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Jefferson Elementary would like to thank the Marion County Farm Bureau Board Members and the Jefferson Insurance Agency for the goodie bags donated to our wonderful teachers and staff to welcome them back for the upcoming school year!! Courtesy PhotoContinue Reading

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Staff  Reports A new Lions Club comes to Avinger on August 14, when 25 charter members celebrate the charter night of the Avinger Area Lions Club at Corbetts Catfish and More restaurant at 6:30p.m. During the ceremonies, District Governor Brandon Greer will present members of the new club with theirContinue Reading

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Child care centers closing across state An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children of about 1,600 child care programs indicated 44%Continue Reading

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Jimplecute Photo by Laura Allen, Courtesy Photo by Wayne Grubbs Above, the sun rises over Jerry Bennett Field at W.F. Lockett Stadium Saturday morning as the Bulldogs prepared for their annual “Soap and Towel” Scrimmage. At right, Laura Allen peeks out around the goalpost to snap a few pics ofContinue Reading

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Butch and Barbara Haggard (Davidson) wait on the school bus, at left, for their 25-mile ride to school in this archive photo Barbara posted. Remember that School Buses will be back on the roads Monday morning as JISD classes resume.Continue Reading

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake O’ the Pines will be temporarily closing TX Highway FM 726 where it crosses the Lake O’ the Pines Dam to repair the road with two layers of chip seal.  The closure for the first layer is scheduled to be Tuesday AugustContinue Reading

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Gary Borders/TPA Wildfire chances increasing across state The risk for wildfires across the state has risen along with the hot and dry conditions, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. “With the recent uptick in wildfire activity, Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized additional personnel and equipment to assist withContinue Reading

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Friday-Sunday @Pines Cafe 5079 FM 729 Antiquees, Clothes, Furniture, electronics, Dishes, Small Appliances, Tractors, implements, Lawn Trailer Lots of Stuff!!! Too Much to List! Starts Friday at NOON Closes Sunday at 6pContinue Reading

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Meetings School Dates Save the Date WIC The Jefferson WIC office will be closed Thursday and Friday, Aug 3-4. They will reopen at 8:30a Monday.  Bass Tourney The Lake-O-the Pines night tournament will be out of Alley Creek from 7p-7a with a 2a weigh-in. August 4-5-6-7. Friday tournament chairman GaryContinue Reading

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Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer At the beginning of the 20th century, Texas was moving ahead.  The spirit of reform was in the air as the people demanded accountability from business and government alike.  Gov. Thomas M. Campbell, who served from 1907-1911 dedicated himself to progress for the people.  Thomas Mitchell Campbell was born in Rusk is East Texas in 1856.  HisContinue Reading

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Elwood Watson/Contributing Writer Like many material icons, Barbie has had a complex history. When Mattel introduced Barbie 1959, America was beginning to enter deep into the throes of the Cold War. The modern civil rights movement was beginning to gain steam and the nation was largely embracing the status quo.Continue Reading

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Michael Reagan/Contributing Writer The first Republican presidential primary debate is less than a month away and the GOP is hell-bent on making the same mistake it made in 2015. For its first primary debate back then Republicans had a herd of medium-caliber presidential wannabes that was so large the partyContinue Reading