The Jimplecute reaffirms our committment to you
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Jock Lauterer, the director of the Carolina Community Media Project, defines a “community newspaper” as a newspaper that serves a specific location with a circulation of 50,000 or less. The Jefferson Jimplecute proudly fits this criteria and serving our community is something we take very seriously. Community newspapersContinue Reading
One of these things is not like the other
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer As a child, and as a parent, I’ve watched enough Sesame Street to have its images and songs drilled into my head. One of the most useful is the categorization song: “one of these things is not like the other.” It prompts a child to do aContinue Reading
Houston businessman helped lead Texas’ commercial future
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Success in business is often a combination of timing, determination, and imagination. One Houston businessman, Jesse H. Jones had all these qualities and an innate sense of enterprise to build a fortune that changed the landscape of Texas’s biggest city. Jones became a giant in Houston business circles,Continue Reading
Norsha Cone
Norsha Cone, 77, died on January 19, 2023. A native Texan, Norsha and her husband, Tim, retired to the mountains of Western North Carolina in 2016. Norsha is survived by her husband; her son, Noel Bass; and her sister, Iris Mobley. She is also survived by a host of otherContinue Reading
Help one another in the New Year
Shalom mishpacha and friends, We are heading off into another year of life. Old things pass away and new things ahead. I would like to encourage everyone to really live this new year looking ahead and remember the good things in this life God has done for us. Let theContinue Reading
Dawgs head to state in DECA
JHS students attending DECA District 6 Leadership Conference and qualifying for DECA state competition are: Xavier Brown-Robinson & Eden Hopes – Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making Charlene Moore – Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series Braylon Fortson & Kenya Ross – Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Alaysia Durden – PrinciplesContinue Reading
Capitol Highlights
Border security, tax relief and raises top list For the Texas House and Senate, there is not much daylight between each chamber’s priorities in this year’s legislative session. Leaders say the focus will be on property tax relief, border security and employee raises. Preliminary budgets from both chambers were releasedContinue Reading
Jefferson High School Standouts
Jefferson High School Student of the Month for December was Troy Pulce (left). Teacher of the Month was Rick Hale. Continue Reading
Peter Gunter Henderson
July 15, 1936 ~ January 23, 2023 Funeral Services for Peter Gunter Henderson, III, 86, of Jefferson, Texas will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 11AM in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Markle and Rev. Carl Teel officiating and Carey B. Heaster, Jr.Continue Reading
Weekly Roadwork Report – January 22-28, 2023
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Marion County honors MLK Day
Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr National Holiday Celebration, sponsored by the Marion County Diversified Civic and Social Concerns Organization [MCDCSCO], brought a city together to remember what MLK stood for, and how, if everyone is working together, a better future can be had for everyone in Jefferson. The Rev.Continue Reading
City Council meeting consumed by public comment, discussion
Staff Reports Consent Agenda items which were moved to Action Items, presentations, and public comment took up over 90 minutes of the two-hour Jefferson City Council meeting Tuesday night. Council spent 30 minutes listening to citizens speak about three topics: a quiet zone; support for Alderman Richard Turner following socialContinue Reading
City offices moved to Transportation Building
Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute The temporary relocation of City Hall, the hiring of a building inspector, grants for sidewalks and trails, and a few building permits were under construction during Tuesday night’s Council meeting. Recent structural concerns along the back of the main building and the old City Bathrooms and Jail,Continue Reading
Lloyd Douglas “Doug” Coyne
Memorial Services for Lloyd Douglas “Doug” Coyne, 77, of Jefferson, Texas. will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 12pm in the Cpt. Wm. Perry Chapel of Haggard Funeral. A visitation will be held from 10am through 12pm on Saturday, January, 28, 2023 in the Cpt. Wm. Perry ChapelContinue Reading
Our Town Jefferson
City offices moving City offices have temporarily relocated to the education room at the Jefferson Visitor’s Center for the next few weeks as engineers examine the City Hall building and determine a course of action. According to Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker, there may be some foundation issues going on atContinue Reading
Community newspaper, community forum
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute A few years ago, we had a highly contested referendum on the ballot in a community where I managed the local newspaper. It was one of those issues that you were either for or you were against. There was plenty of rhetoric on both sides. The newspaper hadContinue Reading
Nose, spite face
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Old sayings are a good way to remind us not to do stupid things. For example, I’ve often heard, “Don’t cut your nose off to spite your face.” This phrase warns us against acts of self-harm. We often act out of anger and end up hurting ourselves.Continue Reading
Gov. Lanham had lasting impact on Texas Politics
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Texas has had 48 governors since statehood was achieved in 1845. Some enjoyed remarkable success and achievements during their terms and have been remembered fondly years later while others left in disgrace. S. W. T. Lanham, who served as governor from 1903 to 1907, was a respectedContinue Reading
Getting a new heart of love and joy
Before you truly become a Christian, before you are truly born again, you have a heart that is loaded down with sin. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it?” But once you take a good honest look at Calvary andContinue Reading
Ralph Arthur Finley
Private Memorial Services for Ralph Arthur Finley, 66, of Jefferson, Texas were held. Ralph was born on April 26, 1956, in Fort Collins, Colorado to John and Delilah and passed away on January 12, 2023, in Jefferson, Texas. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson, Texas.Continue Reading