At right, Marion County Deputy Chris Maxwell graduated from the Kilgore Police Academy on Feb. 2, 2023. Previously, Maxwell worked as a jailer for Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Upon graduation from the academy, Maxwell was sworn in as a full-time deputy.Continue Reading
Stephen F. Austin State University recognized the outstanding academic achievements of a select number of students by naming 923 to the President’s Honor Roll for fall 2022. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll at SFA, the student must have earned a 4.0 semester GPA in 12 or more semesterContinue Reading
The City of Jefferson offices will be closed on Friday and Monday in observance of Mardi Gras and President’s Day. If you’re planning on filing to be on the ballot for City Alderman, offices will be open from 8a-12:30p, and 3p-5p on Friday. The deadline is 5p.m.Continue Reading
CONGRATULATIONS LADY DAWGS!!!BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS!!! 37-34 WINNER OVER SABINE!!!Lady Dawgs move on to the AREA ROUND of the State Playoffs on Friday at UT Tyler at 6:30 PM against Winnsboro.GO LADY DAWGS!!Continue Reading
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Jefferson varsity dawgs defeated Troup Friday night 51-50 with one more game of regular season play.Continue Reading
‼️LOW-COST RABIES VACCINATIONS THIS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH IN JEFFERSON‼️ The Animal Protection League will have their pet spay/neuter/vaccination mobile unit set up in the empty lot next door to Polk Jefferson Outpost, 220 N Polk Monday, February 13th. They offer pet vaccinations, flea/tick medications, microchips, dewormers, heartworm testing and preventionContinue Reading
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