Jefferson News

The Harrison County Sheriff's Office says his mother, Rachel Potter, 25, was in Longview at some point that morning.

Consider a home-plate umpire named Jefferson or Thomas. He adjudges balls and strikes; keeps a count of balls and strikes; decides whether to call a game on account of rain; and ejects a batter who, having been made by a knuckle-baller to look like an amateur, expresses his profound disappointment by throwing his bat.

Jefferson's Civil War History In the Steamboat days, when Jefferson was a trading partner with New Orleans and Shreveport, Jefferson was a strategic outpost during the Civil War.

When folks visit Jefferson, Texas it's very easy to spend hours wandering the quiet streets admiring the numerous historic homes.

Above left - Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary were just a few who were treated to performances by the Moreno Middle School band recently.