Eat, Drink, Gather: Area Entertainment 6/8-14
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 different reasons.Continue Reading
Longview Yacht Club launches U-Make-It, U-Sail-It program
After a 3+ year hiatus, LYC is re-introducing their popular U-Make-It, U-Sail-it concept and initiative for youth in East Texas. They will be using their popular one-design “LYC-8” drag racing sailboats. This event will be held on Saturday, June 10th, at Longview Yacht Club on Lake O’ the Pines. With overContinue Reading
JISD Honor Rolls, 4th 9 Weeks
These are what have been received as of press time. All A’s First Grade Luna Bennett, Braxton Breckenridge, Gabriel Goode, Catcher Hitchcock, Madison Horan, J’Prince Johnson, E’Lexha Jones, Hudson Lester, Jacob Long, Skylar Mireles, Madelyn Mears, Melodie Moore, Wesley Morris, Carter Petersen, Dahla Quada, Charlotte Randolph, Alexxis Ray, Blakely Shields,Continue Reading
Garden of the Month
Garden of the Month The Jesse Allen Wise Garden Club has selected the garden located at the home of Tj St. Denis on Lake Street as Garden of the month for June. Landscaping by Julian. Photography by Hollis ShaddenContinue Reading
Capital Highlights
Abbott, Patrick spar over tax relief Gov. Greg Abbott late last week warned lawmakers to be prepared for several special sessions to pass a tax reform bill that he will accept, as well as a school voucher plan that failed to pass during the regular session. Abbott and Lt. Gov.Continue Reading
Eastbound entrance ramp at US 59 and Interstate 20
ATLANTA — Work to reconstruct a portion of the intersection at the I-20 entrance ramp at US 59 is scheduled to begin next Tuesday, June 13. As a result, the entrance ramp to the interstate is scheduled to be closed for one week, until June 20, weather permitting. Portable message boardsContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – June 4 – June 10, 2023
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Reba Nell Ballentine
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Growing Cucumbers in Containers
By David WallIf you don’t feel you have enough garden space to grow cucumbers, consider growing them in containers. It’s easy and you can get a really good crop of this second most popular vegetable after tomatoes (which can also be grown in containers). Since cucumbers have a smaller rootContinue Reading
No injuries after accident at Magnolia Place leaves car inside building
An accident Thursday evening at Magnolia Place ended up with a car inside of a room. Thankfully no one was injured – driver or resident. According to sources, the driver of the vehicle pulled into a parking space and wanted to pull up a little closer. The drivers foot eitherContinue Reading
Our Town: June 2, 2023
Meetings Save the Date Bees Honeybees are out in full swarm now that summer is almost here. If you have bees, don’t call an exterminator. Instead, call Stamford Brantley at 903-742-2765 and let him help remove and relocate them. Pancakes The Jefferson Masonic Lodge is holding a Pancake Breakfast fromContinue Reading
LaFleur named Chair of ETCOG Board
East Texas Council OfGovernment is pleased to announce new leadership for its Chief Elected Officials – Rural Transportation Planning Organization (CEO–RTPO) Board. At a recent meeting, the CEO–RTPO Board voted Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur as Chair, re-elected Camp County Judge AJ Mason as Vice Chair, and designated Judge ChadContinue Reading
From the Right: Breaking the Cycle
Hunter Bonner/MC Republican Assembly This past week, news was abuzz about Senator Dianne Feinstein’s return to the US Senate. Senator Feinstein returned in a wheelchair, and when spoken to by members of the press, seemed incoherent. At one point, she even asked, “Where are we at?” Feinstein has been sufferingContinue Reading
From the Left: Life Skills
Glenn Melancon Note: Glenn is on vacation this summer and has provided a series of columns previously printed. Not all life skills are the same. Some are more important than others. One essential skill is learning to tell the difference between fact and fiction. We have to learn who isContinue Reading
Veterans Corner: Special Plates Available
Scott Stebbins/MC Veterans Service Officer Veterans did you know that you may be eligible for Special/ Disabled Vehicle License Plates and Permits? A Texas driver’s license or ID card may be provided free-of-charge to a veteran who is honorably discharged, with a service-connected disability of at least 60% or more.Continue Reading
James Edwin Rounds
September 24, 1927-May 17, 2023 Memorial Services for James Edwin Rounds 95, of Boerne, Texas will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2pm in the Christ Episcopal Church with Father John Himes officiating. Light refreshments will follow in the Parish Hall. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery for closeContinue Reading
Texas History Minute: Smalley laid groundwork in nanotechnology
Ken Bridges In so many ways, what was once science fiction is rapidly becoming a reality. Nanotechnology, once a seemingly impossible idea is now becoming the future of medicine and engineering, thanks to Dr. Richard Smalley, Texas chemist, Nobel Prize winner, and the father of nanotechnology. Richard Errett SmalleyContinue Reading
Jannelle Allen Singleton
December 16, 1933-May 18, 2023 Janelle Allen Singleton, a loving and devoted mother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2023, in Banning, California. Born on December 16, 1933, in Jefferson, Texas, Janelle lived a life defined by her unwavering faith, dedication to her family, and passion forContinue Reading