Letter:
Thanks for your support To the Editor, Hello! A very big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Jefferson, Texas Adopt-A-Cop!! Many people have come forward with donations to help us assist our Marion County Law Enforcement. Made in the Shade (Angie Hudson & Wes Jones), along with ChadContinue Reading
Moment With the Minister: Resurrection should be remembered every week
By Dan Eakin Over the years, ministers and others have placed a lot of emphasis on the fact that Christ died for our sins. And rightly so. Had Christ not been “the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world,” (John 1:29) we would have no Savior.Continue Reading
JJHS PPE Donation
Mrs. Betty Mathis of the Dallas Metropolitan Jeffersonian Club brought PPE supplies (e.g., gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, wipes) and pencils for students and teachers of JJHS. We are blessed to have this fine group of people to be such great benefactors for our campus. Thank you so much for yourContinue Reading
Jefferson ISD receives improved credit rating
Moody’s Investor Services issued a Aa3 rating to JISD on Monday and upgraded the district’s general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) rating to Aa3 from A1. “Moody’s is a credit rating agency,” said JISD Business Manager Mike Wood. “They rate the credit risk of entities, which is the risk that theContinue Reading
Financial Focus: Will investors change behavior after the pandemic?
From Edward Jones’ Joey Romano If you’re planning to retire The COVID-19 pandemic may end up changing our lives in some significant ways. To cite one example, it’s likely we’ll see a lot more people continue to work remotely, now that they’ve seen the effectiveness of tools such as videoconferencing.Continue Reading
Long-term care insurance offers more than just nursing home coverage
From NYLife’s Brad Collins The first image that often comes to mind when people think about long-term care is an elderly person sitting alone in a depressing nursing home. The misconceptions about what long-term care involves and peoples’ images of the most common care settings are understandable, since long-term careContinue Reading
JES School Supply Donation
At left, Marshall Elks Lodge #683 donated school supplies for the students of Jefferson Elementary School. Third grade students, Major Thomas and Makaylee Ray accepted the donation along with Zachary Venable, Principal and Mindi Cox, Assistant Principal.Continue Reading
MARION COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES FOR MARCH 2021
FULLER, FRED LEE JR. and TURNER, ANNETTE STORY SUIRE, JOHN JEFFREY JR. and GADDIS, RACHELLE RAE CAMPBELL, ANDREW CHRISTOPHER and WILSON, DEMETRIA DANIELLE COVERSON, DWAYNE LAMAR and ALEXANDER, ASHLEY BREANNContinue Reading
MSO to hold auditions in Jefferson
In what has become a Northeast Texas favorite event, the Marshall Symphony Orchestra is underway with plans for their Voices 2.0: The Heartland Concert Slated for Saturday, May 8, 2021 in downtown Marshall, Voices 2.0 will offer a classical twisted on contemporary country music classics. The vocalists who willContinue Reading
Christopher Wayne Eddins
May 26, 1971 ~ January 3, 2021Haggard Funeral Home Click to view additional informationContinue Reading
No notice given for city admin candidate meetings
By V. Hugh Lewis, Jefferson Jimplecute The last steps the Jefferson City Council have used to interview candidates for the City Administrator position came under fire on Good Friday after some council members met with the final two candidates. The challenge was made due to the lack of posting ofContinue Reading
Just Post It…
By Austin Lewter, Publisher There are a few things I take seriously. They are values my business partner Hugh Lewis takes equally as serious. Among them are the public’s right know; transparency in government; and accessible communications with our elected officials. The community newspaper serves as the citizens’ sounding board,Continue Reading
Council to Meet Thursday to Consider Hiring City Administrator
The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting at 5:30p on Thursday at the Transportation Center and will consider hiring one of two candidates as the next City Administrator. Council has indicated they plan to adjourn into Executive Session for Personnel Matters to review and discuss the final candidatesContinue Reading
Ruthie Lee Sparks Little
March 24, 1948 ~ April 4, 2021Haggard Funeral HomeContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report –April 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 93 – Between Kennedy Lane and Meadow Lane, installing sidewalks. SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, replacingContinue Reading
Charles Louis Brooking
October 4, 1945 ~ March 31, 2021Haggard Funeral Home Click to view additional informationContinue Reading
County sets Earth Week dates, notes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Lacy Gross, Jimplecute Caption: Marcia Thomas presents the Marion County Commissioners’ Court with an artistic rendering of the Marion County Courthouse in appreciation of the ongoing courthouse restoration and in honor of her great grandfather who served as a commissioner in 1812 when the courthouse was built. County commissionersContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
City wide rummage sale this weekend This year’s City-Wide Rummage Sale will be Thursday, April 1 thru Saturday April 3 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day sponsored by the Marion County Chamber of Commerce. This is a free event and open to local residents and business. VFW resumesContinue Reading
Letters To the Editor:
Many thanks! To the editor, Thank you (Hugh Lewis) for live streaming (the FBC Jefferson anniversary service). I should have given credit as to where the information for this presentation tonight originated. Mrs. Ouida (Carl) Bailey wrote a play in 1980 to honor the 125th anniversary of the church. Continue Reading
HB 537 seems DOA, but other bills still threaten the public’s right to know
By Austin Lewter, Jimplecute Several have inquired about the status of HB 537— the subject of last week’s column. You’ll remember this is the proposed bill that would empower counties to post notices on their websites rather than in newspapers. The House County Affairs Committee heard arguments on House BillContinue Reading