Our Town Jefferson
Upcoming Music 1852 on Austin • August 27: 1852 House Band Premier Sept 2: Chris Cain Sept 3: Already Gone (Eagles Tribute) Auntie Skinner’s • August 27: Lee Mathis All Bands Play from 9p-1a Upcoming Meetings • Marion County Commissioners Court 9a August 29 • Jefferson City Council Budget Workshop 6:30Continue Reading
Jefferson PD upgrades equipment
Staff Reports Jefferson Police Chief Tino Perez arrested a continued shortage of equipment at JPD by using surplus funds in his 2021-22 budget during Tuesday nights Council meeting. Council authorized Perez to spend up to $47,350 to purchase a variety of equipment the department has been needing. Officers will beContinue Reading
Goodbye Cheney, not goodbye inflation
Michael Reagan/Contributing writer The best news of the week for all Americans is that Liz Cheney lost. Big time. Her crushing demise in Wyoming’s Republican primary shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone – and she deserved it. Congresswoman Cheney – despite voting with the Trump administration more than 90Continue Reading
Let’s go Joe!
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Between Jan. 20, 2001 and July 14, 2008 prices at the gas pump rose from $1.47 per gallon to $4.11 per gallon. During that extended price rise, two Texas oil men sat in the Oval Office and made decisions. Dramatically, gas prices fell to $1.61 by DecemberContinue Reading
Lady Bird’s legacy is as big as Texas
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer The American highway is a unique experience. Americans can travel anywhere at any time connected by a network of tens of thousands of miles of paved highways. Drivers can drive through farmlands, hills, dense forests, towering mountains, and flower-strewn prairies in a matter of hours compared to theContinue Reading
Noah Paul Harrell
Memorial services for Noah Paul Harrell, 75, of Jefferson, Texas will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Jefferson on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Virginia Peavey officiating under the direction of HagContinue Reading
VFW asks for help for celebration
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10373 & American Legion Post 304 need your help planning this year’s Veterans Day Celebration. All interested should: •Attend the first meeting on August 27 at 2pm – at the VFW Post •Contact John Cooper, Post Commander at 9036249047 for additional information andContinue Reading
Travel is good for faith
Devlyn Brooks/Lutheran Minister They say that travel is good for the soul. I also say travel is good for faith as it gives you a greater perspective about what a fascinating planet on which we live. Thanks to a couple of recent work and personal trips, within 10 days, IContinue Reading
Fishing Report
by Mark Allen Caddo Lake: A Couple Of Patterns Are Really Starting To Take Off With The Rising Water That Has Pushed A Lot Of The Bass Right Out To The New Bankline And Really Put Them In A Feeding Mood. I’ve Been Throwing A Hollow Belly Popping Frog AlongContinue Reading
Prospects pick up some wins…
After more than 15 hours of tournament play, the ETX Propsects placed second in a 16u tournament last weekend.Continue Reading
Jefferson High School Class of 1957- 65 Years Since Graduation
Front: Marian Ball Whatley, Mary Ann Morris Bornman, Audrey Scott Whatley, Charlene Grubbs Pate, Barbara Comer Stewart. Middle: Travis Summerlin, Deanna McCasland Mitchell, Shirley Hogue Sawyer, Shirley Mauldin Chatham, Harry George, Gloria Birmingham Brooks, Barbara Nelms Corpier, Jerry Lee, Byron Waldrop, Back: Martha Hackney Summerlin, Billy Whatley, Leon Fitzgerald, JohnContinue Reading
Jefferson High School Class of 1958 Reunion
From Left: Riley Sachtleben, Betty Montgomery Bollman, Kent Oney, Ginger Hicks McNeely, Preston NelsonContinue Reading
SWEPCO to change meters
SWEPCO is installing advanced digital meters for its Texas retail customers. The Advanced Metering System (AMS) uses advanced metering and secure wireless technology to provide timely and accurate meter reading data. If we cannot change your meter out, we will leave a note on your front door. SWEPCO employees orContinue Reading
Pioneer Days tickets still availabe
For the Jimpolecute Jefferson’s Opera House Theatre Players aree announcing there are still tickets left for the Saturday, Sept. 3, concert by the beloved Sons of the Pioneers.. According to several board members who are selling tickets, there are still a number of tickets left in the general admission seatingContinue Reading
Service Above Self…
Gary Hunt was named Jefferson Rotarian of the year 2021-2022 at last week’s club meeting. The ‘Rotarian of the Year’ award may be given to a member who exhibits “Service Above Self” in their daily activities and who promotes Rotary by their actions, involvements and principled commitment to the Four-WayContinue Reading
Award winning photo…
Jimplecute photographer Laura Allen won an Honorable Mention at this year’s Creative Arts at the Texas State Fair! Her photograph was taken during the 2021 Diamond Don’s AHRMA National Vintage Motocross held here in Jefferson every September.Continue Reading
Jefferson Bulldog football season opens tonight
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute The dog days of summer seem to be a memory and the Jefferson Dawg Pound is gearing up for Friday night lights. Two-a-days are in the books. Scrimmages are over and done. And Jefferson Bulldog head football coach Antwain Jimmerson says his team is 100% healthy andContinue Reading
Mark Wayne King
Mark Wayne was born April 17, 1957 in Dumas, TX to Melvin and Gwendolyn King and, to our sorrow, died at Christus Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, TX on March 4, 2022. Mark was an accomplished millwright and took great pride in his work. He was well known inContinue Reading
County Judge Lifts Burn Ban
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur issued an order terminating the County Wide Burn Ban on Monday morning. The Order reads: ORDER TERMINATING BURN BAN FOR MARION COUNTY TEXAS WHEREAS, circumstances and rainfall totals have improved in Marion County, Texas such as to justify the termination and lifting at this time.Continue Reading
First day memories…
Jefferson Primary students gather on the playground equipment on the First Day of School. Recently, the Jimplecute reached out to some residents at Magnolia Place for their First Day Memories. Phoebe Dorgan, who graduated JHS in 1976, said she remembered “Playing on the playground and coloring.” “We used to goContinue Reading