Dan Eakin/Baptist Minister I have never been very good at writing poetry. When I was a teenager I wrote a few poems, but none of them were ever of the highest quality. When I was about 40 years, old, I told my congregation the story of a blind woman who hadContinue Reading
From the Desk of Marion County Sheriff David Capps Calls by Entity January 3-10, 2022 911 48 Sheriff’s Office 47 Police Department 15 Fire Department 4 Ambulance 33 Miscellaneous 1 DPS 0 Total: 148 Call Type Report January 3-10, 2022 No Nature Specified 1 Accident/Vehicle 1 Alarm/Burglar 2 Ambulance RequestContinue Reading
By Paul Moore Going forward under the new leadership of Paul Moore and a new Board of Directors, you will begin to see a lot of changes at the Marion County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber has unveiled a new logo emphasizing Marion County, but also the Historic nature ofContinue Reading
By Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District will now hold their trustee elections in May to coincide with the city and county elections. JISD Trustees approved the measure during Tuesday’s meeting after they heard a presentation from Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Karen Jones, the county’s electionContinue Reading
By Austin Lewter Jefferson Jimpleucte The Marion County Jail was recently cited for non-compliance with the Texas Commission of Jail Standards. The inspection occurred on Dec. 17, 2021 and was conduct by TCJS Inspector Michael Gravitt. “The physical condition of the jail passed the inspection,” said Sheriff David Capps. “OverContinue Reading
Staff Report Jefferson Jimpleucte The turning of the clock and advancing of the New Year brings cause to celebrate for the Jefferson Jimplecute. This issue marks the first of the 175th volume of the fourth oldest newspaper in Texas. The Jimplecute has been the paper of record for Jefferson and Marion CountyContinue Reading
Staff Reports Marion County Sheriff Deputies arrested Stoney Joseph, Jr. Woodell at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2001 According to Marion County Sheriff David Capps, Woodell is a native of Oil City, Louisiana where he was wanted on several felony warrants. In a press release issued lastContinue Reading
Employee of the Year What a great day to celebrate the 2021 VeraBank Employee of the Year, Penny Lee Moore! Penny has been a longtime member of our Jefferson branch team and she lives out the VeraBank core value of Taking Care of Customers every day. Help Educate From JessicaContinue Reading
Staff Reports A early morning New Year’s Day auto accident claimed the life of one driver and injured two others. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office call report, around 3 a.m., January 1, a white Ford Ranger was in the roadway on Tx 49 just South of Joe DavisContinue Reading
From the Desk ofMarion County Sheriff David Capps Dispatch Report December 27, 2021 – January 3, 2022 911 59 Sheriff’s Office 63 Jefferson PD 32 Fire Department 10 Ambulance 33 Miscellaneous 4 TxDPS 2 Total: 203 Call Type Report, December 27, 2021 – January 3, 2022 No Nature Specified 6Continue Reading
For those looking at Friday’s (tomorrow’s) paper, we’ve republished the top 10 read stories of 2021. In that group is the story about when the Mayor got COVID. The story is on a page with the Top 10 header and has a great big #10 graphic at the beginning ofContinue 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 to oneContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute In a called town hall meeting Tuesday, the Jefferson City Council gave an opportunity for public input on their lengthy special event application, something Mayor Rob Baker said hadn’t been revised in a number of years. “I think we can do better,” he said. “We canContinue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson Police jumped in last Saturday and helped make Shop With A Cop a huge success. 92.3 FM The Depot radio station organized the event. When announced, they hoped for 15 sponsors to donate $100 for a deserving child to spend on Christmas presents for their family andContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Officers with the Jefferson Police Department will ring in the new year with a raise, thanks to action taken during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Members voted unanimously to approve a raise for the city’s three full-time officers. Chief Florentino Perez told the council that they wereContinue Reading
Offices Closed Quick reminder that City, County and Jimplecute offices will be closed today, December 23, for the Christmas Holidays. The City will also be closed on Monday, December 27, as well as Friday, December 31. The County will be closed on Friday, December 31, for the New Year’s Holiday.Continue Reading
Meagan Beauchamp of Linden, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Beauchamp was initiated at The University of Texas at Arlington. Beauchamp is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiatedContinue Reading
The Jefferson Bulldog basketball team is 8-5 on the season after going 1-2 over the past week. Most recently, the Bulldogs dropped a narrow 44-43 non-district final to Timpson on road Tuesday. Individual results were not available as of press time. The loss to on Tuesday came on the heelsContinue Reading