Rudolph celebrates a storied history
Jacquita Lewter/Special to the Jimplecute Editor’s note: This story was first published in 2011. The writer passed away in 2015. Over the years certain commercial images have become symbols linked to the Christmas season and are easily identified with this time of year. One of the most popular and wellContinue Reading
Churches plan Christmas services
Several local churches are planning holiday services this weekend: First Baptist Church: Candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. Saturday. Worship service only at 11 a.m. Sunday St. Paul UMC: 5p.m. today. Shun Mitchell will be special musical guest. No services on Christmas Day Heritage Baptist Church: Candlelight Service 6Continue Reading
Holiday tunes…
The Jefferson ISD band program presented its annual Christmas Concert on December 15 in the High School Gym. The Junior High and Intermediate band performed first followed by the High School Band. Jimplecute photo by Laura AllenContinue Reading
City Council meeting canceled
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson’s final City Council meeting of the year was cancelled Tuesday afternoon after Mayor Rob Baker became aware there would not be able to form a quorum. The agenda held mostly routine business items but also included the City’s appointment to the Marion County AppraisalContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
Meetings • Blessings of Grace Food Pantry, Dec. 17, 10a-Noon • City and County Offices will be CLOSED Dec 23-26 • Commissioners Court, Dec. 30, 9a • City Council, Jan 3, 5:30p Carnival The Excelsior House Hotel will be kicking off Carnival Season with a Chili Bowl and King’s CakeContinue Reading
Chief wants 10 new stop signs in Jefferson
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Having to Stop at 10 new stop signs across the city is delayed as Major Rob Baker cancelled Tuesday night’s Council meeting. The new signs were set to be proposed by JPD Chief Tino Perez. The signs will be on the January agenda. “We’ve beenContinue Reading
“Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus”
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languagesContinue Reading
‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ speaks to us all every year
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that captured the hearts of millions in the nearly 50 years that Peanuts ran in thousands of newspapers around the world. Schulz, an amiable and soft-spoken Minnesota native and World War II veteran, had been drawing the daily strip since 1950. Fifteen years later, heContinue Reading
Norma Jean Washington
Mrs. Norma Jean Washington passed away on December 19, 2022. She was born April 2, 1937, to Samuel and Maggie Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Washington was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Maurice Washington; her siblings, Alice Johnson, Sammie Davis, Justa Davis, Wilburn Fitzpatrick, Melvin Fitzpatrick, Clarence Fitzpatrick; and specialContinue Reading
Yeshua is the freedom in Hanukkah
Shalom friends, Joy to the world the Lord is come! The prophecy of old – “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah prophesied the Messiah would be born and thatContinue Reading
Jefferson Primary School Letters to Santa
Dear Santa, Bring some toys for the Christmas tree. Memphis Dear Santa, Bike, Game boy, Racing Cars, Books, Games, Lots of toys Christopher Dear Santa, Hello. I am 6 years 6 oldI have been nice this year. Please bring me some blocks. Conor Schoentral Dear Santa, I have been good!Continue Reading
Karnack ISD Letters to Santa
Dear Santa, I love you. I have been good at home and school. I am five years old. I want a four wheeler. Jamarion Dear Santa, I love you. I have been good at home and school. Can I come to your house? I want a barbie dreamhouse. IContinue Reading
Happy Retirement!
Marion County Clerk, Vickie Smith, was honored with a retirement reception on Friday afternoon thrown by her staff honoring her 23 years of service with Marion County. Her family, friends and co/workers helped her celebrate this occasion. Pictured are her staff: Ashley Sibert, Danielle Mauldin, Vickie Smith, County Clerk andContinue Reading
Today In Texas History: December 23
1927: “Santa Claus” robs bank but muffs getaway On this day in 1927, the Santa Claus Bank Robbery occurred in Cisco, Texas. At noon Marshall Ratliff, Henry Helms, Robert Hill, and Louis Davis entered the First National Bank of Cisco with guns drawn. Ratliff, dressed in a borrowed Santa ClausContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – December 25 – December 31, 2022
Bowie County Camp County Cass County Harrison County Morris County Panola County Titus County Upshur County Heather Deaton Public Information Officer – Atlanta District Office: (903) 799-1306 | Cell: (903) 279-4419 Texas Department of Transportation 701 E. Main St., Atlanta, TX. 75551Continue Reading
Today In Texas History: December 22
1943: Escaped POW William Dyess resumes flying and dies in plane crash On this day in 1943, war hero and escaped prisoner of war William Dyess resumed his flying career and was killed while attempting an emergency landing in Burbank, California. Dyess, born in Albany, Texas, in 1916, was sentContinue Reading
Keep Pets Warm Next Few Days
Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of cats and dogs by 2025, offers the following tips to keep your pet as safe as possible: If you don’t have a pet and are considering opening your home to a new furry companion, nowContinue Reading
Do Garden Vegetable Seeds Expire?
By David Wall Seeds do expire (germination rate goes through the floor), but several factors influence “when,” and even then, that so-called expiration date is a guesstimate. Many people mistakenly think a date written on the seed packet backside and is an expiration date. Seeds are alive and able toContinue Reading
Today In Texas History: December 21
1847: Governor Wood takes office On this day in 1847, George Tyler Wood took office as the second governor of the state of Texas. The Georgia native had fought in the Creek Indian War at the battle of Horseshoe Bend, where he met Sam Houston and Edward Burleson. He movedContinue Reading
TxDOT Crews to Pretreat Bridges, Overpasses Wednesday
Motorists urged to be mindful of TxDOT crews working on the roads ATLANTA – Due to a chance of winter weather conditions on Thursday, TxDOT crews plan to begin pretreating all bridges and overpasses in the district with brine starting tomorrow/Wednesday. Crews will also pretreat Interstates 30 and 20, alongContinue Reading