Meetings School Dates Spaghetti Christ Episcopal Church will hold their annual Spaghetti Supper from 5-7:30p January 6 at the church. The $15 meal includes spaghetti and meat sauce, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Children under 8 are free. Proceeds will benefit the Blessings of Grace Food Pantry, the backpack program,Continue Reading
Staff Reports Jefferson Dawgs are now 11-2 for the season following their 71-45 win over Grace Community last Friday. Individual stats have not been received for any Boys Basketball games this season. Lady Dawgs are now 12-10 for the season following their 65-44 win over Christian Heritage last Friday. J.Continue Reading
Meetings School Dates Musical Events Grand Opening The Midnight House, 116 N Vale, will hold their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at 6p Friday, December 20. Spaghetti Christ Episcopal Church will hold their annual Spaghetti Supper from 5-7:30p January 6 at the church. The $15 meal includes spaghetti and meatContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Bulldogs moved their record to 10-2 so far this season following their sound defeat of Waskom Wildcats Tuesday night in Waskom, 93-44. Game stats were not available as of press time Wednesday morning. Lady Dawgs pounce on Grace Community, 50-20 The Lady Dawgs extended their recordContinue Reading
Meetings School Dates Virtual Chamber The Marion County Chamber Offices will be operating virtually next week as the City begins work on trying to locate a water leak near their building on Austin street. Telephones will be answered from 10a-2p Tuesday-Friday. Email will be being returned. Text messages will alsoContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Lady Dawg basketball team is starting the season off right with a 3-0 record, handily defeating McLeod, Elysian Fields, and Queen City, with double digit margins. McLeod 48-19 The Dawgs crushed McLeod Longhorns 48-19 on November 5’s matchup. Destiny Kelly (#3) led the team in scoringContinue Reading
AUSTIN — Drought-quenching spring rains and productive habitats have led biologists to predict another year of plentiful opportunities for hunters to fill their bellies and freezers with their harvests. As hunters dust off their firearms and plan trips to their favorite hunting spots, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)Continue Reading
Meetings School Dates Concert The Cumberland Presbyterian Church will also hold a free concert at 4p Saturday featuring Jennifer Campbell and Shirley Latham. They will be performing on the recently donated Steinway piano donated to the church. Conference Grace & Truth Church, 31440 Hwy 49, Avinger, will hold their 3rdContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen and Courtesy These guys moved to 5-0 last week after beating Hallsville 32-0! We’ve now scored 206 points with 0 given up! 5 shutouts in a row. The other teams are also undefeated, so go out and support them on Saturday’s.Continue Reading
Max Preps & Staff Reports Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn’t be stopped as they easily beat the White Oak Roughnecks 66-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Bulldogs’ most dominant win of the season. Kamran WilliamsContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photo Karnack ISD brought over their students last Friday for the JHS Homecoming Parade to show their support for their students who play and attend JISD. Karnack was represented on all levels of JISD sports teams, cheer squads, and band.Continue Reading
Max Preps Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Pittsburg Pirates 40-15. Given the Bulldogs’ advantage in MaxPreps’ Texas football rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Pirates are ranked 645th), the result wasn’t entirely unexpected. Kamran WilliamsContinue Reading
Rodeo The Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo Queen Pageant is set for September 27-28 and now’s the time to sign up! Applications are now available by contacting Samantha at 940-386-4065 or Susan at 903-930-8920. More information is also available on their Facebook page @Becca Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program. NNO National NightContinue Reading
Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen Jimplecute Photos by Laura Allen Kinsley Powell, center, was crowned 2024 JHS Homecoming Queen on September 20 before the start of the football game. She was escorted by Aiden Cooner. Also pictured are last year’s Queen Janiyah Ventimiglia (right), Bronx Johnson and Maelynn McGuire. Continue Reading
Courtesy Photo A volunteer works to hang banners around the Jefferson Livestock Association Arena (Hwy 49 East, just outside City Limits) in preparation for this weekend’s Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo.Continue Reading
Staff Reports Last week, Jefferson’s varsity volleyball team defeated Big Sandy 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21) in four sets. Top players for the game were: The Lady Dawgs will play New Diana in the District Opener on Friday at 4:30p. The Lady Dawgs are 2-12 for the season and NewContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson Bulldogs defeated the DeKalb Lions last week 36-28 in a hard-fought battle. The Dawgs ended the first quarter behind by 14 points, but recovered, leaving the score tied at halftime. They quickly took the lead in the 3rd and maintained it for the rest of theContinue Reading
The fifth annual Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo is scheduled for September 27th & 28th, 7:30 pm nightly. The rodeo began in 2019 as a fundraiser for the scholarship program established in 2004 in Becca’s memory. The scholarship program continues to assist our local youth by providing funds towards dual creditContinue Reading
Staff Reports It was a one-sided first half as the Jefferson Bulldogs racked up points against the Newton Eagles. The first quarter and half of the second were dominated by Thimyus Taylor’s (#2) passing game to Chris Love (#3) causing Newton to be behind by 18 points before getting onContinue Reading
Staff Reports Tailgating before professional sporting events is the norm, and the Jefferson Athletic Booster Club is working to make it the norm here. The game against Newton last week kicked-off a series of six tailgating parties, all starting at 5p before each home game. The parties are open toContinue Reading