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Jan. 26, 2023, Austin, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has launched a new tool called Tomorrow Ready Texas to help parents and guardians support their teens with college and career planning. The tool provides Texas families with the resources they need to support their child’s success after highContinue Reading

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1955: Snakebite pioneer succumbs On this day in 1955, Martin Lalor Crimmins, noted herpetologist, army officer, and military historian, died in San Antonio. Born in New York, he attended Georgetown College and the University of Virginia Medical School but joined Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in San Antonio just before graduation.Continue Reading

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1968: Hero from Rio Grande valley dies in Vietnam On this day in 1968, Marine sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez died near Thua Thein, Vietnam, after action that earned him the Medal of Honor. On January 31 the native of Edinburg was commanding a platoon in a truck convoy formed to relieveContinue Reading

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Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity Lady Dawgs finish the regular season STRONG with big wins against Arp!! Varsity Lady Dawgs 39Arp 37 JV Lady Dawgs 29Arp 26 Next Game for the Varsity Lady Dawgs will be in the STATE PLAYOFFS. The opponent,Continue Reading

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Per Coach Allen – Girls Athletic Director As you have probably heard and seen by now, YOUR JEFFERSON LADY DAWGS ARE STATE PLAYOFF BOUND AGAIN!!! For everyone interested in getting a 2023 Lady Dawg State Playoff T-shirt, please call Kristy Matlock at Texas Tees for different styles and pricing.The phoneContinue Reading

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1896: Coastal brewery serves up a cold one On this day in 1896, the Galveston Brewing Company began operations. St. Louis brewers Adolphus Busch and William J. Lemp were major stockholders. By this time Texas boasted more than fifty years of brewing history that began with small home operations andContinue Reading

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1874: Ursuline Academy founded in Dallas On this date in 1874, the Ursuline Sisters started their academy in Dallas. The Ursulines, founded in Italy in 1535, came to Quebec in 1639, New Orleans in 1727, Galveston in 1847, and San Antonio in 1851. Their academies welcome girls of all denominationsContinue Reading

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Meetings VFW to hold fish fry The Jefferson chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host their monthly First Saturday Fish Fry this weekend.  Set for 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, lunch will include fried fish, fries, coleslaw, beans and a drink— all for a $10Continue Reading

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Newspaper went too far… Dear Sirs, I am new to the Jefferson area.  As soon as I moved to town, I subscribed to your newspaper because I wanted to know what was going on in my new community.  I was disturbed about an article in your most recent issue.  TheContinue Reading

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Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer The authors of the Texas Constitution supported public education.  They wrote: “A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision forContinue Reading

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Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Houston had long been an important city for Texas.  Businessmen like Jesse H. Jones helped make it an international center for commerce.  He had arrived in Texas as a young man and worked his way through the ranks of his uncle’s Dallas-based lumber company before coming to Houston where he would soon invest in all sortsContinue Reading