The Jefferson City Council will meet in regular session at 5:30p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at City Hall. The Marion County Herald will be live streaming this meeting. The agenda includes: UPDATE – Water and Sewer Lines Project – Jermey Buechter/SPI Consent Agenda: Consider and/or approve minutes of October 22,Continue Reading

Editor’s note: This is a schedule of work being planned for the dates noted above. Weather conditions and unforeseen problems can cause delays or cancelation of work. For more information about construction projects, contact Marcus Sandifer, Public Information Officer, TxDOT Atlanta District, 903-799-1306, marcus.sandifer@txdot.gov. Marion County US 59 – FromContinue Reading

WHEN:            Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, 1 to 5 p.m. WHERE:         Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Parking Lot, 209 W. Lafayette St., Jefferson, Texas Atlanta – Parents and caregivers can have their child safety seats checked to make sure they meet current safety standards, they are installed correctly and find out what type ofContinue Reading

By V. Hugh Lewis, publisherVideo is available here The Marion County Chamber of Commerce hosted the Jefferson Lions Club on Tuesday at their monthly Lunch N Learn at the Jeffersonian Institute. Lions Club President Wendy Looney presented the program focusing on the various activities the Lions Club does in andContinue Reading

The Marion County Historical Commission will present ‘Hooked on History’ at 2pm Thursday at the Excelsior House Hotel Ballroom. This year’s program includes: Vignettes of Marion county’s most interesting past citizens The mystery of Jefferson’s historic railroad trestle Beer Smith and the founding of Uncertain, Texas The public is invitedContinue Reading

The Jefferson Independent School District School Board will meet in regular session at 6p.m. Tuesday at the Administration building. Their agenda includes; Campus/Administrative Reports Technology Department Upgrades across the District Action: Approval of the Targeted Improvement Plan for the Elementary Campus Consent Agenda The Marion County Herald will be liveContinue Reading

The Jefferson Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO) will meet at 5:30p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Their Agenda includes: 5. CONSENT AGENDA (JEDCO reserves the right to remove items from the Consent Agenda and consider and/or approve individually) a) Consider and/or approve financial report (if any) b) Consider and/or approve previous minutesContinue Reading

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By V. Hugh Lewis, publisherWatch the Live video of this meeting here. The Jefferson Tourism Board met today and spent most of the meeting discussing the new Christmas commercial they are filming as well as the 30-minute TV show airing on a Shreveport station around Thanksgiving. Last Tuesday a crewContinue Reading

By V. Hugh Lewis, publisher This is the new home for Marion County Media and the Marion County Herald. We hope to have this up and fully running by December 1, 2019, but be patient and bear with us as we make modifications, changes, and updates so you, our fellowContinue Reading