Fishing Report Lake O’the Pines: It was 55 degrees Sunday morning at the lake gonna be close to 97 for a high today! welcome to Texas. Crappie are stacking on brush now at various depths as post spawn wraps up.  The lake is in a slow and stable descent  TexasContinue Reading

Staff Reports JISD athletes signed on the dotted line for their choice of colleges in the fall last Thursday at the JHS commons. The Jefferson Athletic Booster Club helped with the ceremony honoring our students. Each athlete had a table dedicated to them outlining their accomplishments, where they were attending,Continue Reading

By GameChanger Media Cutter Braddock struck out 12 batters as the starting pitcher led 14u Jefferson Bulldogs past Rough Riders 11-0 on Tuesday. Braddock gave up zero hits and zero runs over six innings while walking two. 14u Jefferson Bulldogs scored eight runs in the fifth inning on the wayContinue Reading

Staff Reports Lake O’the Pines will have “Life Jacket  Loaner Stations” at various boat ramps this summer courtesy of support from the Corps of Engineers Education Foundation and Progressive Insurance. To date, the program has made available more than 5,450 adult life jackets for boaters to use at USACE lifeContinue Reading

Lake O’the Pines: Texas, if you don’t like the weather hang around 5 minutes it will change. Crappie are scattered with whites roaming blacks are  grouping up on structure concentrate on 10-20’ of  structure most fish will be looking to have water below them. Texas Toast in Slab Bandits andContinue Reading

Staff Reports The Lady Dawgs softball team came up short against Redwater in the final round of Bi-District playoffs, 8-12. Friday’s first round play saw Redwater defeating the Dawgs 12-5. The Lady Dawgs fought back on Saturday’s round two as sophomore Amarriunna Amie (#12) homered in  the 11th inning toContinue Reading

Staff Reports Jefferson Diamond Youth Baseball and Softball Association hosted an 8U and 10U baseball tournament last Saturday at Kellyville park. Five teams competed in the 8U division and six teams competed in the 10U division. The 8U Jefferson Captains were the undefeated champions of their division, winning four gamesContinue Reading

Funeral Services for Gerald Mack “Coach Jerry “Bennett, 74, of Jefferson, Texas will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 11:00am in the Central Baptist Church of Marshall, Texas with Rev. Ron Danley officiating and under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow at Oakwood CemeteryContinue Reading

Allen retires from JISD V Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Time is the only one undefeated. Mark Allen feels as if he’s been benched as he leaves his position as leading Jefferson’s High School Girls Athletics Director for most of the last 13 years. He was named the Girls Coordinator andContinue Reading

Zoë Lam/Jefferson Jimplecute For the past 13 years, Mark Allen has been the foundation of Jefferson High School’s girls’ basketball program. When he arrived, the program was at rock bottom with little ambition, a lack of winning culture, and a history of early season exits.  But with patience, passion andContinue Reading

Fishing Report Lake O’the Pines: Warmer sunny days with high but, falling waters makes for a tougher bite.The stable weather with slightly cooler temps will help this coming week but, the slowly falling lake levels and muddy turbulent waters will make it tougher.  Crappie are scattered in post spawn modeContinue Reading

According to a post in the Jefferson Athletic Booster Club group messaging, tonight’s JV game against Harmony has been rescheduled to Friday along with the Friday night Varsity game. Note: The Jimplecute has not received this information directly from JISD.Continue Reading

According to a text message from JISD Athletic Director Ty Taylor, the dates of the District Track Meet have been moved up. “Because of the strong likelihood of thunderstorms later in the week, District 13 athletic directors have elected to adjust the dates of the district high school track meet,”Continue Reading

Lake O’the Pines by Crazy Angler Tackle: Variable weather with intermittent fronts! Big Whites are now staging in bedding areas in the brush natural presentations will be best. Silver/black and blue/white Lil Rascals have been producing the best on cloudy days. Fish are still in feeder channels as they moveContinue Reading

Staff Reports The three highest-scoring archers from Jefferson Junior High gave a brief presentation to the school board on January 14.  Cameron Young, a 7th grader, is the 1st place shooter, Kera Long, an 8th grader is the 2nd place shooter, and Jordyn Carpenter, also an 8th grader, is theContinue Reading

Staff Reports The Dawgs have joined the Lady Dawgs in 1st place in District following their defeat of Harmony 73-28 last Friday, and New Diana 84-57 on Tuesday. Further stats are have not been made available to the Jimplecute.  They play at Daingerfield on Friday. Jimplecute photo by Laura AllenContinue Reading

Staff Reports Several area teams have been named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association State Basketball Polls this week. Avinger comes in at #17  with a 17-2 record in the 1A Division. While The Lady Dawgs are not top state ranked a number of their competitors are. Including Winnsboro (26-3)Continue Reading