By:
On:
In: Sports
Tagged:

The Jefferson Bullpup 7th & 8th Grade Boys’ Track Teams each placed first overall at Monday’s Home Invitational Meet. Individual results were as follows:  100 Meter Dash 7th 2nd Place – Jeremiah Burton  3rd Place- Braiden Ventimiglia  5th Place- Demetrius Carr  100 Meter Dash 8th  1st Place- Jacoby Morrow  3rdContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: Sports
Tagged:

The Jefferson Bulldogs topped New Diana 51-24 Tuesday night to advacne to the next round of the high school basketball playoffs. They will face  Mt. Pleasant Chapel 7 p.m. Saturday at Hallsville. During the game, KJ Ross passed the 1,000 career points mark.Continue Reading

By:
On:
In: Lifestyle
Tagged:

Above, VFW Post 10373 and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary held a Flag Retirement Ceremony on February 11 at the post.  “The US Flag should be treated with respect when it’s flying, and it should be treated with respect when it’s being retired,” said post commander John Cooper.  “When a flagContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: Education, News, Sports

Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director The Lady Bulldogs softball team went 5-0 this weekend, winning The Coach Malone Classic Tournament!Congratulations to these young ladies and all their hard work this weekend! Join us Monday as we take on the Liberty Eylau Lady Leopards at Home starting at 5:00Continue Reading

History Today Texas

By:
On:
In: Lifestyle

1910: Frenchman flies first plane in Texas On this day in 1910, a Frenchman, Louis Paulhan, made the first recorded airplane flight in Texas. The first people in the state to fly, in the 1860s, were air-show balloonists and their passengers, although several inventors were also busy with plans forContinue Reading

City of Jefferson

By:
On:
In: News
Tagged:

V. Hugh Lewis Jefferson Jimplecute Two businesses in Jefferson received grants from JEDCO during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken, to be located at the former Sonic on US59, will receive $15,000 grant, with a requirement to maintain six employees over a three year period, and a $58,100 3.5%Continue Reading

By:
On:
In: News
Tagged:

V.  Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Two new events in Jefferson received $1,000 grants to help with advertising from the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau on Monday. While the posted agenda did not mention exactly which events had requested funding, the Jefferson Lions Club and Friends of Jefferson Animals willContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: News
Tagged:

Meetings • Blessings of Grace, Produce Feb 21, 23, 28 at 9a • Blessings of Grace Food Pantry, Feb. 18, 10-Noon • Dream Center Food Pantry, Feb. 18, 10-Noon • City Council, Feb. 21, 5:30p • St Vincent de Paul, Feb. 23, 10-11a • Commissioners Court, Feb. 27, 9a ElectionsContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: News
Tagged:

V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Commissioners formally declared February Black History Month during Monday’s regular meeting. “In recognition and commendation of the enormous contribution of Black Americans to every basic element of our daily lives, including Science, Education, Politics, Journalism, Entertainment, Law and Technology and the effort put forthContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: Opinion
Tagged:

Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Robert Collier was an American author who lived from 1885-1950.   He wrote self-help and New Thought metaphysical books. He was a pioneer in the genre.  His book “The Secret of the Ages” has become one of the standards in the self-help world.  Collier wrote about the practicalContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: Lifestyle, Opinion
Tagged: ,

Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Sometimes the men dismissed for their failures early in life can become the greatest successes.  The story of R. L. Thornton is the story of a man raised in poverty and with barely an eighth grade education became synonymous with the success of Dallas in the 1950s. Robert Lee Thornton was born in 1880 in Hamilton County,Continue Reading