Marion County Commissioners to close out year
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County Commissioners will hold their last meeting of 2022 at 9 a.m. Friday when they will wrap up the County’s business. Items on the…
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur inducted as Fellow
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur has been honored by the Texas Association of Counties’ (TAC) Texas Judicial Academy for going the extra mile. The academy recognizes county judges who attain…
Sheriff’s office to trade guns for ammo
Staff Reports The Marion County Sheriff’s Office will be trading confiscated firearms for ammunition, but only through an FFL dealer, after Commissioners approve the proposal during Monday’s regular meeting. Sheriff…
County approves changes to Kellyville rental fees
Staff Reports Kellyville Community Center has new security guard requirements for events after Commissioners approved changes to the rental agreement during Monday’s regular meeting. Commissioners defined “large party” as any…
County set for final meeting of the year
Marion County Commissioners will hold their final meeting for 2021 at 9 a.m. Monday in the Commissioners Courtroom in the Courthouse Annex. Items up for discussion include: • Terms of…
Marion County employees not bound to wear masks
Taking a stand on vaccine mandates, Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Marion County Sheriff David Capps issued a joint statement saying that county employees “will not be required by…
County funds repair to jail elevator
by V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County Commissioners approved a budget amendment for $70,480 to fund the recent repairs to the Marion County Jail elevator their meeting last Friday.…
County names Baker to ETCOG Board
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Marion County Commissioners appointed Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker as the Marion County representative on the East Texas Council of Governments during Monday’s regular meeting. Baker…
County Sets Date for Move-In to Restored Courthouse
The County Judge and Commissioners are pleased to announce we will be moving back to the courthouse. “We are on the finishing touches of our Courthouse restoration project” wrote Judge…
23 Added to Recovery Count
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur reported today that DSHS informed him the county has 23 new recoveries today. DSHS also updated the fatality count to 7, instead of 8. LaFleur…
County Judge Notified of 1 Additional COVID-19 Case
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur was notified today by Texas DSHS of one additional COVID-19 case in the county. Marion County COVID-19 Case Counts as of 10:13 a.m. July 27:…
5 New Fatalities Added to COVID Case Count
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur provided a grim update to today’s report from DSHS: 5 new fatalities in the County, and 2 new cases. The names, and location of the…
COVID-19 Case Count Update, Increases by 2
From Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur Marion County received an additional (2) cases of COVID-19 reported by DSHS. Our cumulative count is at 67. • 26 considered recovered • 2…
From FaceBook Today: May 21, 2020
This is a new feature we’re trying out. It provides a summary of the posts we shared to our FaceBook Page. Enoch’s Wine and Coffee House posted an update to…
JISD Sends Letter About Possible COVID-19 Exposure of Employee to Some Parents, Staff
Barnwell: ‘We sent the letter to the folks who she’d been delivering food to … and we also contacted them by phone too’ By V. Hugh Lewis, publisher JISD raised…
It’s the Weekend, What Happens with Visitation Rights During ‘Shelter in Place’?
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher The Herald recently held a live Q&A session with Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and the question of custody visitation rights was brought up.…
Transcript of Judge LaFleur’s Executive Orders, County Update 03-31-2020
Note: This is auto generated by software which analyzes the audio track of the video recording. It’s not perfect and some edits have been made for clarification/correction of the ai…
MC Judge Issues ‘Shelter in Place’ or ‘Essential Operations Only’, ‘Designated Shopping Times’ Orders In Effect Midnight Tuesday
Note: A live Question and Answer Session will be held on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. with LaFleur to address concerns and questions residents may have. Questions will be taken…
MC Judge’s COVID-19 Update 3-30 Transcript
Note: A software package called Otter.ai is used to transcribe this from the audio/video files. It’s not perfect and I try to correct errors as I see them and in…
Transcript of Judge’s March 27 COVID Update
Transcript (with Timestamps) 0:04 Good afternoon Marin County here to give you an update. I’m a little early. I’ve got a few conference calls I’m going to be on this…