The Jefferson Lady Dawgs are ranked #16 in the Class 3A Texas High School Coaches Association weekly poll. The top 25 3A teams across the state are: Class 3A1.   Buffalo 15-02.   Fairfield 14-13.   Rio Hondo 13-14.   Coahoma 15-15.   Lamesa 18-26.   Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 16-27.   Wall 16-28.   Corpus Christi West Oso 13-29.  Continue Reading

Meetings School Dates Food Pantry JES Christmas  Jefferson Elementary School has announced their Christmas Events. • Dec 10: Open House at First National Bank, JES Choir to perform Mims Christmas The Mims Christmas Market is from 10a-2p on Saturday. It supports the Mims Volunteer Fire Department. There will be aContinue Reading

Lake O’the Pines: Every other day rains and a slow release is maintaining a constant lake level. Water temp was 60.2 Sunday morning crappie are showing up in creeks and have yet to settle into their deep pre winter pattern. Fish were caught this past weekend from 6’-21’ deep dependingContinue Reading

 Meetings School Dates Food Pantry Art Walk Jefferson’s Art Walk is September 6 and brings over 30 artists from the region together to showcase their work. Artists are setup in various shops downtown and on hand to discuss their work. Car Show The first Wheels on the Bayou car showContinue Reading

Texas Parks and Wildlife Texans now have a faster, easier and completely anonymous way to report fishing, wildlife and boating violations—putting the power to protect our natural resources right at their fingertips. Operation Game Thief (OGT), Texas’ wildlife crime-stoppers program, has launched Tip411—a new mobile app, text line and online webContinue Reading

Staff Reports The Jefferson Junior Varisty Bulldogs came up short against Pleasant Grove Hawks, 36-6, in their season opener last Wednesday. Details on the game, including statistics, had not been provided to the Jimplecute as of press time.  The JV Dawgs will face Texas High at 5:30p Thursday, or immediatelyContinue Reading

Matt Rutz/Jefferson Jimplecute Legendary Bulldog Coach Jerry Bennett was smiling down on W.F. Lockett stadium Friday night as the Jefferson Bulldogs easily rolled to victory over the Leonard Tigers 56-12. This was the first game since Bennett’s passing earlier this year. The Tigers had first possession and passed their wayContinue Reading

 Meetings School Dates Food Pantry Art Walk Jefferson’s Art Walk is September 6 and brings over 30 artists from the region together to showcase their work. Artists are setup in various shops downtown and on hand to discuss their work. Car Show The first Wheels on the Bayou car showContinue Reading

Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen The Jefferson Bulldogs helped hold a special ‘Seniors’ Pep Rally at Cypress Place Assisted Living on Monday evening, giving the residents an up close look at the 2025 team and help encourage them on to a Firday night victory.Continue Reading

Lake O’the Pines: R U READY? cool weather is coming that fall bite is fixing to hit! Natural and dark colors early in the morning with Texas Toast around highnoon.Docks have been spotty but,they be picking up soon. Limits of cats are being caught on punch baits and night crawlersContinue Reading

Staff Reports/Max Preps Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gilmer Buckeyes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the BulldogsContinue Reading

Staff Reports Last Friday night’s scrimmage was a controlled portion with a set number of plays vs. Tyler Grace, and in that period QB Chance Washington threw a 55 yd. TD to Kaden Grigsby.   Defensively in the controlled portion, CB  Tyler McCurry had an interception and DL Bryston Mosely had aContinue Reading

Staff Reports Jefferson’s Athletic Director and head football coach Ty Taylor announced the 2025 Varsity Football captains this week. Leading the charge for the Bulldogs will be Junior Chance Washington, quarterback; Senior Aaron Bellard, defensive end; Junior Kobin Tomlinson, linebacker; Senior Keiland Williams, Ooffensive guard; and Senior Del Brown, linebacker.Continue Reading

Staff Reports The Jefferson Varsity Lady Dawgs are off to a strong start for their 2025 season. While losing their season opener 3-0 to Alba-Golden, the Dawgs recovered with a four-game winning streak in the Big Sandy tournament.  They defeated Word of God Academy 2-0, Big Sandy 1-0, Hawkins 2-1,Continue Reading

Staff Reports Last Saturday, the Jefferson Cross Country Team kicked off the new season in Sulphur Springs, competing at the Annual Clay Minton Invitational hosted at Coleman Park—a challenging course that traditionally draws significant turnout. This year’s meet served as the Bulldogs’ season opener and featured a massive field ofContinue Reading

Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen The Bulldogs held their last Summer Workout last Friday and spent some fun time at Lake O’the Pines afterwards. The Jimplecute has been told that “Meet the Bulldogs” is set for August 12, but that has not been confirmed as of press time. Continue Reading

Fishing Report Lake O’the Pines: Come on cooler weather! Where has it not been raining? The lake came up about 1/3 a foot do to last weeks rains cooling surface temps slightly. The smaller profiles are the ticket right now. Dock fishing has been up and down. Good limits ofContinue Reading