Two suspects have been arrested following a Friday evening shooting aimed at Marion County Justice of the Peace Lena Pope. Pope was not physically injured in the incident. According to a press release from Marion County Sheriff David Capps, Pope was in route to Smith Bockmon Rd. at approximately 7Continue Reading
Marion County JP Lena Pope had her vehicle fired upon while attending to official duties Friday evening. According to reports, Pope responded to a request for a death pronouncement and upon arrival realized she was not at the correct address. She began turning her vehicle around when someone came outContinue Reading
Jefferson High School Homecoming Queen candidates are, back row from left, Carmen Bradley, Brooklyn Shelton, Rachae Williams and Charlene Moore. Front row, from left are freshmen Duchess Emmalee Cherry, sophomore Duchess Carlmajz Nicholas and junior Duchess Kristen Thomas. The 2022 Homecoming Queen will be crowned in a pre-game ceremony nextContinue Reading
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • Sept 2: Chris Cain • Sept 3: Already Gone (Eagles Tribute) • Sept 4: 1852 Austin Street Band All Bands start at 8 p.m. Auntie Skinner’s • Sept 2: Captain Joe All Bands start at 9 p.m. Upcoming Meetings • Jefferson City Council 6:30p SeptContinue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson City Council made short work of Tuesday night’s agenda which consisted of mostly housekeeping actions. The Oct. 4 special council meeting will be moved to Wednesday, Oct. 5 to not interfere with the planned National Night Out activities at the Transportation Center. Aldermen chose to deny twoContinue Reading
Staff and owners of 1852 on Austin kicked off their 1yr anniversary with a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon. Music by Chris Cain, The Sultans, and the 1852 Austin Street Band will celebrate the weekendContinue Reading
Staff Reports County Commissioners adopted a tax rate of $0.5444274 for 2022 and the 2023 County Budget during Monday’s regular meeting. Following two public hearings, where no one from the public spoke, commissioners approved the rate which is lower than last year’s rate by about three cents, and a budgetContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees set the annual tax rate and budget during a special meeting Tuesday. For 2022-23, the board approved a maintenance and operations tax rate of 0.9308, lower than last year’s rate of 0.96340. The interest and sinking rateContinue Reading
While the Eagles tribute band was set to perform for the 1yr anniversary celebrations, the band came down with COVID and will be unable to perform. Thankfully Shreveport’s The Sultans were able to slip over to Jefferson for the evening. Blues Legend Chris Cain will start off the weekend withContinue Reading
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening highway, concrete paving in median I-30 – Westbound at Exit 207/Spur 594, ramp rehabilitation. Exit & entrance ramps closed. Westbound lanes restricted to one lane I-30 – Eastbound from FM 990, drainage upgrades. Traffic limitedContinue Reading
Area residents, homeschoolers and members of the community were on hand to watch Texas Parks and Wildlife release 2,500 paddlefish into Big Cypress Bayou on Wednesday. Last week TPWD released 4,000 paddlefish. The fish are approximately four months old. Fishing for the paddlefish is prohibited as they are an endangeredContinue Reading
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • August 27: 1852 House Band Premier Sept 2: Chris Cain Sept 3: Already Gone (Eagles Tribute) Auntie Skinner’s • August 27: Lee Mathis All Bands Play from 9p-1a Upcoming Meetings • Marion County Commissioners Court 9a August 29 • Jefferson City Council Budget Workshop 6:30Continue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson Police Chief Tino Perez arrested a continued shortage of equipment at JPD by using surplus funds in his 2021-22 budget during Tuesday nights Council meeting. Council authorized Perez to spend up to $47,350 to purchase a variety of equipment the department has been needing. Officers will beContinue Reading
Michael Reagan/Contributing writer The best news of the week for all Americans is that Liz Cheney lost. Big time. Her crushing demise in Wyoming’s Republican primary shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone – and she deserved it. Congresswoman Cheney – despite voting with the Trump administration more than 90Continue Reading
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10373 & American Legion Post 304 need your help planning this year’s Veterans Day Celebration. All interested should: •Attend the first meeting on August 27 at 2pm – at the VFW Post •Contact John Cooper, Post Commander at 9036249047 for additional information andContinue Reading
SWEPCO is installing advanced digital meters for its Texas retail customers. The Advanced Metering System (AMS) uses advanced metering and secure wireless technology to provide timely and accurate meter reading data. If we cannot change your meter out, we will leave a note on your front door. SWEPCO employees orContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute The dog days of summer seem to be a memory and the Jefferson Dawg Pound is gearing up for Friday night lights. Two-a-days are in the books. Scrimmages are over and done. And Jefferson Bulldog head football coach Antwain Jimmerson says his team is 100% healthy andContinue Reading
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur issued an order terminating the County Wide Burn Ban on Monday morning. The Order reads: ORDER TERMINATING BURN BAN FOR MARION COUNTY TEXAS WHEREAS, circumstances and rainfall totals have improved in Marion County, Texas such as to justify the termination and lifting at this time.Continue Reading
Jefferson Primary students gather on the playground equipment on the First Day of School. Recently, the Jimplecute reached out to some residents at Magnolia Place for their First Day Memories. Phoebe Dorgan, who graduated JHS in 1976, said she remembered “Playing on the playground and coloring.” “We used to goContinue Reading