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• Services for Althel Jewel McDowell, 88, of Dallas, Texas are pending with Lewis & Walker Funeral Home. • Services for Christin James Perry, 22, of Jefferson are pending with Haggard Funeral Home. • Services for Betty Jean Timmons, 73, will be held 2 pm Saturday at Haggard Funeral Home.Continue Reading

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Homegoing service for Albert Dotie, Jr. (64) will be held at noon on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Jefferson Junior High School Auditorium, under the direction of Heavenly Gates Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Shreveport. Family and friends may send cards, flowers, and plantsContinue Reading

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Staff Reports Professor Bill O’Neal, noted author of over 40 books, retired college professor, and former Texas State Historian, will be the speaker at the annual fall meeting of the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation held at the Josephine Davidson Memorial Chapel in the pine-clad woods near Harleton, a part ofContinue Reading

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Chef Hunter Lee/Contributing Writer Let’s get shakin’  I spent last week in New Orleans, Louisiana for a book promo tour and closed the week out with an amazing reception for the newest cookbook put out by the George Rodrigue Foundation for the Arts. I was featured in the newest book,Continue Reading

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MANCHESTER, NH—Amber Worley of Avinger has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Summer 2023 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List.Continue Reading

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Staff Reports Jefferson took a hearbreaker loss to Timpson last week 48-29 in their second game of the season. Jefferson played an impressive passing game against Timpson with Tihmyus Taylor passing to Chris Love for over  100 yards and two touchdowns.  Kamran Williams ran for 31-yards  and 64-yards for touchdownsContinue Reading

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The Jefferson Historical Society and Museum will hold their quarterly lecture on Thursday. Joanne Stacey, a member of the Jefferson Historical Museum’s Board of Directors is speaking on Sugar Land 95—the Connection to Jefferson. She will tell the story of a construction project in Sugar Land, Texas, in February, 2018,Continue Reading

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Hundreds of new laws go into effect A total of 774 new laws went into effect on Sept. 1, affecting Texans in many areas of their lives, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The new laws concern property taxes, registration fees and voting access, among other issues. Several have drawn court challengesContinue Reading

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Staff Reports The Jefferson High School Cross Country team is hoping to continue their trend of time improvements week over week today as they travel to Hallsville for the Hallsville Invitational. Last weekend the team were at the Yellowjacket Invitational in Mineola where both boys and girls runners showed improvedContinue Reading

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Devin Mathis/Contributing Writer/Coach 7th grade Lost 14-6 with a great passing TD from Cameron Thompson to Collin Hawkins.  8th Grade Won 20-0 with a great defensive shutout. Scores were Kayden Grigsby 1 Rushing TD & a 2 point conversion , Demetrius Carr 1 Rushing TD, & Braiden Ventimiglia 1 RushingContinue Reading