V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson ISD School Board and the City of Jefferson will see new faces starting at next week’s meetings after voters made their choices last Saturday. Jason Bonner will continue to represent JISD Place 1. Bonner received 55 absentee votes, 271 in early voting, andContinue Reading
Staff Reports Striving to easy community fears and show support for Immaculate Conception Church’s proposed 16,000 sq ft Activity Center, various members spoke up at Tuesday’s Special City Council meeting. “When I heard the people’s objections to the Catholic church’s planned activity center, I was not only puzzled but deeplyContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Candidates for Jefferson City Council and JISD School Board were in good spirits and appeared unified on a number of issues affecting the City in a structured forum held last Thursday. Candidates were asked a variety of questions generic in nature, but answersContinue Reading
The following are the closing statements offered by each Jefferson City Council candidate at last week’s public candidate forum: April Taylor-Johnson candidate Ward 3 “I am April Tyler Johnson. And I want to thank everybody for coming out tonight to listen to us speak. When elected I plan to keepContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute Neither the general public, nor members of the Jefferson City Council will be allowed to attend a meeting about the construction of an activity center for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. That’s according to Robin Moore, city alderman and member of the church. “The meetingContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton Jefferson Jimplecute It was a 1-2 punch at Tuesday night’s Jefferson City Council meeting as a construction permit for a new activity building at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was knocked down with groups and residents asking Council to table the request. But Council members landed aContinue Reading
Downtown Jefferson streets were lined with Mazda Miata last weekend as Marion County welcomed the annual Miata Madness Event. Continue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson City Council considered several city improvement and infrastructure items during their meeting Tuesday, and also questioned a sinkhole repair Mayor Rob Baker approved without bringing it before the Council. Alderman Richard Turner questioned the mayor’s approval of $149,985 to repair the sinkhole located inContinue Reading
Staff Reports After two executive sessions, the Jefferson City Council held a public hearing on a personnel matter between City Administrator Eric Kuykendall and Public Works Director Allen Whatley on Monday morning. Yet, they did not take any action on the matter. The two-and-a-half hour meeting opened with Whatley requestingContinue Reading
Staff Reports Now’s the chance to be on the radio as KBDT 1160 in Dallas is starting a six-week campaign featuring a “Historic Salute to Jefferson” program each week. Businesses in Jefferson are invited to participate in sponsoring the program, and will receive one 60-second promo on the air everyContinue Reading
Staff Reports The Jefferson City Council met in special session Tuesday night primarily to discuss changes to City Ordinances and the Employee Handbook. The hour long meeting saw Council deciding to distribute copies of Chapter 18 Buildings and Regulations to all members, and to discuss Chapters 1-6 of the EmployeeContinue Reading
The sink hole in the parking lot behind the Marion County Courthouse dropped to new lows during Mardi Gras weekend. Marion County Commissioners have been assisting the City in repairing the situation. The hole extended nearly 20 feet deep to a separated drainage culvert. No one, and no property wasContinue Reading
Staff Reports HOT receipts continue to be on the rise with December 2021 reporting being 20% above the same month in 2020. Tourism Board President Colleen Taylor said the City received $18,445 in February for visitors in December. HOT is due the 20th day of the month following overnight guests.Continue Reading
The City of Jefferson will hold a public hearing at 6:30p.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the Jefferson Transportation Center, to receive public comment, and possibly take action adopting a new City Ward map. The proposed, and public notice follows:Continue Reading
Staff Reports City employees will have fewer paid holidays in the 2022 Calendar year, and the City set a $150 deposit requirement to have new service in a resident’s name after the their marathon 4.5 hour City Council Tuesday night meeting. “I’m stating for the record that I feel badContinue Reading
Downtown residents were treated to a surprise fireworks display Saturday night. The show followed the completion of a wedding and reception at the Jeffersonian Institute. Jefferson Police said the fireworks display did not receive proper approval from City Council before the show started. The fireworks company who put on theContinue Reading
Staff Reports The City of Jefferson held a special meeting Tuesday night to approve participating in the February Winter Weather DR-4586 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program administered by Texas Department of Emergency Management. Traylor and Associates will be assisting the City in submitting the grant application and was on hand toContinue Reading
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute In a called town hall meeting Tuesday, the Jefferson City Council gave an opportunity for public input on their lengthy special event application, something Mayor Rob Baker said hadn’t been revised in a number of years. “I think we can do better,” he said. “We canContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute JEDCO visited the possibility of funding a feasibility study on the upgrading or restoring the Howe Railroad Trestle Bridge in Tuesday night’s regular meeting. “I met with the grant writer Gary Traylor and the engineer, but don’t remember his name,” said JEDCO President Bubba Haggard.Continue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Tourism continues on it’s roll of increased visitors to Jefferson with September revenues just under $3,000 over the same period last year and October revenues just over $3,000 from the same period last year. “We’re bringing in more than we projected,” said CVVB President ColleenContinue Reading