Pre-season rankings elude to Bulldog’s need for a turnaround
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute The 2021 pre-season high school football rankings are out and the Jefferson Bulldogs have nothing but opportunity ahead of them to prove the neigh-sayers wrong. Dave Campbell’s Texas High School Football has the Bulldogs ranked dead last in district 6-3A behind New Boston, at number six, andContinue Reading
Garden of the Month
The immaculate garden on Lafayette Street is Green Gables Bed and Breakfast owned by Marty and Julie Stewart. The landscape includes several colorful flowerbeds adding to the beauty of the spacious grounds. The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club chose these grounds as their July Garden of the Month.Continue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
Congratulations to Ms. Angela Bagby who has graduated from Magnolia Place Nursing and Rehabilitation. She has completed the prescribed course of therapy with proficiency, cheerfulness, courage and determination! We wish you the very best! FM 248 Closed on Wednesday Motorists who normally travel FM 248 south of Kildare will needContinue Reading
Uncle Sam needs you
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer The World watched on Jan. 6, 2021, as criminals swarmed the United States Capital. The thugs wanted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Most of us looked on in horror. Congress had gathered in a solemn, constitutional ceremony to count the Electoral College votes. Each state hadContinue Reading
Aviation ground breaker had East Texas roots
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer For the adventurers and dreamers of the world, there are no limits. Wiley Hardeman Post was born on his parents’ cotton farm near Canton in November 1898. He was born on a farm with no electricity in a time when airplanes were still just a dream, butContinue Reading
3 things the pandemic taught us
Leroy Richardson/Contributing writer For the past 16 months, most of America has been in the throes of the Coronavirus or Covid-19. It started out as seemingly not that bad but quickly escalated to what has become known as the Pandemic. Is it possible that anything good could come out of suchContinue Reading
Recipe of the Week
Lemon Custard Cupcakes INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sugar 2 Tablespoons softened butter or margarine 2 eggs, separated 1-1/2 cups milk 5 Tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 1/8 teaspoon salt 4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour TO PREPARE: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. While preheating, place a pan of water withContinue Reading
Lions Club lends a hand…
Jefferson Lions picked up trash after the big July 4th celebration in Jefferson. Each month, Lions choose an area for trash pick up in order to beautify our community.Continue Reading
Is Your Internet Slow?
Hunter Bonner/Contributing writer Internet service today is a far cry from what it was when I first got online back in 1992. Back then we just had “dumb terminals” at the university that were all running on old T1 connections. If you were rich enough to have a PC inContinue Reading
Has Anyone Seen Hill Sasser?
To the editor, Next month, 100 years will have passed since the remains of WWI soldier Hill Sasser were shipped to his father, John Sasser, in Jefferson. I’m hoping the good people of Jefferson can help me, a Louisiana boy, find out where Hill is buried. Let me explain-Continue Reading
Today in Texas History: Dr. Pepper Incorporates
On this day in 1923, the Dr Pepper Company was incorporated in Dallas. Dr Pepper was first made in Waco in 1885. Wade Morrison, owner of Morrison’s Old Corner Drug, employed a pharmacist named Charles Alderton, who, when not filling prescriptions, often served soft drinks to customers. Alderton enjoyed experimentingContinue Reading
Killing Garden Pests Safely
By David Wall Every year, it seems like just when the garden is starting to really produce, grasshoppers, beetles, and several other pests show up to start chewing on the leaves, punching holes in or eating the fruit and generally making an unwanted nuisance of themselves. So, what to do? Continue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – July 4-10, 2021
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas State Line, widening highway. Reconstructing and widening highway. Eastbound traffic moved to the outside lanes. SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, replacing bridge. All traffic restricted to one lane with signal lights controllingContinue Reading
Jefferson Salutes America
The annual JSA celebrations in downtown kick off tonight at 5:45p as line up for the Children’s Parade begin. The evenings activities commence at 6p at Otstott Park. Activities for the evening include: Pie & Cake Auction for Jefferson Carnegie Library Performances by the Shreveport metropolitan band Running of theContinue Reading
Texas Game Wardens Participating in ‘Operation Dry Water’ This July Fourth Weekend
AUSTIN – The Fourth of July holiday weekend is quickly approaching and those enjoying Texas waterways are finalizing their plans. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding everyone to be safe this holiday weekend by following basic boating safety precautions while on the water. Game wardens, the United StatesContinue Reading
County Commissioners rename 1st floor of annex
Marion County Commissioners formally renamed and dedicated the entire first floor of the Courthouse Annex as the Marion County Justice Center during Monday’s regular meeting. “This lets us move forward on redesigning the space for better use,” said Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, “and allows us to more easily exploreContinue Reading
Summer Adventures in Learning
Francene DePrez/Contributing writer This summer, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students have had the unique opportunity of participating in “Summer Adventures in Learning”, an enrichment program that is presented free of charge and directed by Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins. Older students can also serve as teaching assistants and mentors. Dr. JenkinsContinue Reading