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Staff Reports Dee Cortez Mitchell is among the more than 2,900 candidates for graduation in the University of Georgia›s Class of 2023 who will be celebrated during Commencement exercises this week. Mitchell, of Jefferson, is a candidate for a MS Kinesiology. “We are delighted to celebrate the incredible achievements ofContinue Reading

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Chef Hunter Lee/Jefferson Jimplecute In the south Christmas Eve comes in many forms. Some are as unique as the cultures and mixing pot of people themselves. Some might be having Christmas Eve that looks like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting and for others it might look something moreContinue Reading

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Courtesy Article Candles are not in short supply come the holiday season. During Chanukah, candles are an integral component of celebrating the miracle of oil that burned in the Temple for eight days. Celebrants of Kwanzaa utilize candles to represent the seven principles of the holiday. Christians light candles duringContinue Reading

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Staff Reports ETCOG’s Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) announced on Tuesday that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has officially designated the I-20 Corridor Intercity Passenger Rail Service as one of the selected corridors for the FRA’s FY22 Corridor Identification and Development Program (CIDP). This marks a significant milestone for theContinue Reading

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Editor’s  Note: The Jimplecute does not endorse any candidate at any level. This was provided by the candidate. The Jimplecute welcomes any candidacy announcements. Press Release Hunter Bonner, a born and raised Texan with 8 years of experience in Marion County, today announced his candidacy for the office of MarionContinue Reading

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Gary Borders/Texas Press Association Property tax cuts go into effect A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan. 31. The cuts come inContinue Reading

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V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Online Version updates: The following updates were received after press time: Tyler SPCA agreed to take up to 18 dogs. All the remaining dogs from this property, as well as the ones from an earlier raid, were transported to Tyler SPCA on Thursday. A totalContinue Reading

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V Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute According to an email sent to the Jimplecute  by JISD Superintendent Michael Walker, the JISD School Board is not considering closing the Jefferson Primary School campus at the end of this school year. “As you know, over the course of this year there has beenContinue Reading

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V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute It’s election season and candidates have filed for places on the ballot for the spring party primary elections. Marion County Tax Assessor/Collector Karen Jones filed to run as an independent this election. She is unopposed on any party pimary. She has previously filed in theContinue Reading

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Meetings School Dates Music Jingle Jangle The Jefferson Historical Society and Museum is sponsoring the first annual Jingle Jangle! A celebration of the holidays as many shops will stay open until 8p or later. Fundraiser tickets to the LaMasure Christmas Open House, 506 S. Friou,  are $25 and will be openContinue Reading

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Staff Reports Educational effort earns top recognition among colleagues. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur has been honored by the Texas Association of Counties’ (TAC) Texas Judicial Academy for going the extra mile. The academy recognizes county judges who attain significant judicial education beyond state requirements as Fellows. The academy inductedContinue Reading

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In last week’s edition of the Jefferson Jimplecute, some readers interpreted the page one cutline under the “Breakfast with Rudolph” photo to mean that the Jefferson Carnegie Library’s Breakfast with Rudolph program had a lower than usual turnout. This was not the case. According to the library staff they hadContinue Reading

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Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer In science, the passion for discovery drives great minds to answer the great questions about the world. The competitive atmosphere demands that scientists look at problems from multiple viewpoints and devise increasingly creative ways of uncovering knowledge. This process of research and experimentation has created the scientific and technologicalContinue Reading

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Elwood Watson/Contributing Writer Do as I say, not as I do. This sort of Victorian philosophy seems to be par for the course among many of the so-called family values conservatives. Recent reports that Christian Ziegler, the husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under police investigation inContinue Reading

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Michael Reagan/Contributing Writer Monica Crowley summed up the sad state of the Republican Party perfectly this week in a single tweet. Following the House’s 311-114 vote last week to expel the lying GOP weirdo and future criminal defendant George Santos, she wrote: “Republicans bounced George Santos. “Kevin McCarthy is leavingContinue Reading