Goodnight Blazed New Trails
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer In the years before oil dominated the Texas economy, farmers and ranchers made the state’s reputation through the hard days of tilling the soil and driving countless herds of cattle. Of all the ranchers who poured their sweat and blood into the dust to build lives for themselves,Continue Reading
Byron Scott Webb
Byron Scott Webb was born to the parentage of Lisa Lynette Smith and Cedric Theron Webb on August 15, 1991, in San Diego, California. He departed this life on April 27, 2023, in his home in Longview, TX. Byron graduated from Jefferson High School in 2009. He studied PsychologyContinue Reading
Dual credit grads…
Six 2023 JHS students walked the stage last week at Panola College to receive their Associate Degree. They students have worked hard the past four years to accomplish this achievement. Grads included Katelyne Copeland, Devin Davis, Charlene Moore, Brooklyn Shelton, Harlie Shields and Carsyn Thomas.Continue Reading
Restoration is at hand
Michael Murphy Contributing writer ‘He Restores My Soul Four’ – simple words that are life-transforming. When I pray, I often pray for myself. Oh, I also pray for others. Sometimes it is a very long list of others. People will say that they find it hard to pray for longerContinue Reading
To Cater or Not to Cater
Chef Hunter Lee/Tips & Tales With Chef It’s wedding season yall!!! So as most of you know I closed my last full-service catering business over 8 years ago. I have since helped friends, past clients, and local organizations, but I officially stopped all catering with a final wedding I didContinue Reading
A Mexican White Oak for your yard
David Wall/Contributing Writer Mexican white oak (Quercus polymorpha) or its alias as Monterrey oak is incredible tree that remains to date relatively unknown. A primary reason is that until 1992 when a small stand was discovered in SW TX, it was not known to exist in the U.S. Normal rangeContinue Reading
Tourism Board to help with OHTP’s ‘Gatsby Party’
Staff Reports Gatsby parties are “elegant, extravagant, wild, and opulent,” and the next one is in Jefferson. The Opera House Theater Players [OHTP] is changing their 35th season kick-off party back to a “Jazz Age lawn party” according to president Marcia Thomas. “We’ll have all the embellishments with that… we’veContinue Reading
Jefferson ISD Board swears in new trustees
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees swore in new board members during their regular meeting Tuesday. Place 4’s Leah Cooper and Place 5’s Rusty Mauldin took the oath of office for their respective seats. Cooper ran unopposed in the May 6 election, andContinue Reading
Graduation Day
Jazmine Le’Shaiya Johnson, will be graduating from The University of Texas at San Antonio on May 20th, 2023, with a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Sciences w/ Science 7-12 Teaching Certificate. She also was a Presidential Distinguished Scholarship Recipient, AFCEA STEM Education Scholarship Recipient, Sister of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc., AndContinue Reading
Marion County Commissioners hear from citizens about road conditions
County road maintenance is a concern for both residents and Commissioners alike. But an agreement made between a private individual and a Commissioner back in 2006-7 has put a whole new spotlight on the issue and put some residents in the lurch. Storie Road, in Northern Marion County, was formallyContinue Reading
Capital Highlights 5.12.23
Clock ticking on moving bills The clock is ticking on getting bills out of the House and to the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week in a story in the Austin American-Statesman. Patrick presides over the Senate and is worried many bills that have made it out ofContinue Reading
Representing at Pilgrimage
Teen Miss Marion County Lizzie Goebel and Jr. Miss Marion County Natalie McGriff donned period attire for Pilgrimage weekend. The young ladies spent the weekend promoting Jefferson.Continue Reading
Art on display…
Students from Jefferson High School participated in the Pilgrimage Art Contest and have their entries displayed at the Jefferson post office. First place went to Michelle Brady, second place went to Cynthia Munoz and third place went to Caroline Wilson. Students from Jefferson Elementary also had the Pilgrimage spirit andContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – May 7 – May 13, 2023
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Internet Outage in Marshall sidelines Jefferson internet
Sunday’s early morning storms contributed to an accident in Marhsall that has taken out Fidelity Communications internet service in Jefferson, Marshall, and Hallsville. According to tech support at Fidelity, Marshall PD has a portion of US 59 barricaded off so their crews cannot access the area to begin repairs. TheContinue Reading
2023 Election Results
These are unofficial results – they still need to be finalized. There are 4 provisional (3 in city of Jefferson) and 1 mail ballot (not in City Limits) still to come in. City of Jefferson Ward 1 Candidate Early Mims Kellyville Elect Bldg Smithland Lone Oak Total Jim Finstrom 17Continue Reading
2023 Election Day is today
Today residents of Marion County can go to the polls and choose the next members of the Jefferson ISD School Board and City of Jefferson Aldermen, and to see if alcohol can be sold everywhere in the County. Polls are open from 7a-7p. Polling Locations are: Jefferson ISD Leah Cooper,Continue Reading
Bulldogs running all the way to Austin
Staff Report The Jefferson Bulldogs are sending two students to the UIL State Track Meet May 11-13 in Austin. Luke McMullen made State and is still undefeated in the 100-meter dash. He finished at the Regional Meet with a time of 10.58 and in the 200-meter dash with a timeContinue Reading