City violated Open Meetings Act in dismissing Carroll
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute The City of Jefferson was found to have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act in connection with the dismissal of former Jefferson Police Chief Jason…
Early voting set for city election
Early voting for the 2021 City of Jefferson elections will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, April 19, at City Hall. One Alderman seat is available in each ward. Jim Finstrom…
No notice given for city admin candidate meetings
By V. Hugh Lewis, Jefferson Jimplecute The last steps the Jefferson City Council have used to interview candidates for the City Administrator position came under fire on Good Friday after…
Library Board Names New President
At its quarterly meeting on March 18, 2021, the Carnegie Library Board elected new officers for the coming year. Tony Jones is the new President, Leah Cooper is the VP.…
Agenda Updated for Tuesday’s Council meeting
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…
Council to Talk Roads Tonight
Jefferson City Council is discussing the expenditure of $450,000 for street repaving. Council discussed during the previous 2019-2020 budget year of using the surplus funds for street repair. A list…
Lack of Quorum Causes Delay in Hiring Police Chief
Lack of a quorum caused a delay in hiring Jefferson’s next Chief of Police last night, so Mayor Pro Tem Victor Perot pushed the decision out another week. “I thought…
‘Ark’ Opened at Ruth Lester Playhouse
The ‘Ark’ section of the Ruth Lester Playhouse was opened Friday morning in preparation for cleaning, blessing, and placement of a Torah, as the structure returns to regular use as…
Perot: City Elections Moved to November Per Secretary of State
This afternoon, Jefferson Mayor Pro Tem Victor Perot notified municipal candidates that per the Texas Secretary of State emailed election officials a notice indicating they were required to move the…
County Releases COVID-19 Response Plan
Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, Mayor Pro Tem Victor Perot, and Emergency Management Coordinator David Capps, jointly released the COVID-19 Response for Marion County. The nine page document puts into…
Mayor Pro Tem Issues Declaration of Local Disaster
Mayor Pro Tem Victor Perot issued a Declaration of Local Disaster at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2020. The declaration follows: Council must meet within seven days to extend the…
Carroll Hired as Jefferson Police Chief
By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher Note: The videos for this meeting are linked at the end of this section of the story. In a 4-1 decision, Jefferson City Council…
Update: Haggard Provides Reasoning for Resigning as Mayor of Jefferson
By V. Hugh Lewis, publisher Jefferson Mayor Charles “Bubba” Haggard has resigned his position as of 5 p.m. today, February 20, 2020, according to an email received from Haggard. Haggard’s…