County Accepting Bids for Road & Bridge Supplies
Bid Notice In accordance with Sections 262.021 through 262.037, inclusive, of Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated Local Government Code, the County of Marion, State of Texas, hereby gives public notice of its intent to seek bids. Sealed bids are to be received in the Office of the County Auditor, 119 WContinue Reading
Herald to Host Q&A on Business Reopening on Thursday
The Marion County Herald will hold a live stream Question and Answer session at 3 p.m. on Thursday to discuss Texas Governor Gregg Abbott’s Open Texas plan for restarting the State’s economy. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Jefferson Mayor Pro-Tem Victor Perot will be answering questions submitted in advanceContinue Reading
County Notified of 10th COVID-19 Case
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur was notified late Tuesday afternoon by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) of the county’s 10th COVID-19 case. The county has 9 active cases and 1 which is considered recovered. DSHS data shows Marion County received it’s first notification of COVID-19 case son AprilContinue Reading
Governor Provides Guidelines for Opening Businesses Back Up
Below is Governor Gregg Abbott’s Open Texas Report which offers guidelines for businesses to reopen starting May 1, 2020. In summary, most retail, malls, and restaurants can open with certain restrictions – the biggest of which is they must limit their occupancy to 25% of normal occupancy. By way ofContinue Reading
How Should Millennials Respond to Market Decline?
From Edward Jones’ Joey Romano The coronavirus crisis has unsettled every age group, as we are all worried about our health and that of our families and communities. And if you’re in the millennial generation, generally defined as anyone born between 1981 and 1996, you might also be concerned aboutContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – TxDOT Atlanta District For April 26 – May 2, 2020
Bowie County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. FM 559 – Between College Drive and Robison Road, installing sidewalks. FM 1398 – Under I-20 in Hooks, replacing guard rails. Traffic restricted to one lane. Camp County None Cass County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. MarionContinue Reading
Commissioners to Approve Equipment Purchases, Repairs at Monday Meeting
The Marion County Commissioners Court will hold their regular bi-monthly meeting at 9a.m. Monday in the District Courtroom. The Herald will live-stream this meeting. The agenda includes: Awarding Solid Waste Disposal Services Bids Setting Date/time to award Road & Bridge Supplies and Fuel Bids, and allowing Auditor to advertise ApprovingContinue Reading
MC Judge Orders Closure of Kellyville Center for 14 Days Following COVID-19 Testing
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur ordered the closure of the Kellyville Community Center for 15 days starting Sunday, April 26, as a public safety measure following the center’s use as a COVID-19 testing site on Sunday. “In the interest of the protection of the public health, Kellyville Park and CommunityContinue Reading
Marion County to Have Free Mobile Test Collection Center on Sunday
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Monday’s announcement by Governor Greg Abbott that the Texas National Guard would be mobilizing more than 1,200 personnel to create COVID-19 mobile testing teams (MTT) to various parts of the state left rural counties wondering whether or not they’d have access to testing locations.Continue Reading
County to Hold Public Hearing on Countywide Polling Places on Friday
In Person, Teleconference, Written Comments Possible NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE USE OF COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACES DURING THEMARCH 3, 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, 2020, the Commissioner’s Court of Marion County will hold a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. TheContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – TxDOT Atlanta District For April 19-25, 2020
Marion County None Harrison County I-20 – From SH 43 to Gregg County Line, conducting preventative maintenance work on bridges. SH 43 – From Loop 390 to Haggerty Creek, repairing and resurfacing highway. Cass County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. Bowie County SH 8 – At SulphurContinue Reading
City Implements Curfew, Formally Moves Elections to November
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher The City of Jefferson implemented a curfew for anyone 16 years old or younger from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, during Friday’s special session. The curfew goes into effect immediately. Jefferson Police Chief Jason Carroll made theContinue Reading
County Offices Continue to be Closed to the Public
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur issued a notice on Friday, April 17, 2020, reminding the public all Marion County offices are closed to the public until further notice. County employees are still working, but the public needs to call the office they need to visit and schedule an appointment. EachContinue Reading
JISD, State: All Campuses Closed For Remainder of 2019-20 School Year
Press Release/Statement from JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell: 4-17-2020 Today, Governor Greg Abbott announced an order which closed all schools in the state for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Therefore, Jefferson ISD will NOT continue normal school operations for the rest of this school year. Governor Abbott also indicatedContinue Reading
MC Gets Notified of 1st Cases, Reporting Error Delayed Notification
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Marion County received notification of it’s first cases on Wednesday. One of the cases is already considered recovered with two still active. The delay was due, in part, to a reporting loophole between states. All three of the cases were tested in Louisiana, andContinue Reading
Scammers Targeting Stimulus Payments
From IRS Taxpayers should be on the lookout for IRS impersonation calls, texts and email phishing attempts about the coronavirus or COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments. These scams can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. Here’s what taxpayers should know: The IRS will not call, email or text you toContinue Reading
Supplemental Security Income Recipients Will Receive Automatic COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
From SSA Press Release The Social Security Administration announced today that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments no later than early May. SSI recipients who have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not waitContinue Reading
School Board Meeting Minutes
Note: The School Board met Tuesday in a virtual meeting. The Herald re-streamed the meeting in two parts. These are minutes supplied by JISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell. From Rob Barnwell Regular MeetingApril 14, 2020 The meeting was called to order by President Jason Bonner at 6:00 pm. (This meeting wasContinue Reading
TxDOT Names Starkes as New Area Engineer in Marshall, Replaces Brady who retired in March
From TxDOT Press Release ATLANTA – Wendy Starkes, P.E. has been named as the new area engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) office in Marshall effective May 1, 2020. The TxDOT Marshall Area Office is responsible for highways maintenance and construction in Harrison, Marion and Panola Counties. “WeContinue Reading