Heman Sweatt and the desegregation of the UT law school in 1950
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer What is the cost of changing the world? For those who dare, it can everything in their life, for good or ill. Heman Sweatt put everything on the line for his bid to desegregate the University of Texas law school, an effort that changed civil rights laws forever. Continue Reading
Loving the unseen Christ; trusting the unseen God
Dan Eakin/Contributing writer Many years ago, the late Dr. W.A. Criswell, longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, preached a powerful message titled, “Loving the Unseen Christ.” His text was I Peter 1:8: “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing,Continue Reading
Death Notices
James Milton Johnson Funeral services for James Milton Johnson of Ore City, Texas, will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, Avinger. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. today, at Harmon & Harmon Funeral Associates, Ore City. James was born March 21, 1957, and passedContinue Reading
Shortcut Creole Jambalaya!!!
Let’s get Shakin!!! Here we are in the middle of Mardi Gras season and like every year, I’m getting the same questions and comments. “I wanna make something traditional, and I wanna make something good, but it just takes too long to make, I am not an expert in theContinue Reading
Chocolate Sunday this weeken
Marcia Thomas/Contributing Writer Jefferson talented chocolate-makers are gearing up for one of the most fun and unusual events held in East Texas – Souper Bowl Chocolate Sunday. Conceived as an idea to be a fund-raiser for the city’s community theatre group, the Opera House Theatre Players, the event has beenContinue Reading
New Business
KSLA, and Chef Hunter Lee, were on hand Tuesday afternoon to welcome Big Daddy’s Crawfish to Jefferson! The food truck is located on Austin Street.Continue Reading
Today in Texas History: February 10
1899: “Madam Candelaria” dies at age 113 On this day in 1899, Andrea Castañón Villanueva (Madam Candelaria), who claimed to be a survivor of the battle of the Alamo, died at age 113 in San Antonio. She said she had been born in Laredo in 1785, though other sources sayContinue Reading
Book Notes
From Jefferson Carnegie Library Simply E, The Library Reader App, is now available through Jefferson Carnegie Library. The library is reaching out into our community to provide reading experiences for our patrons through SimplyE which is easy to install and navigate. SimplyE provides over 5,000 books for your reading pleasureContinue Reading
Capital Highlights
Ice storm wreakshavoc in much of state Residents in Central and Northeast Texas are still cleaning up after a winter storm last week snapped power lines and tree limbs, causing widespread power outages, canceled flights and damage to homes and vehicles. At its peak, nearly 400,000 Texas households were withoutContinue Reading
JES places several at UIL
Jefferson Elementary School was represented well at the recent UIL academic meet. Bulldogs who placed in their events were as follows: Third Grade Spelling: Klehvor Wilder, fourth place; Leevi Goynes , fifth place. Overall, the third grade Spelling Team placed third. Fourth Grade Spelling: Kannaan Whitaker, third Place. Overall, theContinue Reading
Locals earn UT-Tyler honors
UT-Tyler recently released their Honor Rolls for the fall 2022 semester. President’s Honor Roll To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll, a student must have completed, in one semester, 12 or more semester hours of undergraduate college-level credit with an “A” in all courses. To be considered for this recognition,Continue Reading
Today in Texas History: February 9
1902: NAACP leader born in Round Rock On this day in 1902, Juanita Shanks Craft was born in Round Rock, Texas. Her long record as a civil-rights activist began when she joined the Dallas branch of the NAACP in 1935. She was appointed Dallas NAACP membership chairman in 1942 andContinue Reading
Burns bound for Navarro College…
Jefferson High School senior Erik Burns, Jr. signed a letter of intent Monday to play football at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. Continue Reading
McMullen inks college pact…
Jefferson ISD senior Luke McMullen signed a letter of intent Monday to play football at McNeese State in Lake Charles, Louisiana.Continue Reading
Today in Texas History: February 8
1887: Violence presages end of notorious red-light district On this day in 1887, “Longhair Jim” Courtright, former town marshall of Fort Worth, was killed in a gunfight with Luke Short. This was one of the most famous gunfights in western history–and, contrary to the movie legends, one of the fewContinue Reading
Today in Texas History: February 7
1855: Cowboy, author, and detective born on Texas coast On this day in 1855, Charles Siringo was born in Matagorda County. Beginning in 1870, he worked as a cowboy, part of the time for Shanghai Pierce, and later helped establish the LX Ranch. While working as an LX cowboy, heContinue Reading
THECB releases free college, career planning tool for families
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
Boys, Girls Powerlifting Teams compete at White Oak Invitational
The Jefferson Bulldogs Boys Powerlifting Team placed 2nd at the White Oak Invitational. Individual placements included: The Bulldog Girls Powerlifting Team also placed well at the tournament, including: See more in this week’s JimplecuteContinue Reading
Today in Texas History: February 6
1879: First Czech newspaper in Texas On this day in 1879, the first issue of the Texan, the first Czech newspaper in Texas, appeared. Though the periodical, published by E. J. Glueckman, lasted little more than a decade, it reflected the rich influence of the Czech culture in Texas and wasContinue Reading