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Candlelight tickets now on sale online Tickets for the 41st Annual Jefferson Candlelight Tour of Homes are currently available for purchase online at www.JeffersonCandlelight.com at a discounted rate. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season & spend time with those you love. The tour includes four amazingContinue Reading

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STAAR scores show continued struggles in math, reading Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported. Students in grades three through eight tookContinue Reading

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Press Release TYLER, Texas – A Jefferson, Texas man has been convicted of federal sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Corey Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking today before U.S. Magistrate Judge K.Continue Reading

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Bring the kids to Jefferson for one final adventure before the school season gets into full swing.  Come out for a Labor Day Celebration at the Historic Jefferson Railway on September 2, 2023, and ride on an authentic gas-powered antique locomotive along the Cypress Bayou River in Jefferson, Texas.  ComeContinue Reading

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New law also takes effect Sept. 1 targeting drunk drivers who kill parents of young children ATLANTA ­– As Labor Day approaches, TxDOT is reminding all Texans about the dangers of drunk driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced an increased enforcement period from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4. TexasContinue Reading

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10-year plan includes projects aimed at improving safety, mobility, maintenance and more August 17, 2023 ATLANTA ­– Governor Greg Abbott announced a record $142 billion in total investment for Texas’ transportation infrastructure. The record investment includes the unanimous adoption of the $100 billion 10-year statewide roadway construction plan with the Texas DepartmentContinue Reading

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V Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute The Varsity Lady Dawgs are taking major digs at their opponents so far this season as they head into the Redwater Tournament this weekend with a 7-5 overall record. Last week’s tournament play in Big Sandy on August 10, didn’t start off the way the DawgsContinue Reading

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V Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The majority of Tuesday night’s City Council two-and-a-half hour meeting focused on property – taxes, building permits, streets, and cleanups. Property taxes and rates dominated the majority of that time with Council proposing a 2023 tax rate of $0.4186110 per $100 of valuation. This isContinue Reading

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Meetings School Dates Save the Date School Zones School Zone traffic lights are back up and running US59 as schools prepare to resume on Aug.14. Traffic tickets can still be written so be careful!  Band Boosters Band Boosters will have their first meeting August 21st at 5:30 pm in theContinue Reading

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However, City, County raise rates to cover budgets V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute  Confused about property taxes? Join the club. This year the City and County are proposing raising the property tax rates, but those new rates will still be less than last year’s tax rate, and it will generateContinue Reading

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V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Commissioners proposed the 2024 Budget during Monday’s regular meeting with bigger impact raises for all employees. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur asked Commissioners to consider changing the proposed raises from 5% to $2,000 across the board. “Commissioner Ashley brought this to my attention,” said LaFleur.Continue Reading

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Staff Reports Do you believe? Well, come to the 2nd Annual Texas UFOcon is this weekend at the Jefferson  Tourism and Visitor  and join other believers and UFO enthusiasts as they delve into specific cases and recent government finding. There’s a host of authors, researchers, investigators, historians, and vendors, availableContinue Reading

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Dick Polman/Contributing Writer While we ponder the pathetic fact that the top candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination is a twice-impeached quadruple-indicted electorally-defeated accused racketeer, and while we absorb the breadth and depth of Georgia’s “criminal enterprise” case (19 defendants, 41 felony counts, 30 un-indicted co-conspirators), let’s bear in mindContinue Reading

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Peter Roff/Contirbuting Writer Recent and expected Supreme Court rulings regarding the authority of federal regulators have put the bureaucracy in the spotlight. Too many of them have the power to make or break industries. Some, like the U.S. International Trade Commission, are begging to have their wings clipped. Its missionContinue Reading

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Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Katherine Anne Porter was one of the most noted of Texas novelists.  Her career spanned decades, and though her output was limited, it had a profound impact on many aspiring writers from the 1930s through the 1970s.  She was born Callie Russel Porter in May 1890 in Indian Creek, a small, unincorporatedContinue Reading

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Courtesy Photo  by Hollis Shadden A new historic marker was installed at the old train trestle today. Pictured are Rusty Knight, Gary Endsley, Jackson Kain, and Joe Fant with the Collins Institute who installed it. The marker was requested several years ago, and recently awarded to and accepted by theContinue Reading