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By Jennifer Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson’s regular City Council meeting opened with public hearings on budget and tax rate, and continued with a delay in hiring a new City Secretary.  Council approved a $4,451,836 budget beginning October 1 with a property tax rate of $0.45000 per $100 in valuation. The budgetContinue Reading

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Jefferson Pro Rodeo Starts The Jefferson Pro Rodeo returns today and tomorrow at the Jefferson Livestock Association Arena on Highway 49 East. The fun begins at 7:30p each night and proceeds benefitting the Becca Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under andContinue Reading

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Following what many have called the most conservative session in Texas history, State Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) today announced that he will not seek re-election to Texas House District 9 in 2022. House District 9 includes Cass, Marion, Harrison, Panola, Sabine, and Shelby counties. “Serving as State Representative for theContinue Reading

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Glenn Melancon/ Contributing Writer Big Government conservatives like to hide behind the slogan States’ Rights.  They want you to believe they are standing up for you against the mean federal government.  They have relied on this deception since the beginning of the Republic. Southern planters knew America’s revolutionary rhetoric threatened their vastContinue Reading

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Ken Bridges/ Contributing writer Texas has produced many powerful political figures in its long history.  In the 1930s, Texas had one of the most influential congressional delegations in the nation, including Sen. Morris Sheppard, the Senate Minority Whip, House Speaker John Nance Garner, and other congressmen such as future House Speaker Sam Rayburn andContinue Reading

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Funeral services for Karen A. Clampitt Vandenburg, 59, of Beckville, Texas were help 11 a.m. Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Hawthorn Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dale Walker officiating. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Hawthorn Funeral Home.Karen Ann Clampitt Vandenburg was born July 9, 1962 in a military base inContinue Reading

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Staff Reports JEDCO forgave $35,330 in principal and interest for Queen Wood Products for the year 2020 as per the agreement which has certain employment requirements in exchange for loan forgiveness. Board member Lynn Daughrity asked who approved and verified that Queen Wood Products had complied with the terms ofContinue Reading

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By Jennifer Middleton, Jimplecute Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees heard a presentation on a student trip to Boston, approved a teaching permit for law enforcement classes at the high school and received a check for $8,000 from a local bank during their regular meeting Tuesday.  Hannah Wales, aContinue Reading

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By Glenn Melancon The terrorist attacks on 9/11 ignited the rise of Big Government Conservatism.  Just a few months before, George W. Bush had won a razor thin election by presenting himself as a compassionate conservative.   Within days of the September attacks his mask fell off. Bush started toContinue Reading

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July 6, 1944 – September 18, 2021 Graveside services for Mr. Glenn Edward Powell, 77, of West Columbia, Texas will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Ebenezer Cemetery in Pittsburg, Texas, under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home of Jefferson. A time of visitation willContinue Reading

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May 20, 1999 – September 12, 2021 Brandon Cole Mauldin, 22, of Jefferson, Texas passed away September 12, 2021.  Mr. Mauldin was born May 20, 1999 in Marshall, Texas to Rusty Cole Mauldin and Amanda Williams. He leaves to cherish his memory, parents, Rusty and Afton Mauldin, Amanda and RomeoContinue Reading