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Staff Reports AUSTIN – The Texas Broadband Development Office, operated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, is soliciting input from the public on the new Texas Digital Opportunity Plan. The plan outlines how these entities will connect the Lone Star State for a brighter future by making it easier for allContinue Reading

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Note: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is a line from an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church. Written in response to a letter by eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asking whether Santa Claus was real, the editorial was first published in the New York newspaper The Sun on September 21, 1897.Continue Reading

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Have a Merry Christmas Christmas is a time of year which impacts everyone – in one way or another.  Many of us celebrate the season with gifts, seeing family, spreading cheer and general holiday fun. But, there are also many of us who dread this time of year. The originalContinue Reading

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Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Millions of people around the world rejoice as Christmas approaches. It is a time of family, friendship, gifts, and songs.  In 2022, Americans spent $178 billion on Christmas.  This year, more than 115 million Americans are expected to travel to celebrate the holiday.  In the United States, Christmas traditions have changedContinue Reading

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February 21, 1956-December 12, 2023 Funeral Services for Bebe Kay Dorgan, 67, of Jefferson, Texas were at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16, 2023, in The Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Rev. Msgr. Zach Kunnakkattuthara officiating under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow at OakwoodContinue Reading

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May 14, 1938-December 19, 2023 Graveside Services for Doyle Wayne Watson, 85, of Jefferson, Texas were held on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, at 2pm with Bro. Billy Darrell “Cy” Davis officiating and under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home at West Otis Cemetery in Sevier County, Arkansas. A time ofContinue Reading

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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