‘Let’s Ride for Lizzie’ rolls out on Saturday
The 2nd Annual Let’s Ride for Lizzie is Saturday at Pines Café. Lizzie is a 3 year old who has been diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The event, sponsored by Pines Café, 5079 FM 729, is one of the many ways Pines Café owners Sandra and Wayne Stephenson giveContinue Reading
JISD Honor Rolls
3rd Nine WeeksReporting Period All ”A” Honor Roll 1st Grade Gunner Allen, Temperance Anderson, Marisol Aveja, Cash Benedict, Zoie Blady, Kinslee Byrd, Zacharias Campos-Sorrells, Bolden Carter, Kenzlie Collins, Aynslee Danvers, Kriya Desai, Alexis Durden, Caydence Galeazzi, Coraline Gonzalez, Kash Grigsby, Rorie Haskins, Caleb Henry, Astrid Hidlebaugh, McKenzi Holt, Jason Keasler,Continue Reading
Miata Madness
Downtown Jefferson streets were lined with Mazda Miata last weekend as Marion County welcomed the annual Miata Madness Event. Continue Reading
Lions lend a hand
Jefferson Lions assisted Lion Mary Spearmon and her family to salvage some of her belongings from last week’s tornado. The club has applied for and received a grant from the Texas Lions Foundation for disaster relief in Marion County. Some club members will assist with furniture restoration on Tuesday. TheContinue Reading
Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. How do you Solve a Problem Like Maria? A landowner called Texas Game Wardens when a group of quail hunters requested assistance rescuing a dog that had fallen into an abandoned grain silo-turned well.Continue Reading
Fatalities on East Texas Roadways on the Rise
TxDOT officials appeal to drivers to slow down, pay attention ATLANTA – Fatalities due to vehicle crashes across the Atlanta District have been on a steady rise over the past few years, and officials with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) are sounding the alarm to drivers about this disturbing trend. “InContinue Reading
Jeffersonian Receives Media Honor
Press Release KTAL Vice President & General Manager Mark McKay was honored with the 2022 Broadcaster of the Year Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcaster’s annual Prestige Awards banquet. “I stand here because of all of the reporters and anchors and salespeople and the sales management team and allContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – March 27 – April 2, 2022
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening highway, daytime work in median. Motorists should watch for trucks and equipment pulling onto the interstate I-30 – At Exit 207/Spur 594 westbound, ramp rehabilitation. Exit ramp to be closed. I-30 westbound lanes in thisContinue Reading
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Approves Hunting Regulations Changes for 2022-23
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved hunting regulations for the 2022-23 season at its public meeting held March 24 in Austin. Commissioners adopted the following modifications and clarifications to the 2022-23 Statewide Hunting Proclamation: Establish mandatory buck and antlerless white-tailed deer harvest reporting in Collin, Dallas, GraysonContinue Reading
Tornado damages homes, property
Staff Report Spring thunderstorms raked across Marion County last night soaking residents with heavy rain while the Western end of the county also suffered tornados. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches have already fallen across portions of the region through 2:40 a.m. this morning according to the National Weather ServiceContinue Reading
Council questions mayor okaying $150k in repairs
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson City Council considered several city improvement and infrastructure items during their meeting Tuesday, and also questioned a sinkhole repair Mayor Rob Baker approved without bringing it before the Council. Alderman Richard Turner questioned the mayor’s approval of $149,985 to repair the sinkhole located inContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
Upcoming Meetings • Commissioners Court at 9 a.m. March 28 • Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting at 5:30p.m. March 31 • Jefferson City Council at 6:30 p.m. April 5. • MCDCSCO Meet the Candidate, 5:30 p.m. April 5 Upcoming Music Events Auntie Skinner’s: All bands 9 p.m – 1 a.m.Continue Reading
Support public education
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Our Texas founding fathers knew we needed to guarantee public education if our State was to continue to be successful. They wrote: “A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of theContinue Reading
Maxey legacy looms large in Northeast Texas
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer The Civil War era produced many interesting figures in Texas History. Among them was Samuel B. Maxey, a lawyer, Confederate general, and U. S. Senator. Samuel Bell Maxey was born in 1825 in southern Kentucky. His father, Rice Maxey, was an attorney. He attended school faithfully, and inContinue Reading
Resurrection should be remembered every week
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer In just a few weeks, on April 17, we will be celebrating Easter Sunday. Many Christians refer to this as “Resurrection Sunday” because it is a day in which we especially celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Over the years, ministers and othersContinue Reading
Ballpark renovations…
Above, the JISD Football Stadium isn’t the only thing getting renovated! Spring work has begun at the Jefferson Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball Association fields at Kellyville Park. Opening Day is April 2. All Dixie Youth facilities are maintained by donated funds and volunteer labor.Continue Reading
Bulldog Band rated ‘excellent’
Sneaking around in the background, the Jefferson High School Band recently went to the UIL Region 4 Concert and Sightreading Contest today in Gilmer. The band had an awesome performance on stage and even more awesome performance in the sightreading room. They were awarded a 2 (excellent) on their stageContinue Reading
Chamber to host CASA ribnnon cutting
The Marion County Chamber of Commerce cordially invites the public to attend a ribbon cutting for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The event will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Marion County Courthouse. “Please join us as we hear from our featured guest speakers inContinue Reading