Our Town: September 8, 2023
Meetings School Dates VFW Fish Fry The Jefferson Veterans of Foreign Wars will resume their monthly Fish Fry on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. The lunch will include fried fish, fries, coleslaw, beans and a drink— all for a $10 donation. DessertContinue Reading
Wolsink headlines 21st AHRMA Vintage Motocross
If this race is on your bucket list, start making plans now for Diamond Don’s 21st Annual AHRMA National Vintage Motocross this weekend, at Diamond Don RV Park & Event Center located one mile from Jefferson. Diamond Don Rainey reaches his milestone 80th birthday and will be retiring in 2024,Continue Reading
OHTP kicks-off 35th Season in Style
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer With temperature still blazing outside in the old riverport town of Jefferson, a really fun hot time was going on inside the city’s tourist center as the Roaring Jazz Age Party got going on Labor Day Saturday. Billed as perceived “party of the century” – this centuryContinue Reading
Street Closures set for Tractor Show
Staff Reports Downtown Jefferson will be filled with the sounds of hard working machines next Saturday, as more than 100 antique tractors show are on display to show how farming evolved. The usual downtown streets will be closed starting Friday morning and include parts of Austin, Vale, Lafayette, and Walnut.Continue Reading
Texas History Minute: Killing ‘King Fisher’
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer The days of the old frontier produced men whose legend grew bigger than the dusty plains. In those wild years where the West was still growing, who was in the right in the eyes of the law was often decided by who had the fastest gun. OneContinue Reading
Guest Op-Ed: Historic Connectivity
Alvin New/ TxDOT Transporation Commissioner Texas has a lot to offer which includes over 80,000 highway lane miles. We also have worldclass rail and air facilities for freight and passengers. Nearly 2,000 people move here every day, steadily increasing the pressure on our infrastructure. That’s one of the reasons whyContinue Reading
From the Right: Seriously?
Michael Reagan/Contributing Writer Seriously folks. Maybe we Republicans better stop banging on Old Joe Biden for the serious cognitive issues he obviously has. Unless we hold the players on our own team responsible for their cognitive issues, we have to stop harping on the obvious mental declines of President Biden,Continue Reading
Notices of Death
• 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
Albert Dotie Jr.
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
State Historian to speak in Harleton
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
A Moment with the Minister: What Truth Does for Us
Making honesty our habit enables us to experience the joy and freedom our Savior desires for us. John 8:31-36: 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truthContinue Reading
Museum Notes: ‘Sitting Up with the Dead’ scheduled
John Taylor/Contributing Writer It has been a very busy summer for the Jefferson Historical Museum and it looks to be even busier in the fall. First, Angela Davis and her team from Musework, our exhibit renovation design firm, were in Jefferson for three days last month. They worked practically non-stopContinue Reading
Food: Traveling for the Classics
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
Players of the Week for Week 2 September 8, 2023
#3 Chris Love #5 Kamran Williams #19 Joshaua Bittle #77 Zack Hulscher Continue Reading
Eat, Drink, Gather: Area Dining & Entertainment September 8, 2023
Local Music Corner Micah S. White Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music. If you go out please be kind, safe and please don’t drink and drive. Please note that events are subject to change for different reasons. Thursday: 9/7 Friday: 9/8 Saturday: 9/9 Dining SpecialsContinue Reading
Worley on SNHU President’s List
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
Dawgs take loss from Timpson, prepare for DeKalb
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
Museum to hold quarterly lecture
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
Gardening: Will our trees recover from draught, heat?
David Wall/Contributing Writer We’ve discussed soil, water, and sun in terms of their effects on our gardens. It would be shortsighted, however, to ignore the effect of these items on our trees which, under our current conditions, are little effected by the soil itself, as they were born, grew, andContinue Reading
Capital Highlights: September 8, 2023
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