Jet Boats 2024 Squirtin N the PinesLake O the Pines, TexasHurricane Creek Recreation AreaSat 7/20 at high Noon – racing beginsThis is one event you don’t want to miss. Great cove to race in, and some of the best people you will ever meet. If you have been before youContinue Reading

V. Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute A record number of tornado warnings were issued by the National Weather Service in Shreveport, but Jefferson and Marion County missed the worst of the storms produced by Hurricane Beryl this week. NWS issued 67 torando warnings between 12:19p and 8:20p Monday and had not confirmedContinue Reading

Staff Reports Jefferson’s Michelle Brady and Luis Gomez were recently honored by Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) recognized as part of the inaugural class of Texas First Congressional Service Award recipients.  The awards are made to students who have performed an act of service or sacrifice or have gone above andContinue Reading

School Dates Summer Reading The Jefferson Carnegie Library will have their “Adventures in the Library” Summer Reading program form 10-11a July 17 and 24. Volleyball Camp Jefferson High School Volleyball is sponsoring a “Bayou Bullies” Volleyball camp from 9-11:30a July 15-17 for girls entering 3rd thru 8th grade. Cost isContinue Reading

Staff Reports Marion County Commissioners showed their support of the addition of “No Wake” signs in Big Cypress River and Carney Canal. Harrison County Commissioners are funding the costs of the signs. Commissioners are also currently working on the 2025 budget and are facing a $159,000 budget shortfall in initialContinue Reading

Rick Smith/Columnist About 25 years ago, I eased up to a traffic light on the northside of Houston. Two young men, probably in their early to mid-twenties, were standing to my left on the median strip. Their clothes were stained with sweat and dirt, hair greasy, fingernails encrusted with dirt.Continue Reading

February 19, 1938-July 1, 2024 Sammie Ray Spearmon was born February 19, 1938, in Marion County to the parents of Duffie Skinner and Jack Spearman Sr. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, his older siblings Katherine Burks, Katie Adkins, and Jack Spearman, Jr., and his grandsonsContinue Reading

Chef Hunter Lee/Contributing Writer Let’s get Shakin’ This is a treat wasn’t originally a southern dish,  Millionaire’s Bacon is a sweet and spicy caramelized bacon that originated at San Francisco’s Sweet Maple restaurant. BUT like so many great dishes that ended up heading south it has been adapted, adjusted, andContinue Reading

Tim Scallon/Registered Dietitian Nutritionalist If you ever find yourself with leftover corn tortilla chips, I have the perfect dish that is delicious and comes together in minutes. Years ago, I would make occasional trips to Austin to visit a friend. One of our routine breakfast stops was a local restaurantContinue Reading

Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer A patriotic production entitled “Celebrate the Old Glory” is still being planned by Jefferson’s community theatre the Opera House Theatre Players. The third Saturday in July is the date that the production featuring an all patriotic theme will be mounted on the stage of the Union Baptist Church event buildingContinue Reading

Staff Reports According to a Facebook post, the Bi-State Crappie Jackpot has changed their fall schedule to accommodate the Brian Bowers Legacy Tournament in September. The Bi-State Crappie Club will hold their September tournament on September 14 at the Johnson Creek Boat Ramp from 7a-2p. Additional tournaments this fall areContinue Reading

Jackson Volunteer Fire Department has five new Emergency Medical Responders.  Nikol walker, Carl Walker, Katherine Gallaway, Lea Dalton, and Ashley Morman  have passed their EMR certification class and are now pending National registry testing to be certified medical responders for our community. CHRISTUS EMS and Michael O’Connor putting on theContinue Reading

Three generations of a family have gotten married on July 4. Jefferson resident Sharron Wingard-Parsley recently announced the marriage of her daughter Lauri to Shane Austin. Sharron’s great-grandparents and Sharron were also married on the 4th of July. Lauri was married by Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur in the gardensContinue Reading

The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club has chosen the yard of Stacey Nagy as Yard of the Month of July. The beautifully landscaped hill on Alley St. has a variety of colorful flowers, such as althea, Canna lilies, white sunpatiens, pink roses and dianthus. Courtesy Photo by Hollis ShaddenContinue Reading