V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson’s Quiet Zone Committee held it’s first meeting last Tuesday as Council provided them with an overview of what is expected of them. “There’s no time limit on this,” said Mayor Rob Baker. “We want just the facts, and however long it takes to getContinue Reading
Meetings Save the Date Bees Honeybees are out in full swarm now that summer is almost here. If you have bees, don’t call an exterminator. Instead, call Stamford Brantley at 903-742-2765 and let him help remove and relocate them. Pancakes The Jefferson Masonic Lodge is holding a Pancake Breakfast fromContinue Reading
Hugh Lewis/Jefferson Jimplecute Council gave the OK on the official application to be on the Quiet Zone Committee and established the time period available for residents to sign-up during Tuesday night’s special meeting. The form is available on the city website under the “Transparency, Documents, and Forms” tab, as wellContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Development, construction, and thinking ahead were top of the Jefferson City Council agenda Tuesday night. Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker provided updates on the two TxDOT, and TPWD grants the City recently submitted stating that the city had already received a call back on theContinue Reading
What started as a meeting to convey hope and togetherness, quickly turned contentious as a crowd of area residents packed the meeting room for last nights Jefferson City Council meeting, mostly all focused on the City’s ability and priority of supplying water to the proposed Moon Lake Estates development onContinue Reading
Council meeting reset due bad weather By V. Hugh Lewis, Jefferson Jimplecute UPDATE: Saturday, February 20, 8 a.m.: The Agenda Amended has been amended. Mayor Rob Baker informed the Jimplecute/Herald on Friday he was making two small changes to Tuesday’s Council meeting. The first is that Gene Keenon is unableContinue Reading
Tensions ran high during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Jefferson Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO) ultimately leaving a housing developer still in search of water. “I’ll be the first to tell you I appreciate you showing up two weeks in a row,” said Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker at the start ofContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis II, Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Economic Development Corp (JEDCO) restarted their monthly meetings this week with a special meeting geared at getting new board members up to speed on JEDCO activities and hearing presentations on Railroad Quiet Zones and a new housing development on Moon LakeContinue Reading