Marion County Youth football players just can’t be stopped. Cori Blanton, Kobin Tomlinson, Kingston Nelson, and Germaine Hopkins Jr were invited to play for the AAU Unrestricted 12u Canes Elite select team. Last weekend, the team played in Little Rock and became the AAU Unrestricted 12U National Champions or 12uContinue Reading
The Jefferson Lady Bulldog basketball team is off to great start of their 2021-22 season. After an initial loss in the season opener with a narrow 57-56 final against Hooks, the Lady Dawgs have rallied back to a 6-2 season record going into the Thanksgiving break. The loss to HooksContinue Reading
Jefferson Bulldog Basketball action tips off this week. Full play begins next week. At right is the Lady Bulldog schedule! The Boys Basketball schedule has not been posted yet on the JISD website, but look for it in next week’s paper and online!Continue Reading
Teje Taylor was crowned the 2021 Jefferson High School Homecoming Queen during the coronation ceremony last week. She was escorted by Dylan Washington. They were joined on the field by youngsters Willow McClendon and Bronx Byrd. Continue Reading
Jefferson freshman Kamron Williams was named the Class 3A Built Ford Tough Texas High School Player of the Week for his performance against the White Oak Roughnecks Oct. 1.The Bulldog standout carried 28 times in a 38-22 win over White Oak, rushing for 318 yards and scoring three times asContinue Reading
The 2021 Jefferson Pro Rodeo, scheduled for September 24 and 25, will be hosted by family and friends of Becca Anderson with the net proceeds benefitting the Becca Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program dedicated in her memory. Becca, a 2003 Jefferson High graduate, was very active in her church, school andContinue Reading
VFW Fish Fry The Monthly 1st Saturday Fish Fry at the VFW is this weekend from 11a-2p at the VFW bulding on US 59. Plate includes Fried Fish, Fries, coleslaw, beans, and a drink for a $10 donation. Desserts are available for a $1 donation. Dine in or Carry Out.Continue Reading
The Jefferson Lady Bulldog Volleyball team picked-up their first win of the season against Chriistian Heritage before dropping the Big Sandy in three sets earlier this week. Continue Reading
Jefferson ISD athletes,cheerleaders and band members met their fains late last week at the annual “Meet the Bulldog” event kicing off the school year.Continue Reading
The Jefferson Athletic Booster Club held their first meeting of the year Tuesday and elected officers for the 2020-2021 school year. The club had announced the meeting in the DAWG Pound FaceBook group at the end of last week with a note indicating they needed more people to be involved,Continue Reading
Friday, August 6, 2021: The Jefferson Lady Bulldogs WILL NOT be going to New Boston as originally scheduled, but WILL INSTEAD be hosting an Intrasquad Scrimmage at HOME beginning at 11:00 AM. Parents are welcome to attend. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 There will now be 3 games at HOME againstContinue Reading
AUSTIN — Hunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in 61 hunt categories. The permits areContinue Reading
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received a report in late June that an invasive silver carp had been spotted in Choctaw Creek, a Texas tributary of the Red River approximately 15 miles downstream from Lake Texoma. A bow angler, Stephen Banaszak, first reported the finding andContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute The 2021 pre-season high school football rankings are out and the Jefferson Bulldogs have nothing but opportunity ahead of them to prove the neigh-sayers wrong. Dave Campbell’s Texas High School Football has the Bulldogs ranked dead last in district 6-3A behind New Boston, at number six, andContinue Reading
The East Texas Baptist University Fishing Teams recently participated in Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament at Lake O’ the Pines and Jefferson native Jacob Keith along with Marshall native Cannon Bird finished 9th overall. ETBU had several 2-man teams participating in the tournament and all finished in the top 40,Continue Reading