Jimplecute Death Notices (4/7/23)
• Funeral Services for Bobbie Jean Carter, 91, of Jefferson, were Monday, April 3, 2023, in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Bro. Michael Thompson officiating under the direction of Haggard Funeral Home. Interment followed at Trinity Cemetery. • Cremation services for Roma Lee Latham, 74,Continue Reading
Spring Gardens
Chef Hunter Lee/Tips & Tales With Chef 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 theContinue Reading
Book Review: ‘I’m Glad my Mom Died’ strikes a chord
Blake Smith/Jefferson Jimplecute In 2022, former child star, Jennette McCurdy, with the help of the Simon and Schuster Publishing Company, released a 320 page memoir entitled “I’m Glad My Mom Died.” Once news of the book’s release spread on various social media platforms like Tik Tok and Twitter, “iCarly” fansContinue Reading
JJHS Students of the Month
At left, we would like to congratulate the following Jefferson Junior High Students of the Month for January and February 2023: Curtis Conley, Hannah Skinner, Kiera Jones, Tyler McCurry, Kynlee Burkhalter, Ali Carstens, Corbyn Benson and Avery Lawson. Courtesy PhotoContinue Reading
Public service
The National Junior Honor Society chapter from Jefferson Junior High picked up cigarette butts at Lion’s Club Park in honor of Tobacco Free Kids Day, March 31, 2023.Continue Reading
P&Z sends Historic District designation to council
Staff Reports Jefferson will have an official Historic District if City Council approves the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission from Tuesday night’s meeting. The National Register recognized and awarded a Jefferson Historic District back in 1971, and the State of Texas Historic Commission recognized the district in 1977,Continue Reading
‘Rising Fortunes’ to be new museum first floor arrangement
Staff Reports A new way to look at Jefferson’s history is in the works thanks to a contract the Jefferson Historical Society and Museum signed with Musework of Austin last week. The new arrangement is intended to tell the story of Jefferson’s history in a colorful narrative called “Rising Fortunes”Continue Reading
Weather wreaks havoc…
Sunday’s storms contributed to an 18-wheeler accident on US 59 just south of Jefferson blocking traffic for several hours, far right. The storms produced large hail, right, across much of the county, and caused tree and limb damage. A tornado was spotted east of Jefferson but was moving away fromContinue Reading
Capital Highlights (4/7/23)
Texas leads nation in jobs added The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total non-farm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth inContinue Reading
Dixie Youth set for Opening Day
Spring is in the air. The days are getting longer, and all seasons are shifting to the diamond. As such, it’s time for opening day of the Jefferson Dixie Youth Baseball and Softball Association. An all-day event is set to mark the occasion Saturday, April 8 at Kellyville Park inContinue Reading
Bethel Baptist to celebrate homecoming
Bethel Baptist Church will hold their Homecoming Celebration 10 a.m. Sunday. The church was organized in 1901. Pictured above left are Bertha Belcher, Quida Niblett, Siybl Moseley, Maurine Moseley, Paul Moseley, Charlie Fason, Earl Belcher, Elsie Smith, Ceedie Fason, Jack Taylor. Above right is a group of unnamed students. IfContinue Reading
Easter activities abound
Easter Brunch 1852 on Austin will serve an Easter Brunch Sunday morning. The menu will include portabella mushroom and barley soup, shaved Brussel sprout salad, smoked ham, prime rib and white chocolate bread pudding. For more information, call 903-601-4475. Egg Hunt, Sonrise Service Lake O’the Pines Baptist Church will haveContinue Reading
City’s emergency siren sounds off
The City of Jefferson ‘s emergency siren went off for the first time in a while following Sunday nights storms and a power outage on the north side of town. JPD Chief Tino Perez set off the siren out of an abundance of caution. A series of heavy storms keptContinue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – April 2 – April 8, 2023
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Strutting their stuff to be National Champs!
After they called, “the longest day ever,” the Jeffferson High School Strutters and Color Guard brought home some MA Nationals hardware earlier this week. The Strutters won First Place in Pom, Jazz and Lyrical for team size small classic. They brought home a Grand National Champion Team Banner for thoseContinue Reading
Marion County cited for steller workplace safety
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County has earned a 2022 Zero Lost Time Safety Award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool (TAC RMP) for its record of no lost workdays during the 2022 coverage year. Through its commitment to safe practices among county employees, MarionContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson (3/31/23)
Meetings • March 30-April 1: Citywide Rummage Sale • April 1: Miata Madness • April 1: MCDCSCO 20th Anniversary • April 1: Cruise Night • P&Z, 5p April 4 • Good Friday: City, County Offices Closed, April 7 Save the Date • April 8: Dixie Youth Baseball & Softball OpeningContinue Reading
The things Granny would say
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Some folks think it odd when I tell them my grandmother was my best friend. Some think nothing of it. She was. She passed away in 2015, after a graceful bout with cancer, and not a day goes by that I don’t think about her. We had muchContinue Reading
Honesty often eludes politics
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer While honesty is the best policy, it doesn’t always make the best politics. Twenty years ago, Presi-dent George W. Bush lied about Iraq. The invasion made conservatives happy but was a disaster for America. George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice told AmericaContinue Reading
Minding your own business?
Dear editor, Is minding your own business blasting other people on a large electronic billboard at a major highway intersection? Is minding your own business attacking people personally because you don’t like what they said? Asking for a friend. Francene DePrez Rainey Jefferson, TexasContinue Reading