Advent
2021-12-03
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer It’s always a good One of the best parts growing up as a Roman Catholic was enjoying all of the Holy Days. During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church controlled the calendar and established celebrations year round. These “holidays” taught and reinforced the faith. After theContinue Reading
From the Left: Thankful for Modern America
2021-11-26
By Glenn Melcancon It’s always a good thing to stop and examine our lives. Thanksgiving reminds us to see all we have instead of what we lack. Many of us get into the bad habit of concentrating on the negative instead of the positive. Today, Modern America provides manyContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Hunt Family Remembered as Peculiar
2021-11-26
By Ken Bridges In the late 1970s and through the 1980s, millions of people would tune in weekly to watch Dallas, a night-time soap opera about the tawdry scandals and business dealings of a Texas oil family. At the same time, a family of Texas oil barons transplanted from ArkansasContinue Reading
A Moment With the Minsiter: Be Thankful for what the Lord Has Done For You
2021-11-26
By Gene Clapp, Jefferson Academy As an adult I always looked forward to Thanksgiving! It wasn’t all about the great food, though that was really good! Our family has a tradition of all getting together at Thanksgiving so we look forward to husbands and wives, sons and daughters, brothers, sisters,Continue Reading
A Moment With the Minister: Thanks to God
2021-11-26
By Seth Buckner Psalm 100 says, “Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful untoContinue Reading
Editorial: At Least Leave It Like You Found It
2021-11-19
Jefferson is entering it’s busiest Tourist Season of the year. How visitors see it affects how much time they spend here, if they come back, and, what they say about the city. But, most importantly, it should be how we see our city and how we take pride in it’sContinue Reading
Letter to the Editor: Marvin Nichols in Plans, Again
2021-11-19
November 11, 2021 Mr. J. Kevin Ward Chair, Region C Water Planning Group Trinity River Authority of Texas P.O. Box 60, Arlington, Tx 76004-0600 wardk@trinitvra.org Dear Mr. Ward: The North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region D) has authorized the submission of this letter to you as Chair ofContinue Reading
From the Left: Brace yourself for another COVID winter
2021-11-19
By Glenn Melancon The Covid 19 vaccine has been a lifesaver for millions of Americans. Nearly 59% of Americans over 12 have taken advantage of this pro-life drug. The unvaccinated patients account for nearly all deaths and hospitalizations. Unfortunately, we live a region of the country that still believes liesContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: ‘Ima Hogg’ Was No Joke
2021-11-19
By Ken Bridges The name “Ima Hogg” has been a running joke in Texas for many years. However, for anyone who knew her or had ever been touched by her many works, the real Ima Hogg was anything but a joke. Ima Hogg was born in Mineola in 1882, the daughter ofContinue Reading
Miracles Are Not Over
2021-11-19
By Austin Lewter Editor’s note: This is a variation of a column wh ich was first published in the 2010 Thanksgiving edition of the Jefferson Jimplecute. My wife and I have four children. The oldest of whom is a 14-year old boy named Jackson. Jackson was born at 28 weeksContinue Reading
Moment With The Minister: Shalom Jefferson
2021-11-19
By Rabbi Linda There is a lot of interesting history in Jefferson. Historic information that teaches us the past and future of many generations. Life comes and goes, but our legacy lives on. Refreshing our hearts and minds come with thanksgiving to the Lord for the past, present, and future. Continue Reading
Build Back Better
2021-11-13
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Last week America won. It received strong news about the present economy and the outlook for the future. President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress delivered on their promise to create and improve American jobs. The CNBC headline read “Job creation roars back in October as payrollsContinue Reading
Veterans: Your service makes ours possible
2021-11-03
Jeffrey L. McIntyre/Contributing writer Each year on November 11, we honor military veterans—those in our communities who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Perhaps this year, you will partake in a Veterans Day parade, post something thoughtful to social media and even tell a Veteran you know “thankContinue Reading
Making a mess of our own nest
2021-11-03
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Several years ago, we had a surprise visitor set up house on our porch. It was a barn swallow. We were excited to watch it create a new home out of mud. Our boys were still out home at the time, and they had a front row seatContinue Reading
Support Creating MC Assistance District
2021-11-01
In general, everyone will agree that increasing taxes, of any type, is a bad idea. But, on the November 2 ballot, the creation of the Marion County Assistance District needs to be overwhelmingly approved. The district will add a 1.5% Sales and Use tax to purchases made in the county.Continue Reading
