The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Monday at the Transportation Center to discuss a personnel matter “regarding the City Administrator and the Director of Public Works.” Unless either the City Administrator, Eric Kuykendall, or the Director of Public Works, Allen Whatley, requests it, theContinue Reading
If you are traveling tonight in and around the Jefferson area, please be careful. The weather that is currently falling is a mix or rain, light snow, and very fine sleet. This makes road conditions hazardous in the best of times. TxDOT has pretreated roads and bridges in the areaContinue Reading
Staff Reports JEDCO is moving forward again, after a little over two years, with the Texas Target Communities program at Texas A&M to produce a strategic plan for the City of Jefferson following the Board’s issuing of a Letter of Intent at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. When asked if theContinue Reading
Verna D. Matthews Contributing writer The Historic Designation Committee of Bivins, Texas, The Leek Creek Community, announced this week that that the St. Paul Cemetery has been awarded a Historic Designation from The Texas Historical Commission. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is located in Austin, and Mark Wolfe is theContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees watched a video update on the construction progress on the football field project during their regular meeting Tuesday. Board members watched a time-lapse video compiled by District IT Director Jay Patrick which showed the work being done, includingContinue Reading
Upcoming Music Events 1852 on Austin: • March 12. Flashback 50’s & 60’s Rock and Roll Review. Auntie Skinner’s: All bands 9 p.m – 1 a.m. • March 12: The Syndicate • March 19: WTW & St. Patrick’s Day Bash • March 26: Rewind Upcoming Meetings • Tourism will meetContinue Reading
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer In the early 1900s, many city zoos did not have a significant number of animals to exhibit because of the difficulty in obtaining animals from the far corners of the globe. And fewer cities could establish zoos for that same reason. Frank Buck, an animal trapperContinue Reading
The annual Jefferson Jeep Show returns to downtown this weekend. Set for March 11 – 12, 2022, the event will kick-off Friday with Meet & Greet at 6 p.m. and Diamond Don’s RV Park. Car Entry Fee is $30 and all proceeds benefit local charities. Show & Shine is setContinue Reading
A new tradition comes back to downtown Jefferson next weekend. Texas Bigfoot Conference founder Craig Woolheater changed lanes last year and launched a brand new annual event in downtown Jefferson— the March Miata Madness. The Texas Miata Roundup has been hosted in alternating cites across Texas, but like many otherContinue Reading
Jefferson High School Spanish 3 class spent their last day at Jefferson Elementary this week. The class makes regular trips to JES to help elementary students learn to speak Spanish. The Spanish 3 class has been doing this the last several years to help show how they have mastered theContinue Reading
Mrs. Cox, at Jefferson Elementary School, was interrupted this week with some FANTASTIC news! These 2nd graders have shown amazing growth on this month’s Star Renaissance testing. All of 2nd grade is working hard to be ready for 3rd grade next year. They can’t wait to show you more inContinue Reading
From Staff Reports Wednesday was not in the cards for Jefferson baseball and softball teams at Elysian Fields. Both teams lost their games. Jefferson Softball lost 3-16 to EF Highlights of the game include: Marleigh Mears with 2 hits Tawny Foster with an RBI Falicia Craver with 2 Vanesa BautistaContinue Reading
From Texas Water Utilities: Myth: A boil water notice means your water is contaminated Fact: A boil water notice is issued as a precaution anytime the water may have been contaminated. ● Boil water notices are typically issued when an unexpected event has caused a potential for contamination of water in a public water systemContinue Reading
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening highway, daytime work in median. Motorists should watch for trucks and equipment pulling onto the interstate SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, bridge replacement. Traffic restricted toContinue Reading
Staff Reports County Commissioners opted to not modify the County’s Game Room Regulations to allow cash payouts following requests from the William’s family during Monday’s regular meeting. The game room in question is the only one operating in the County and is located adjacent to Williams Collision, 1989 US HwyContinue Reading
Staff Reports A little less than one fifth of registered voters in Marion County chose to head to the polls in the first primary of the 2022 election cycle. Republicans had the largest turnout with 1,153 ballots cast while Democrats had 289. And yet, the outcome of the County’s onlyContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson City Council met in special session Tuesday night primarily to discuss changes to City Ordinances and the Employee Handbook. The hour long meeting saw Council deciding to distribute copies of Chapter 18 Buildings and Regulations to all members, and to discuss Chapters 1-6 of the EmployeeContinue Reading
Upcoming Music Events 1852 on Austin: • March 4th. The Fab5 Beatles tribute band • March 12th. Flashback 50’s & 60’s Rock and Roll Review. Auntie Skinner’s: All bands 9p-1a • March 5: Pepper Holt Gunslingers • March 12: The Syndicate • March 19: WTW & St. Patrick’s Day BashContinue Reading
Dollar General has begun construction on their new store on US 59 in Jefferson, located next to Riverside Bank. The current store will be relocated once construction is complete.Continue Reading
The sink hole in the parking lot behind the Marion County Courthouse dropped to new lows during Mardi Gras weekend. Marion County Commissioners have been assisting the City in repairing the situation. The hole extended nearly 20 feet deep to a separated drainage culvert. No one, and no property wasContinue Reading