Thank you to the Marion County 4H for supporting our Marion County Sherriff’s Office and Jefferson Police Dept. by participating in Feed the Force You, too, can show your support by bringing food or snacks to both departments. For more information, email jaac75657@gmail.com.Continue Reading

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are some of the more widely known retail holidays, Giving Tuesday is becoming pretty popular in its own right. Celebrated on the Tuesday following American Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday helps raise awareness that charity is an important component of the holiday season. The nonprofit servicesContinue Reading

Music 1852 on Austin • Nov. 18: Sultan’s, 8p • Nov. 19: 1852 Austin Street Band, 8p Auntie Skinner’s • Nov. 19:  Casey Martin, 9p Knight Light Theater • Nov. 18: Jackson James 5D Cattle Company • Nov. 19: Jake Williams and Pepper Holt, 5:30p Haywood House • Nov. 19:Continue Reading

Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Editor’s note: This is a variation of a column wh ich was first published in the 2010 Thanksgiving edition of the Jefferson Jimplecute.  My wife and I have four children. The oldest of whom is a 15-year old boy named Jackson.  Jackson was born at 28 weeksContinue Reading

Dan Eakin/Contributing writer Thanksgiving Day is a special day for many people. It means a lot to a lot of people for many different reasons. For many, it is a time for a family get together. To sit around the table and enjoy the traditional turkey, with ham, and allContinue Reading

Citizens for a Better Community of Jefferson will sponsor a blood drive through Carter BloodCare from 2-7p.m. December 17 at the Jefferson Tourism and Visitor Center. Donors can sign up via the internet at ww3.greatpartners.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/128100 For more information, contact Rachelle Vance at 903- 601-2230 Give a lifesaving gift this holidayContinue Reading

Wiley College cross country athletes Christian Brookins and De Lisha Paul were honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for their academic achievement as they were named Daktronics Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Brookins and Paul earned the honor by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 while competing inContinue Reading

Gardening by David Wall

By David Wall Sweet potatoes come from South America, and while regular potatoes are tubers or underground stems, sweet potatoes are actually roots. For any recipe that calls for apples, white potatoes or squash, you can substitute sweet potatoes. They have a 5,000-year history. White potatoes also come from SouthContinue Reading

Varsity Lady Dawgs beat QC The Jefferson High School varsity Lady Bulldog basketball team picked up a 55-52 win over Queen City Tuesday night at home. Kristen Thomas lead the attack with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 steals. Taurria Hood had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3Continue Reading