Hotsy Totsy Boys headline ‘Party of Century’ for OHTP
Marcia Thomas/ Contributing Writer “We think its going to be the Party of the Century!” said Jefferson’s community theatre president, Marcia Thomas as she spoke to other board members at a recent meeting. Board members Lisa Daye, Jane Maddox, Dian Beaird and Scott Imhof agreed that it certainly was shapingContinue Reading
Why does a yard tree have to be so big?
Why does a yard tree have to be so big? David Wall As urban areas grow and new housing development become established, yard sizes decrease and various rules become word of mouth or absolute rules for home owners’ associations HOA. One of the dumber rules (my opinion!) is that eachContinue Reading
Eat, Drink, Dine: Area Dining & Entertainment 7-28
Local Music Corner Micah S. White Facebook.com/pyromade1 Hear’s some local music if you feel like lacing up your dancing shoes and hitting the dance floor. If you do go out please be kind, safe and please don’t drink and drive. Please note that events are subject to change for differentContinue Reading
Fishing Report
Mark Allen Caddo Lake: We have been fishing for schooling bass on most of my guide trips lately. It is important to key on depth changes when looking for these schooling bass. You can use your electronics to locate these depth changes or just look for the edges of theContinue Reading
Football program ad deadline extended
Staff Reports Due to a schedule change, see elsewhere in this issue, the deadline for ads in the 2023 Jefferson Athletic Booster Club Football Program has been extened to 5 p.m. Monday, August 7. Jefferson Athletic Director Antwain Jimmerson rescheduled the required Football Parent’s Meeting to immediately following the Intra-SquadContinue Reading
Marion County District Clerk Cases May & June 2023
Casesfiled,disposedofinMayandJune2023 Name, File Date, Disp Date, Description Epperson, Aaron Ross, 05/02/2023, 7/07/2023, Agg Assault against Public Servant/MTA, Evading Arrest Det w/Veh/MTA, Motion to Revoke Filed F15097, F15099 Gibbs, Joshua Allen, 5/30/2023, 7/07/2023, Burglary of Habitation/Motion to Adjudicate, Motion to Revoke Filed F15321 Rice, Tiffanie Lynn, 05/25/2023, Poss CS PG 1>=1G<4G/MotionContinue Reading
Capital Highlights: July 28
Gary Borders/TPA Patrick issues gag order on trial Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick last week issued a sweeping gag order ahead of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Houston Chronicle reported, saying “out-of-court statements” by both sides threaten to jeopardize the trial. The trial is set toContinue Reading
Giving to the Well
Big Cypress Corvettes donated $300 from the proceeds of the Big Cypress Corvette Weekend to the Women at The Well of Encouragement. The Women at The Well is an organization in Jefferson that helps provide for the needs of underprivileged children in Jefferson and Marion County. Courtesy PhotoContinue Reading
Band members attend leadership academy
Members of the JISD Bulldog Band attended the Steven Moss Leadership Academy last week. Staff Reports Several members of The Jefferson Bulldog Band attended the Steven Moss Leadership Academy earlier this week at Queen City HS. Leadership skills and other topics were discussed at a fast pace to keep studentsContinue Reading
The USGS is calling all dead bugs and moths in six states
You read that right. Citizens in six mid-U.S. states are being asked to mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers to help U.S. Geological Survey scientists establish a Lepidoptera Research Collection (LRC). The pilot study for this citizen science invitation includes six states: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. TheseContinue Reading
Red, White and Go!
Courtesy Photo by Hollis Shadden One of the participants in the 1st Annual Jefferson Golf Cart Challenge waits for the parade to start Saturday monring. Big Cypress Corvettes wants to thank everyone for their support for the Golf Cart Challenge. The participants, and those who donated door prizes, advertised theContinue Reading
Our Town: July 21, 2023
Meetings Save the Date Painting The Jefferson Historical Society Museum will be closed today, July 21, for painting. Golden Girl The Golden Girl ‘Coach’ Dorothy Jackson Bonner was inducted into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA) on Monday. Heat Alert Texas Division of Emergency Management wants to remindContinue Reading
Water hikes in possible future
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Water, water everywhere… and you’ll pay more to drink. The cost of treated water could go up as much as 75% according to Northeast Texas Municipal Water District General manager Wayne Owen. Owen gave a presentation to Jefferson City Council Tuesday evening indicating the possibleContinue Reading
QZ group gets started, sets goals
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Quiet Zone Committee got off to a fast start this week holding their first meeting, electing officers, and establishing their first priorities. Jim Stacey volunteered to be the chairman of the group and lead the monthly meetings. Mark McKay joined in as vice-chair,Continue Reading
County continues budget work, grant possibilities
V. Hugh Lewis II/ Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County Commissioners continued their work on the 2024 Budget last Friday and will resume work on Monday. The last proposed general fund budget had a deficit of $142,263 with all the office changes necessary due to inflation, a new sheriff’s vehicle, and generalContinue Reading
Expanding Texas’ water supply is now in the voters’ hands
Jeremy Mazur A priority for state lawmakers this year was the establishment of new funding sources to help ensure Texas has ready access to enough water to sustain both its growing population and economy. Their efforts culminated in early June with the stroke of the governor’s pen, signing their legislation intoContinue Reading
From the Left: Trump ends lawyers
Dick Polman A trio of Trump lawyers have destroyed their reputations and careers While pondering the pathetic fates of three Trump legal eagles — Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Lin Wood — I’m reminded of a line from an old Jackson Browne song: “The strangled cries of lawyers in love”Continue Reading
From the Right: Truth About Trafficking
Michael Reagan Don’t thank Hollywood for “Sound of Freedom.” The movie, about a former Homeland Security agent who goes to Colombia and rescues more than 50 kids from child sex traffickers, is an action-thriller – a drama. But it is based closely on the true story of Tim Ballard andContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Bradley at Heart of Music
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Texas musician Scott Bradley was never widely known outside of the studio, but his music was the heart of some of the most iconic American cultural icons of the twentieth century, most notably, the famed cartoon duo of Tom and Jerry. Bradley was born in Russellville, Ark.,,Continue Reading
Death Notices 7/21/23
Michael “Mikey” John Adams, November 16, 1976 ~ July 14, 2023 Memorial Services for Michael “Mikey” John Adams, 46, of Jefferson, will be held at a later date under direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Annie Louise (King) Miles, December 7, 1949 ~ July 15, 2023 Services for Mrs. Annie LouiseContinue Reading