Playing in front of a capacity crowd, the Wiley College men’s basketball team went to the wire to pull out a 73-70 Homecoming victory over Arkansas Baptist College Saturday at Alumni Gymnasium. The victory was Joseph Flegler’s first as head coach of the Wildcats. It was Wiley College’s 16th straightContinue Reading
The Jefferson Bulldogs will open the Texas High School Football playoffs Friday, Nov. 11 against Mineola. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Spring Hill High School, 3101 Spring Hill Road, Longview. Gates will open at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for students. DistrictContinue Reading
Staff Reports For almost an hour the fate of whether or not the City would have ornaments for its outdoor Christmas tree; whether the transportation center would have usable tables; and if a new coffee maker was needed at the transportation center, hung in the balance as Council discussed makingContinue Reading
Staff Reports There’s a new kid in town. Well, a new daycare at least. Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy opened its doors in early October at the former site of a daycare center on North Walcott, but with a whole new staff, décor, and attitude, they’re excited about being a partContinue Reading
Music 1852 on Austin • Nov. 4: Lady Chaz and the Tramps • Nov 5: The Sultans • Nov. 12: Grey Daddies All Bands start at 8 p.m. Auntie Skinner’s • Nov. 5: Clay Logan, 9p Knight Light Theater • Nov. 5: Jackson James, 6p. Meetings • JEDCO, 5:30p Nov.Continue Reading
Staff Reports “Go Directly to Jail.” Once it’s ready. Marion County Commissioners took time to discuss the needs and options available on improving the county jail. “We’re not going to ask voters, nor are we going to approve issuing $15 million dollars in bonds to build a new jail,” saidContinue Reading
Staff Reports Students at JJHS helped support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital with a student organized and led fundraiser this past month. “One day I was watching TV and I saw a St. Jude commercial,” said organizer Skyler Lindley. “Then afterwards when I fell asleep I had a dream that myContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer William Barret Travis is perhaps one of the most memorable figures from the Texas Revolution and the siege of the Alamo. His name has since been honored with the naming of TravisCounty, a park in San Antonio, and numerous schools across the state. Like many heroic figures, hisContinue Reading
Riverside Bank, or First National Bank of Trinity, recently presented checks to the area Volunteer Fire Departments to help support their efforts to protect residents day and night to extinguish fires. They presented checks to all 6 local fire stations: Jefferson VFD, Mims VFD, South Shore VFD, Jackson VFD, GrayContinue Reading
Francene and Diamond Don Rainey’s 20th Annual National Vintage Motocross race, held last September, was the largest in the U.S. with more than 700 racers and 1100 people visiting our small town of Jefferson. There were three fundraisers for Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop that raised a total of $5,397. The Dual SportContinue Reading
Students at Jefferson Elementary School came to class in Halloween costumes on Mondy. Continue Reading
Miss East Texas Tawny Foster visited the kids at the Jefferson Primary School this week to talk to them about being safe this Halloween and give them trick or treat bags.Continue Reading
The Wiley College men’s basketball team will play its 2022 Homecoming game against Arkansas Baptist College at 4 p.m. Saturday in Alumni Gymnasium. Live statistics will be available. Wiley College students can get in at no charge. Admission for everyone else is $10. This will be the Wildcats first homeContinue Reading
The Wiley College women’s basketball team opens its 2022-23 home schedule with its Homecoming game against Arkansas Baptist College at 2 p.m. Saturday in Alumni Gymnasium. Doors will open at 1 p.m. Admission is free for Wiley College students and $10 for everyone else. Live statistics will be available. TheContinue Reading
CONWAY, Ark. – The Wiley College men’s basketball team had a field goal drought at the inopportune time as it fell 78-62 to Central Baptist College Monday at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. The Wildcats (0-1) drop their season opener for the second straight season. They were outshot 47-40.3 percent. Wiley CollegeContinue Reading
The Wiley College volleyball team heads to New Orleans to compete for its first Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship beginning with a first round matchup against Rust College at 7 p.m. Friday in Dillard University’s Dent Hall. The games will be broadcast on HBCU League Plus which is free toContinue Reading
After leading the Wiley College women’s basketball team to its first season-opening victory since 2018, Kaitlyn Davis was voted Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for October 24-30. Davis scored a career-high 26 points to help the Lady Wildcats to a 75-60 victory over Jarvis Christian University. It’sContinue Reading
Bowie County Camp County Cass County Harrison County Panola County Titus County Upshur County Editor’s note: This is a schedule of work being planned for the dates noted above. Weather conditions and unforeseen problems can cause delays or cancelation of work. For more information about construction projects,Continue Reading
Austin Lewter Jefferson Jimplecute Much has been celebrated about the 1984 State Champion Jefferson Bulldog football team. But 25 years before that squad, Jefferson produced another State Championship. The Central High School Lions went undefeated in 1969 en route to a State Championship. Central was the all-black segregated high school. Continue Reading
Music 1852 on Austin • Oct. 29: Paul Thorn All Bands start at 8 p.m. Auntie Skinner’s • Oct. 28: Scary Karaoke 8:30p-12:30a • Oct 29: Monster Mash with 8 Track, Costume Contest Haywood House • Costume Contest, Oct. 31 5p-12a 5D Cattle Company Celebrate their 25th Anniversary in costume!Continue Reading