The Candlelight Tour of Homes is the first holiday event of many to take place throughout the month in Marion County. Other local holiday events scheduled in December include: Christmas on the Bayou Tour Dec. 1- 3, 8-10 & 15-17 Turning Basin Riverboat Tours will present a Christmas on theContinue Reading
Staff Report/Jefferson Jimplecute The annual Jefferson Candlelight Tour of Homes kicks off this weekend. Sponsored by the Jefferson Historic Foundation, the yearly event opened Thursday, Dec. 1. Tours will take place Friday and Saturday from 4-8 p.m. Home tours will resume next Thursday, Dec. 8. Ensuing tours will be open nextContinue Reading
On the front page of today’s print edition of the Jimplecute, we mistakenly reported that Jefferson Lady Bulldog Kristen Thomas led scoring in Tuesday’s basketball win over Paul Pewitt with eight points scored. Thomas actually scored 18 points. We we regret the error.Continue Reading
SHREVEPORT, La. – Wiley College women’s basketball player Jay’lann Myles recorded a double-double to power the Lady Wildcats past Centenary College of Louisiana 84-75 Thursday at the Gold Dome. Myles equaled her career-high of 20 points – hitting six of 10 field goal attempts – including two out of threeContinue Reading
TEXARKANA, Texas – The Wiley College men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit on Friday but fell 81-78 in overtime to Jarvis Christian University. On Saturday, it fell to Texas A&M University-Texarkana 98-60 in the Texas A&M-Texarkana Classic FRIDAY The Wildcats trailed by as many as 14 in the firstContinue Reading
The Longview Orthopaedic Star Foundation recognizes Wiley College women’s basketball player Kaitlyn Davis for her athletic and academic success by awarding her a monetary award as Student-Athlete of the Week. Davis was presented a trophy and a poster with her father Marcellias Davis standing beside her before the Lady Wildcats’Continue Reading
Wiley College volleyball players LeAndria Jackson, Marissa Neal, Hailie and Kailie Williams were honored for their athletic and academic achievements by being selected College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Tuesday. The four earned the award by holding at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average, being a starter or key reserve andContinue Reading
The Wiley College women’s basketball team took control in the second half to overcome a first half deficit in a 75-62 victory over Huston-Tillotson University Tuesday at Alumni Gymnasium. With the victory, the Lady Wildcats surpass last season’s win total of five and improve to 3-0 at home. It’s alsoContinue Reading
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Christmas Season officially kicks off on Saturday with the Marion County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Hometown Christmas Parade and the lighting of the Enchanted Forest in Lions Club Park. The Parade will begin at 6 p.m. downtown at Walnut and Austin streets and go to Market and on to Lion’sContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur has been honored by the Texas Association of Counties’ (TAC) Texas Judicial Academy for going the extra mile. The academy recognizes county judges who attain significant judicial education beyond state requirements as Fellows. The academy inducted a number of county judges as Fellows during itsContinue Reading
Meetings • City Hall and County Offices will be closed on Thursday & Friday, Nov. 24-25 • Commissioners Court, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. Parade The Marion County Chamber is now taking applications to be in the 2022 Jefferson Christmas Parade. The Parade will be Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m.Continue Reading
Ham takes center stage for holiday entertaining Many people prefer to serve ham instead of lamb for Easter dinner. Ham can be perfectly smoky and salty but also sweet when it is cooked with a delicious glaze. This recipe for “Brandied Baked Ham with Mustard Butter” from Denise Gee’s “SouthernContinue Reading
Jefferson Junior High’s NJHS recently collected hundreds of non-perishable food items to help the needy families of Marion County during this holiday season.Continue Reading
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are some of the more widely known retail holidays, Giving Tuesday is becoming pretty popular in its own right. Celebrated on the Tuesday following American Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday helps raise awareness that charity is an important component of the holiday season. The nonprofit servicesContinue Reading
Austin Lewter Jefferson Jimplecute First Baptist Church Jefferson welcomed a new pastor this month when Dr. Ron Danley was called to serve the congregation. He has 26 years in ministry and comes to Jefferson from Meadow Lane Baptist Church in Arlington where he served for the past 15 years. PriorContinue Reading
Staff Reports Cars will be cruising into Jefferson starting in March and continue all summer after Council approved Big Cypress Corvette’s event application during Tuesday night’s regular meeting. The event, which has been on hold the last couple of years, sets up on the east end of Austin street andContinue Reading
Music 1852 on Austin • Nov. 18: Sultan’s, 8p • Nov. 19: 1852 Austin Street Band, 8p Auntie Skinner’s • Nov. 19: Casey Martin, 9p Knight Light Theater • Nov. 18: Jackson James 5D Cattle Company • Nov. 19: Jake Williams and Pepper Holt, 5:30p Haywood House • Nov. 19:Continue Reading
Citizens for a Better Community of Jefferson will sponsor a blood drive through Carter BloodCare from 2-7p.m. December 17 at the Jefferson Tourism and Visitor Center. Donors can sign up via the internet at ww3.greatpartners.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/128100 For more information, contact Rachelle Vance at 903- 601-2230 Give a lifesaving gift this holidayContinue Reading
Wiley College cross country athletes Christian Brookins and De Lisha Paul were honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for their academic achievement as they were named Daktronics Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Brookins and Paul earned the honor by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 while competing inContinue Reading