Staff Reports After some debate, and a rare tie vote, Judge Leward LaFleur cast the vote to approve the County paying their portion of the repair costs on the parking lot behind the courthouse. Earlier this year a sinkhole re-appeared in the parking lot costing the City $149,985 to repair.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson ISD has developed a Truancy Plan that will enforce truancy laws established by the Texas Education Code. “Since the onset Covid-19, we have faced continual problems district-wide truancy issues,” JISD Police Chief Dale C. Sherrill, Jr. said in a press releases earlier this week. “Although public schoolsContinue Reading
Austin Lewter Jefferson Jimplecute There is a shortage of teachers in Texas and Jefferson ISD is not immune to the problem. So much, the JISD Board of Trustees okayed Superintendent Rob Barnwell to employee a third-party company to deliver virtual instruction to student should the need present itself in theContinue Reading
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • July 30: Flashback (50s/60s) • August 6: Sultans The Sultans tickets are at the door. The others will be sold on EventBrite or at the bar. Auntie Skinner’s • July 30: Captain Joe: Beach Days Party & Backpack Drive School Supplies, Starts JISD isContinue Reading
AUSTIN – TxDOT is seeking public input on the draft 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), the state’s 10-year transportation plan. The UTP guides the development of projects around Texas to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity, and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. In addition to highway projects, the UTP addresses public transportation, maritime,Continue Reading
Staff Reports Resident and tourist safety, but not comfort, took center stage during Tuesday nights City Council meeting. Aldermen approved reimbursing a tourist after a limb from a Bradford Pear tree on Market Street fell and damaged their car. Aldermen Richard Turner and Robin Moore were against the decision citingContinue Reading
Staff Reports Commissioners took a first stab at the County’s 2023 budget Monday morning, and some requests didn’t make the cut. While Commissioners didn’t approve or deny, officially, any requests as it was a workshop, their questions and responses indicated their desire to spend the bulk of their anticipated newContinue Reading
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • July 23: John Clifton (blues) • July 30: Flashback (50s/60s) • August 6: Sultans The Sultans will be tickets at the door. The others will be sold on EventBrite or at the bar. Auntie Skinner’s • July 23: 8 Track School Supplies, Starts JISD isContinue Reading
Margaret Jackson celebrated 25 years of service with VeraBank this past week.Continue Reading
Francene DePrez Contributing writer This summer, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students have had the unique opportunity of participating in “Summer Adventures in Learning”, an enrichment program that is presented free of charge and directed by Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins. Older students can also serve as teaching assistants and mentors. Dr.Continue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson City Council held a brief meeting Monday evening to approve rehiring Jon King to the Public Works Department and to modify the building permit previously approved on July 5 for Bobby Carson and Susie May. King re-started his duties with the City on July 12 atContinue Reading
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • July 23: John Clifton (blues) • July 30: Flashback (50s/60s) • August 6: Sultans The Sultans will be tickets at the door. The others will be sold on EventBrite or at the bar. Auntie Skinner’s • July 16: Tambria Adams • July 23: 8 TrackContinue Reading
Jefferson Police Chief Florentino Perez stands on a step-ladder to welcome the city’s newest officer Carson McKnight. Officer McKnight is 6 foot, 7 inches tall. Continue Reading
Staff Reports Commissioners held their first Budget Workshop for the 2023 fiscal year this week following a brief regular meeting. During the regular meeting, Commissioners approved moving $5,112 from the Maintenance Capital outlay budget to the Extra Help and Benefits JP1 budget in order to being training a new assistantContinue Reading
Members of the Prayers and Squares Quilting club at Mims Chapel United Methodist Church showed off some of their work on Monday. The group meets every Monday at the Church from 10a-2p. They are forming a beginner’s quilting class. For more information, contact Mary Dales at 903-431-2874. Meetings are openContinue Reading
Mims Chapel United Methodist Church is seeing a familiar face in the pulpit these days as Richard Dowden returns after 10 years. Dowden first came to Mims UMC about 16 years ago, and saw the church grow to about 80 worshipers each Sunday. He left Mims about 10 years agoContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson City Council approved hiring of Carson McKnight as a patrol officer, and a handful of building permits during Tuesday’s special meeting before launching into a workshop discussion on the City’s leave policies in the Employee Handbook. McKnight will be joining the Jefferson Police Department at aContinue Reading
Upcoming Music Auntie Skinner’s: • July 9: Lee Mathis • July 16: Tambria Adams • July 23: 8 Track Heat Advisory Please use caution if you are going to be out in the heat this week. Heat indexes will be between 102 to 109. Please drink plenty of water and findContinue Reading
Staff Reports Marion County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. today for their regular mid-month meeting. Commissioners will consider adding additional funding to the JP1 budget in the areas of extra labor and benefits beginning in Oct. 17, 2022 so a replacement clerk can be hired for training purposes. TheyContinue Reading
Moseley Manor on North Soda Street is the home of Kathy Duvall and has been chosen Garden of the Month of July by the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. Elephant Ears frame the front of the Greek Revival house. Colorful periwinkles, coneflowers and daisies border the sidewalk.Continue Reading