Water hikes in possible future
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Water, water everywhere… and you’ll pay more to drink. The cost of treated water could go up as much as 75% according to Northeast Texas…
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V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Water, water everywhere… and you’ll pay more to drink. The cost of treated water could go up as much as 75% according to Northeast Texas…
Jennifer Perry Middleton/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson City Council voted Tuesday to create a new position of an administrative assistant to City Secretary Melissa Boyd. The position, which will be posted…
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute After two years of deliberations, the Jefferson Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO) agreed Tuesday night to enter a Capstone Agreement with Texas A&M University for strategic planning. Against…
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…
City redistricting plan means major changes Staff Reports 38 years. That was the last time the City of Jefferson redrew the lines for the City’s Wards. And that was done…
Staff Reports Council tabled the approval of increasing City Attorney Mike Martin’s monthly salary from $1,000 to $1,500 in order to review his original contract, established 8-9 years ago. “We…
Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker notified the Jimplecute today that the upcoming Citizen Action and Diversity Committee meetings will be postponed until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns being expressed by…
The Jefferson City Council voted down the Marion Central Appraisal District’s proposed 2022 Operating Budget during a special meeting Tuesday night. Ward 3 Alderman Richard Turner raised concerns about the…
Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting at 5:30p today at the Transportation Center to discuss the Marion Central Appraisal District 2022 Operating Budget. This is the only item…
City Aldermen voiced their choice for the next City Administrator for Jefferson in a rare Saturday special meeting. Eric Kuykendall of Talihinia, Oklahoma, came out on top of the two…
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Street repaving is on the way after Tuesday night’s Jefferson City Council meeting. Aldermen approved the recommendation of Schaumburg & Polk (SPI), the City’s engineering…
V. Hugh Lewis II/ Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson City Council decided to table their decision on hiring a City Administrator during last Thursday’s special meeting. Council had come under fire for…
Staff Reports Tuesday’s City Council meeting rolled along quickly until the discussion turned to the sale of a 10 foot strip of Vale Street and revising the City’s Golf Cart…
Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker is offering up a plan to help residents pay their water bills, if they were affected by the winter storm. “If you had increased water usage…
The Moon Lake Estates land development project will move forward, but the city waterline grant request has been put on hold following feedback from last nights Jefferson City Council meeting…
Caitlyn Thomas, a 17-year old Jefferson High School senior, and her grandfather, Randy Thomas, saved a young boy’s life last Wednesday, Feb. 17. With six inches of snow on the…
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…
By Rob Baker, City of Jefferson Mayor The extremely cold weather that the State of Texas is currently experiencing is a widespread event that we haven’t seen in over 100…
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…
According to a joint press release issued by Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Jefferson Mayor Rob Baker, “Due to the Winter Storm Warning Issued by the The National Weather…