Our View: Tx Legislature Increasing Costs for Schools
This week the Texas House approved a bill to change how property owners receive notice about property tax rate hearings for school districts. It sits in the Senate as of press time. The bill, proposed under the guise of improving transparency makes publishing the notice in a newspaper optional. ButContinue Reading
Filling Seat Required for Representation
V. Hugh Lewis II/Columnist The Jefferson City Council is at a crossroads with Ward 2, again. Last week, Alderman Ray Hengst resigned. This makes the third time in three years that the ward is short a representative. I get why he quit. I don’t like going to Council meetings andContinue Reading
Council Needs to Lead
Hunter Bonner/Columnist A Year of Warnings Ignored Nearly one year ago, I called for the resignation of Mayor Finstrom. At that time, the issues were unmistakable: A fundamental misunderstanding of Jefferson’s form of government. The mayor presides; she does not rule. A documented inability to grasp the basics of municipalContinue Reading
Charles Averett Dozier
August 28, 1954-August 22, 2025 Memorial Services for Charles Averett Dozier, 70, of Jefferson, Texas will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at 10:00am in The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jefferson, Texas with Fr. Isaac Oviedo officiating and under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Chuck was bornContinue Reading
Horoscopes: August 29-Sept 4, 2025
Created by Caddo Moon 111 W Austin , 469-994-2295 This week’s horoscopes bring a mix of passion, reflection, and opportunity across the zodiac. Aries The week opens with a burst of energy that encourages Aries to focus on passion, creativity, and playfulness. Whether you’re nurturing romance, pursuing artistic expression, or simplyContinue Reading
Music: ‘Atlas’: Not Holding the World
Atticus Gregory Upton Lewis/Columnist “Atlas,” was the first full studio album from the up and coming band, The Score. They had a few successful hits with their EPs and singles that drove excitement for their new project. The record was released to great success, peaking at 18th on the USContinue Reading
Food: The Deserving Teacher
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin!!! Let me start by saying as an adult I realize any teacher that had the misfortune of having me in his or her class deserves a medal and an apology, not a cupcake or dessert. I was a more a nightmare than teacher’s pet.Continue Reading
Champagne for Two opens OHTP’s 37th season
Marcia Thomas/Special to the Jimplecute Step back in time next Saturday into a golden era of music as Australia’s Brad Ackland, a velvet voiced crooner, brings to life the Great American Songbook — songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, and the great interpretersContinue Reading
Visitors guide being prepared
Staff Reports The Q4 2025 Discover Jefferson and Marion County the quarterly visitors guide for the area is being prepared for publication. The guide is mailed to over 30 visitor centers across the state and provided to local businesses, lodging and restaurant locations across the county. This issue will featureContinue Reading
Nutrition: Flavor at an affordable cost
Tim Scallion/Nutritionist During a recent trip to Manhattan, we stopped for lunch at a pasta bar. This was a small restaurant with an oval bar and chefs in the center who prepare your favorite pasta dishes to order. On the menu was a dish that I have tried to prepareContinue Reading
Fishing Report
Lake O’the Pines: R U READY? cool weather is coming that fall bite is fixing to hit! Natural and dark colors early in the morning with Texas Toast around highnoon.Docks have been spotty but,they be picking up soon. Limits of cats are being caught on punch baits and night crawlersContinue Reading
Garden of the Month for August
Courtesy Photo by Hollis Shadden The Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club has chosen Donna Steele’s home on Polk Street as Garden of the Month for August. Donna features white caladiums that compliment her white house and fence. Other colorful flowers are zinnias, roses, crape myrtle, purple salvia, and lantana.Continue Reading
Lady Dawgs even for season
Staff Reports/Max Preps Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gilmer Buckeyes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the BulldogsContinue Reading
Dawgs ready for opener
Staff Reports Last Friday night’s scrimmage was a controlled portion with a set number of plays vs. Tyler Grace, and in that period QB Chance Washington threw a 55 yd. TD to Kaden Grigsby. Defensively in the controlled portion, CB Tyler McCurry had an interception and DL Bryston Mosely had aContinue Reading
Class donates for the future
Staff Reports Matthew Woods, an aspiring young auto collision repair technician and 2025 JHS graduate, was awarded set of start-up tools to support his career ambitions—thanks to a generous gift from the JHS Class of 1963. The donation was made in memory of their classmate Bobby Johnson, through the BobbyContinue Reading
National Recognition
On August 19, 2025, Ezra was awarded by the National College Board for his Outstanding Academic Achievement the “Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award and “School Recognition Award”. This year, he works on the board for our Jefferson Bulldog Broadcast on YouTube each Friday night.Continue Reading
It’s A Month Full of Special Awareness Days
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Being in the newspaper business I see lots of opportunities to promote “special days” every given month. usually these are tied to promotions or trying to give me ideas to sell more ads and give awareness on different speciality topics. Usually I just ignore them,Continue Reading
Council discussions turn hostile
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Tuesday night’s almost two and a half hour City Council meeting was rife with open hostility from start to finish. Public comment continued on a theme of opposing the “No Feeding Animals” ordinance and how the City needs to understand the costs of running anContinue Reading
NETMWD grilled on budget
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The City’s Northeast Texas Municipal Water District representative George Otstott provided his quarterly report on the District to Council on Tuesday night and was grilled over the District’s budget by Ward 2 Alderman Paul Keith. Keith emailed Otstott a list of questions and feedback onContinue Reading
OHTP kicks off 37th season
Marcia Thomas Contributing Writer He’s classy, elegant, sharp, outstanding vocals – a charming crooner that brings his A-game to every date. All the American Songbook favorites all the way, and he’s coming to Jefferson soon. He is Australian Brad Ackland who’s been singing the great songs of the 30s throughContinue Reading