin Moore had requested two items be placed on the agenda: temporary closure of part of the alleyway between HendersonContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Planning & Zoning Commission will be holding Town Hall meetings in each City Ward in the coming months. P&Z members approved a suggestion to have the meetings based on city wards to allow more time for residents to express their wards needs and desires. The meetingsContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District has filed a formal protest with the Texas Comptroller’s Office over the Comptroller’s non-certification of the 2022 appraisal role. The Comptorller believes the tax appraisals for the 2022 calendar year, or the 2022-23 school year, were less than the actual value ofContinue Reading
Meetings • Commissioners Court, Feb. 13, 9a • City Tourism Board, Feb. 13, 5:30p • JEDCO, Feb. 14, 5:30p • Blessings of Grace, Produce Feb 14, 16, 21, 23, 28 at 9a • St Vincent de Paul, Feb. 16, 23, at 10-11a • Blessings of Grace Food Pantry, Feb. 18,Continue Reading
Ice storm wreakshavoc in much of state Residents in Central and Northeast Texas are still cleaning up after a winter storm last week snapped power lines and tree limbs, causing widespread power outages, canceled flights and damage to homes and vehicles. At its peak, nearly 400,000 Texas households were withoutContinue Reading
Jefferson Elementary School was represented well at the recent UIL academic meet. Bulldogs who placed in their events were as follows: Third Grade Spelling: Klehvor Wilder, fourth place; Leevi Goynes , fifth place. Overall, the third grade Spelling Team placed third. Fourth Grade Spelling: Kannaan Whitaker, third Place. Overall, theContinue Reading
UT-Tyler recently released their Honor Rolls for the fall 2022 semester. President’s Honor Roll To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll, a student must have completed, in one semester, 12 or more semester hours of undergraduate college-level credit with an “A” in all courses. To be considered for this recognition,Continue Reading
Jan. 26, 2023, Austin, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has launched a new tool called Tomorrow Ready Texas to help parents and guardians support their teens with college and career planning. The tool provides Texas families with the resources they need to support their child’s success after highContinue Reading
The Jefferson Bulldogs Boys Powerlifting Team placed 2nd at the White Oak Invitational. Individual placements included: The Bulldog Girls Powerlifting Team also placed well at the tournament, including: See more in this week’s JimplecuteContinue Reading
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Staff Reports As southerners say, Chef Hunter Lee was “born and bred in Louisiana.” He spent much of his youth hunting, fishing and enjoying a life filled with family, great food and entertaining. As a young man, he spent 15 years as a professional chef before cultivating the Benwood’s SurelyContinue Reading
Meetings VFW to hold fish fry The Jefferson chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host their monthly First Saturday Fish Fry this weekend. Set for 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, lunch will include fried fish, fries, coleslaw, beans and a drink— all for a $10Continue Reading
Lawmakers push $15K teacher raises A group of House Democrats is proposing a $15,000 raise for the state’s teachers and a 25% raise for other state employees by using some of the state’s record budget surplus. State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, announced the bill last week and was joined byContinue Reading
West Mountain VFD donates fire engines to Gray VFD MARION COUNTY, Texas — West Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (Upshur County) donated two Type II fire engines to Gray Volunteer Fire Department (Marion County) in a direct donation through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Helping Hands program. Winter Storm Uri inContinue Reading
Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins -Watters has been appointed to serve as Chairperson of the Board Directors of the Community Services of Northeast Texas, Inc. Pictured with her is Executive Director, Dan Lucky Boyd, CCAP, NCRMT. Courtesy PhotoContinue Reading
Jan 25-Feb. 1, 2023 • White male, 35, arrest Jan 28, Charges: 22.07(C)(1) Terroristic Threat of Family/Household, 28.03(B)(2) Criminal Mischief, $1,500 bond, In Custody • White female, 41, arrest Jan. 26, Charges: 25.06 Harboring Runaway Child, $3,000 bond, Released • White male, 41, arrest Jan. 31, Charges: 22.01(A)(1) Assault CausesContinue Reading
Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Water, water, everywhere, and maybe the right to drink. A Local Option Election to legalize “the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages” in Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 1 will be on the ballot in May as Commissioners accepted and approved calling theContinue Reading
According to Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker, the City of Jefferson offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1. Baker said according to the current handbook, the offices may be closed due to emergencies. He also said the city has traditionally followed the lead of the school district in making closureContinue Reading
According to Facebook posts from Jefferson and Karnack ISDa: Karnack ISD will be closed the entire day- Wednesday, February 1st due to flooding on the majority of our routes, as well as the possibility of morning ice. Safety is our top priority. There will no bus transportation tomorrow. If youContinue Reading
Marion County Alert: FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Flood Warning issued January 31 at 11:01AM CST by NWS Shreveport LA * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Continue Reading