Chamber Happenings
Sept. 15, 2022 Congratulations to the winners of Jefferson’s Dessert Contest! Best Overall Dessert: Haywood House Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, Healthiest Choice: Mrs. Ellen Taylor, Most Creative: Mrs. Lynette Bonner and Most Decadent: Haywood House Restaurant & Cocktail Bar. Thank you to our judges, participants and our gracious host, ChristContinue Reading
Tourism Board ends fiscal year on track, budget-wise
Staff Reports Tourism held their last meeting of the fiscal year this week and determined they are right on track on expected revenue growth over last year. According to financial reports provided by City Hall, Tourism has received $186,627.96 or 88.87% of budgeted revenue at the end of August. BoardContinue Reading
Garden of the Month
McGarity’s Restaurant and Saloon has been chosen Garden of the Month of September by the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. The grounds are planted with colorful periwinkles, roses, cannas and elephant ears.Continue Reading
Jefferson VFW Post 10373 hosts student art contest
Each year VFW Post 10373 offers students to enter several contests for monetary awards. These students can range from 6th to 12th grade. This year Zoe Scott’s, recent Jefferson High graduate, portrait received national recognition at the National Patriotic Arts Contest. Unfortunately, there are no money awards forContinue Reading
Jefferson Adopt-a-Cop supports officers
The Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop organization recently (and happily) reimbursed some of city and county Law Enforcement Officers for equipment that is required, but not paid for by their departments. Our organization was formed to assist our city and county Law Enforcement Officers with their out-of-pocket required expenses. These expenses can createContinue Reading
Sports Shorts
Junior high volleyball picks up wins Three of the four Jefferson Junior High Volleyball teams won their matches against Carlisle on Monday. The 7B team split the night winning one set 25-14 before losing the next set 11-13. The 8B team won in two sets, 25-14, 12-9 The 7A teamContinue Reading
Buffalo Grass
By David Wall Almost every year about this time, people start asking whether they should try buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides). It’s a warm season grass that does well with little to no maintenance and has relatively little water requirements once established. Until then, it takes as much water as most other lawnContinue Reading
Today In Texas History: September 14
9/14/1919: Hospital destroyed in hurricane On this day in 1919, the Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi was demolished by a hurricane in which a nun, two patients, and two employees were killed. Spohn Hospital (originally Spohn Sanitarium), the first hospital in Corpus Christi, is a Catholic institution founded in 1905Continue Reading
Today in Texas History: September 13
9/13/1883: Fence-cutting war reaches Mabel Day’s ranch On this day in 1883, free-grass cattle raisers began cutting the fences of Mabel Doss Day’s ranch, the first fully fenced large ranch in Texas. She inherited the 85,000-acre, debt-ridden spread in Coleman County when her husband of 2 1/2 years, William H.Continue Reading
Today in Texas History: September 12
9/12/1909: Country singer born in country town On this day in 1909, country singer Kenneth Threadgill was born in Peniel, Texas. In 1933 he moved to Austin and began working at a service station; by December, he had bought the establishment and turned it into Threadgill’s Tavern. After World WarContinue Reading
Raised Vegetable Garden Beds
By David Wall This year many are reconsidering raised bed vegetable gardens. Reasoning is simple. They’re compact, easy to work, easy to water, maintain moisture better, fewer problems with weeds, and usually produce more than a regular garden the same size. They come in all lengths, although widths are usuallyContinue Reading
Today in Texas History: September 11
9/11/1890: Fort Sam Houston officially named On this day in 1890, the United States War Department designated “the military post at San Antonio” as Fort Sam Houston in honor of Gen. Sam Houston. Originally established in 1845, the “Post of San Antonio” started land acquisition and construction in the 1870s,Continue Reading
JISD’s Hopes arrested, suspended following student altercation
By V. Hugh Lewis II, Jefferson Jimplecute Bulldog football passing coordinator and Head Boys Track and Field Coach Roderick Hopes is sidelined for the foreseeable future after being arrested following an investigation that stemmed from a parent complaint. He is facing possible charges of “Injury to a Child, Elderly, orContinue Reading
Today in Texas History: September 10
9/10/1869: Washerwoman buys valuable Dallas property On this day in 1869, former slave Hope Thompson and her husband Isaac purchased a piece of property on Elm Street in what is now downtown Dallas. Thompson, a washerwoman, borrowed the purchase price of fifty dollars from banker William Henry Gaston and repaidContinue Reading
Paddlefish distinction made official
Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson and Marion County has a new mascot – of sorts. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, County Commissioners, and Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker all proclaimed the Paddlefish as the official fish of Marion County and the City of Jefferson during their regular meetings the last week inContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
Music 1852 on Austin • Sept 17: Grey Daddies • Sept. 24: Jerrod Sterrett All Bands start at 8 p.m. Auntie Skinner’s • Sept 10: Rewind • Sept. 17: Teazur All Bands start at 9 p.m. Meetings • Commissioners Court 9 a.m. Sept 12 • Tourism Board, 5:30 p.m. SeptContinue Reading
Council OKs new event
Staff Reports Football, Food Trucks and Cornhole is coming to Jefferson on September 24 after council approved the special event application during Tuesday night’s brief meeting. The Krewe of Hebe sponsored event will start at 10 a.m. and go until 10 p.m.in the private parking lot near Auntie Skinner’s, commonlyContinue Reading
Edna Jean Dorgan Perot
Edna Jean Dorgan Perot passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in Jefferson, Texas, at the age of 90. She was born February 5, 1932 in Marion County to Edward and Ora Lee Dorgan. Edna married Alphonse Love Perot, Jr., in Newton, Texas on January 12, 1946 and they wereContinue Reading
Patterson Pest Control expands, opens office in Jefferson
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute JEFFERSON, Texas—Those who are seeking a pest control solution now have a long-term option with Patterson Pest Patrol. Open in Queen City since 2009, PPP is now opening an office in Marion County to share its service with area residents. Opening the satellite office isContinue Reading