Jefferson Pro Rodeo to fund local scholarships
The 2021 Jefferson Pro Rodeo, scheduled for September 24 and 25, will be hosted by family and friends of Becca Anderson with the net proceeds benefitting the Becca Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program dedicated in her memory. Becca, a 2003 Jefferson High graduate, was very active in her church, school andContinue Reading
International students find new home at JCA
By Sarah Gale What if homeroom was almost 9,000 miles from your actual home? Three international students from Eastern Central Africa who are studying at Jefferson Christian Academy, are very familiar with that feeling. Whitney Ogwoka is from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. She boarded a plane, for theContinue Reading
Commissioners alter county trash schedule starting in January 2022
Marion County residents will have less time to take out the trash starting in January. Commissioners approved a request by Pct. 1 Commissioner J.R. Ashley to alter the hours the Solid Waste Dump in Pct. 1 will be open. “We’ll save at least $600 a year,” said Ashley. “It’s completelyContinue Reading
JES Employee of the Month
Jefferson ISD 4th grade ELAR Teacher, Mrs. Elder was named August Teacher of the Month voted on by the JES Staff. Mr. Godwin won our Amazon Gift card drawing for the month of August. Congratulations to these deserving JES Staff Members! Continue Reading
Increasing Need for Personal Care Attendants to Serve People with Disabilities
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission are launching a public awareness campaign focusing on the statewide need for personal care attendants who help people with disabilities live independently in their own homes and communities. “These jobs change lives for both the peopleContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – Sept. 12 – Sept. 18, 2021
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, widening highway. Reconstructing and widening highway. Motorists should watch for trucks and equipment pulling onto the interstate. SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. All traffic restricted to one lane with signal lights controlling traffic through work zone.Continue Reading
Paul Newman Butler
Memorial Services for Mr. Paul Newman Butler will be held Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 2:00pm at the Jefferson Visitation Center located at 305 E Austin Street Jefferson, Texas 75657 *****MASK REQUIRED***** Mr. Paul Newman Butler was born October 6, 1965 to the late Newman and Geraldine Butler. He receivedContinue Reading
Saying ‘thank you’…
Former Jefferson Mayor Carey Heaster reads a proclamation honoring outgoing City Secretary Doris Hines and a reception in her honor last Friday at the transportation building. Hines is retiring after 44 years of service to the city. Friends and family were on hand to thank her for her service. TheContinue Reading
Garden of the Month…
The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club has chosen the garden of Jim and Joanne Stacey on Moseley Street as the Garden of the Month for September. It is identified by the artistic sign OakLief Manor. Among the flowers chosen are crepe myrtle, pentas, salvia and caladiums.Continue Reading
Paddie to seek another term
State Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) has announced that he will seek re-election to Texas House District 9 in 2022. House District 9 is includes Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Sabine, and Shelby counties. “It was a banner year for conservatives in the Texas House,” said Paddie. “Some of our achievements includeContinue Reading
OHTP report successful Pioneer Days event
Labor Day weekend played host to a new festival in downtown Jefferson. Sponsored by the Opera House Theatre Players (OHTP), the inaugural Jefferson Pioneer Days featured kicked-off a parade with wagons, horseback riders and walkers. Evelyn Rene Matthews of Texarkana, Arkansas won a trophy and a gift certificate from theContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
9/11 Commemorative Program at Diamond Don’s During the 9/11 Commemorative Program on morning of September 11, 2021 at 19th Annual Diamond Don National Vintage Motocross, we would like to honor those MX riders and participants that have taken their ride to heaven in 2020 and 2021. Please let them know of anyone thatContinue Reading
Depression era governor left a big legacy
Ken Bridges/ Contributing writer Gov. Jimmy Allred became governor of Texas in a desperate time for Texas. The Great Depression created many hardships for families and crippled state finances. Though he had met with several defeats and reverses in his life, Allred’s persistence guided Texas in a difficult time andContinue Reading
Women are still being controlled
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer In 1862 the United Kingdom’s Parliament passed the first in a series of Contagious Disease Acts. The Members of Parliament considered sexual transmitted diseases a matter of national security. The MPs believed prostitutes spread the disease to the Armed Forces and weakened them. The Acts specifically targeted suspectedContinue Reading
Jimmy Jenkins
April 12, 1931-August 30, 2021 Funeral Services for Mr. Jimmy D. Jenkins will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM at New Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Lamar Jones officiating and under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Interment will follow at New Zion Cemetery. A timeContinue Reading
A Pastor’s Perspective of 9/11
Seth Buckner/ Heritage Baptist Church Jesus said in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” This coming Saturday marks 20 years since that fateful day that changed our lives so dramatically. We all remember where we were on 9-11-01. I had just graduated from seminaryContinue Reading
Memphis blues legend rocks new Jefferson venue
Atticus Upton Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Being in a rural East Texas town, access to blues and jazz artists is challenging to say the least. The few local bars and restaurants who put on jazz or blues shows in the surrounding area are all also 21 and up facilities, so that isContinue Reading
Karnack Family Dollar reopens after remodel
Staff Reports Dollar Tree, Inc.recently announced the grand re-opening of its Family Dollar store located in Karnack. The 8,353 square foot store re-opened on Thursday, September 2. In addition to providing everyday low prices, the renovated store will offer an even broader assortment of frozen and refrigerated food, a largeContinue Reading
3rd Annual Antique Tractor Show comes back to Jefferson
Jefferson’s streets will be closed to traffic to accommodate antique tractors, trucks and stationary engines Saturday, September 18, 2021. More than 100 tractors will be on show in downtown Jefferson. The event will also include Slow Tractor Race, Tractor Parade, Stationary and Working Exhibits and a Swap Meet. This isContinue Reading