Letters to the Editor
Sad Situation It is a sad situation when a city violates Open Meeting Act……it is much worse when the city gets fined 50,000 dollars….do you think it is to much trouble to keep a certified agenda of meeting….also we have councilmen appointing themselves to boards…..I personally think we need toContinue Reading
From the Left: Why Acknowledge RFK Jr?
Carl Golden In the Democratic’s stepped up offensive against presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a faint whiff of panic is in the air, a stirring of concern that no good can come from one of the nation’s most storied political names lingering on the fringes of the party’s PresidentContinue Reading
From the Right: Distressed by Clothing?
Danny Tyree My family will soon take advantage of our state’s tax-free weekend for clothing and school supplies, but none of our hard-earned money will go for distressed clothing. Coincidentally, none of the money we spend at the food court will purchase pre-chewed burritos. Call us rebels. Silly me, IContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Barbara Jordan Was a Texan For the Whole Nation
Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Barbara Jordan was a woman of many firsts in her career. In her relatively short time in Congress and the Texas State Senate, she left an immeasurable impact and in a cynical and dark age in American politics, she became for many across the nation a voice ofContinue Reading
Mixing It Up
The Marion County Chamber of Commerce held their monthly mixer at The Hive on Tuesday. The event is open to everyone and helps promote local businesses.Continue Reading
Coaching, teaching has Hill excited
Henry Hill says he’s “excited an blessed to be switching gears to begin my 1st year teaching/coaching with Frisco Independent School District at Frisco Centennial High School!! I will be teaching Physical Education& Coaching the Running Backs.”Continue Reading
Food: Long Southern Summer Days
Chef Hunter Lee Let’s get shakin! Don’t get me wrong there are many things to enjoy about the south in the summer. Boating, lakes, beaches, pools. Obviously most involve water because let’s face it, it gets miserably HOT. In fact, we are having one of the worst summers we haveContinue Reading
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