Jan 25-Feb. 1, 2023 • White male, 35, arrest Jan 28, Charges: 22.07(C)(1) Terroristic Threat of Family/Household, 28.03(B)(2) Criminal Mischief, $1,500 bond, In Custody • White female, 41, arrest Jan. 26, Charges: 25.06 Harboring Runaway Child, $3,000 bond, Released • White male, 41, arrest Jan. 31, Charges: 22.01(A)(1) Assault CausesContinue Reading

The Jefferson Carnegie Library board selected Stacy Mills to be the new president of the library. She thanked outgoing president Tony Jones for his loyal and dedicated service over the last two years. Victor Perot will serve as the new vice-president with Tony Jones becoming the new secretary. Cathey BrannonContinue Reading

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Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Water, water, everywhere, and maybe the right to drink. A Local Option Election to legalize “the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages” in Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 1 will be on the ballot in May as Commissioners accepted and approved calling theContinue Reading

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1933: United States and Mexico sign Rio Grande Rectification Treaty On this day in 1933, the United States and Mexico signed the Rio Grande Rectification Treaty, which called for construction of a 590-foot-wide floodway and 66-foot-wide normal flow channel along a stretch of the river from Cordova Island to belowContinue Reading

According to Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker, the City of Jefferson offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1. Baker said according to the current handbook, the offices may be closed due to emergencies. He also said the city has traditionally followed the lead of the school district in making closureContinue Reading

According to Facebook posts from Jefferson and Karnack ISDa: Karnack ISD will be closed the entire day- Wednesday, February 1st due to flooding on the majority of our routes, as well as the possibility of morning ice. Safety is our top priority. There will no bus transportation tomorrow. If youContinue Reading

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1872: Grand jury indicts governor over disputed election results On this day in 1872, a Reconstruction-era grand jury indicted Republican governor E. J. Davis for “willfully, unlawfully and feloniously [making] a false and untrue tabular statement” of the election results for the Third District congressional seat. Dewitt Clinton Giddings, theContinue Reading

May 7, 1958 ~ January 30, 2023 Memorial Services for Ruthann Hargroves Skinner, 64, of Marshall, Texas. will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2pm in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral with Apostle Lionel Childress officiating. Ruthann was born on May 7, 1958, in Texas City, TexasContinue Reading

Winter weather possible this week ATLANTA ­– Due to the possibility of winter weather conditions this week, TxDOT crews in Bowie, Cass, Camp, Marion, Morris, Titus and Upshur Counties began pretreating many roads and bridges with brine today. Crews are focusing on pretreating the most highly traveled roadways, which include InterstateContinue Reading

From Coach Schubert: Junior Hight Girls Basketball Season The 8th grade Lady Bullpups traveled to West Rusk this past Thursday for their final game of the season and came home with a 40-16 win! Scorers were Mariya Johnson with 2, Anna Hauptman with 3, Avery Ephram with 4, Chloe WoodContinue Reading

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1840: Englishman and future critic arrives in Texas On this day in 1840, British lawyer and writer Nicholas Maillard arrived in Texas. He settled in Richmond, where he acquired a reputation as a mixer of excellent drinks and became coeditor of the Richmond Telescope. In May and June 1840 he made severalContinue Reading

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1881: Rangers ambush Apaches at Hueco Tanks On this day in 1881, a company of Texas Rangers ambushed a group of fugitive Guadalupe Apaches at Hueco Tanks, thirty miles east of El Paso. Hueco, Spanish for “hollow,” refers to the hollows in the rocks that collect rainwater, which has long been oneContinue Reading

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1836: Italian hero of San Jacinto arrives in Texas On this day in 1836, Prospero Bernardi arrived in Texas aboard the schooner Pennsylvania as a member of Capt. Amasa Turner’s volunteer company, raised in New Orleans. Bernardi was born in Italy in 1794 and was a notary by trade. He enlisted inContinue Reading

Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson High School had their first gun related incident of the year last Thursday when a loaded .22 caliber revolver was found in a student’s backpack. School officials found the gun following a search to locate a vape which had triggered automatic sensors in one of theContinue Reading

City Offices moved Jefferson City Hall offices have been moved to 305 E. Austin Street (green door at west end of building) until further notice.  Please call 903-601-4377 for your utility balance or any other questions. If no one is available, please leave a message and someone will return yourContinue Reading