From the Left: Thankful for Modern America
By Glenn Melcancon It’s always a good thing to stop and examine our lives. Thanksgiving reminds us to see all we have instead of what we lack. Many of us get into the bad habit of concentrating on the negative instead of the positive. Today, Modern America provides manyContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Hunt Family Remembered as Peculiar
By Ken Bridges In the late 1970s and through the 1980s, millions of people would tune in weekly to watch Dallas, a night-time soap opera about the tawdry scandals and business dealings of a Texas oil family. At the same time, a family of Texas oil barons transplanted from ArkansasContinue Reading
George Edward Hellie, Sr.
January 2, 1929 ~ November 21, 2021 Funeral services for Mr. George Edward Hellie, Sr., 92, of Jefferson, Texas were held on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in the Captain Wm. Perry Chapel at 11:00 AM with Pastor Gene Clapp and Pastor John Taylor officiating under the direction of Haggard FuneralContinue Reading
A Moment With the Minsiter: Be Thankful for what the Lord Has Done For You
By Gene Clapp, Jefferson Academy As an adult I always looked forward to Thanksgiving! It wasn’t all about the great food, though that was really good! Our family has a tradition of all getting together at Thanksgiving so we look forward to husbands and wives, sons and daughters, brothers, sisters,Continue Reading
A Moment With the Minister: Thanks to God
By Seth Buckner Psalm 100 says, “Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful untoContinue Reading
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert joins Texas Republicans running against Attorney General Ken Paxton
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, announced Monday he is running for attorney general, challenging fellow Republican Ken Paxton, in the already crowded primary. “Texas I am officially running to be your next Attorney General and will enforce the rule of law,” Gohmert tweeted after announcing his campaign on Newsmax. GohmertContinue Reading
Game Warden Field Notes
Sting Operation In August, a concerned citizen contacted Montgomery County game wardens regarding a neighbor keeping an alligator in his backyard. The wardens responded to the home where the alligator was reportedly kept. The homeowner admitted to capturing an alligator 4 or 5 feet in length from Lake Conroe, transportingContinue Reading
Capital Highlights: Extreme Weather Could Still Threaten Grid
Note: Marion County is NOT part of the ERCOT power grid, but services like Natural Gas and Water COULD be affected. Last week, George Otstott told Jefferson City Council that NETWMD had done a number of upgrades so if severe winter weather happened again, water would still be available. TheContinue Reading
Weekly Police Blotter
From The Desk Of Marion County Sheriff David Capps Weekly Jail Activity Nov. 14-21, 2021 Biddle, Derrick LaCharles, 39, Jefferson, Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Member, Bond $2,500 Not in Custody Gleason, Nancy Roylene, 50, Jefferson, Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Member, Bond $2,500, Not in Custody Gray, Linden Lee,Continue Reading
Black Friday 2021 Subscription Sale!
Subscribe, renew or extend your Jimplecute Subscription today for $25 regardless of where you live! That’s right, normal subscriptions are $45 for outside of Marion County. But this weekend only, you can subscribe, renew, extend, or give as a gift a subscription for only $25. Just fill out the formContinue Reading
JPD Apprehends Homicide Suspect
According to a press release issued by Jefferson PD Chief Florentino Perez, on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, the Jefferson Police Department apprehended 23 year old, Tyrek Neal of Daingerfield for an arrest warrant out of Camp County for Homicide. Neal was taken into custody without incident. Neal’s arrest is associatedContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – Nov. 21 – Nov. 27, 2021
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 SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, bridge replacement. Traffic restricted to oneContinue Reading
Rena Gibson
Nov. 11, 1935- Nov. 19, 2021 Funeral services for Mrs. Rena Gibson, 86, of Gilmer, will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Dennis Terry and Rev. Tommy Dorgan officiating. Interment will be before the service at 11:00 a.m., Monday, Nov.Continue Reading
Council tables pay increase, lodging must register
Staff Reports Council tabled the approval of increasing City Attorney Mike Martin’s monthly salary from $1,000 to $1,500 in order to review his original contract, established 8-9 years ago. “We can’t find the original contract,” said City Administrator Eric Kuykendall. Martin said he would only have an unsigned copy butContinue Reading
City Council Talks Building Permits
Staff Reports Jefferson’s regular City Council meeting Tuesday night was partially dominated with issues surrounding the approval of building permits. The discussions started off with a presentation by Gerald Lynn over the destruction of a “green space” near his property on Camp Street. Lynn has been maintaining a 23x160ft greenContinue Reading
Our Town
Offices closed for holiday Jefferson and Marion County offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holidays. The offices will reopen on Monday. Ladies Altar Society Hold Bake Sale Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Ladies Altar Society is having a bake sale from 10a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Continue Reading
Town Hall Yields Possible Non-Golf Cart Ordinance
The first of four Town Hall meetings scheduled by Mayor Rob Baker brought a few comments about the use of non-golf cart vehicles on city streets. “[the current ordinance includes a] list of things we think were important to the city for golf cart owners to have golf carts onContinue Reading
Editorial: At Least Leave It Like You Found It
Jefferson is entering it’s busiest Tourist Season of the year. How visitors see it affects how much time they spend here, if they come back, and, what they say about the city. But, most importantly, it should be how we see our city and how we take pride in it’sContinue Reading
Letter to the Editor: Marvin Nichols in Plans, Again
November 11, 2021 Mr. J. Kevin Ward Chair, Region C Water Planning Group Trinity River Authority of Texas P.O. Box 60, Arlington, Tx 76004-0600 wardk@trinitvra.org Dear Mr. Ward: The North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region D) has authorized the submission of this letter to you as Chair ofContinue Reading