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🌱 Why Jefferson may outshine Texas’s most crowded tourist hotspots
Jefferson, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Jefferson! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Jefferson may outshine Texas’s most crowded tourist hotspots
Also on today's calendar: Women’s Breakfast and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 66.
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Texas Small Towns With More Charm Than Tourist Hotspots (myfamilytravels.com) — Jefferson is spotlighted as a lush, historic East Texas river town, rich with Victorian architecture, bayou steamboat tours, and a lively ghost-tour scene that locals cherish. The piece compares Jefferson with eight other charming small Texas towns, arguing they offer more authenticity, history, and slower-paced hospitality than crowded tourist hotspots across the state. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Music Bingo-KnightLight tavern →
The KnightLight Tavern, 202 N Walnut St, Jefferson
6:30 pm
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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Grade Level Meetings
Jefferson El Jefferson, TX 75657 -
JHS All School Awards
Jefferson ISD Jefferson, TX 75657
1:30 pm -
JHS Band Spring Trip
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Kindergarten Graduation
Jefferson ISD Jefferson, TX 75657
9:00 am -
Women’s Breakfast →
8883 FM729, Avinger
1:00 pm -
Music Bingo-KnightLight tavern →
The KnightLight Tavern, 202 N Walnut St, Jefferson
6:30 pm -
Men’s Day Out →
409 Dallas Loop, Avinger
1:00 pm
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
Thursday May 21
Saturday May 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Grade Level Meetings
Jefferson El Jefferson, TX 75657 -
JHS All School Awards
Jefferson ISD Jefferson, TX 75657
1:30 pm -
JHS Band Spring Trip
Jefferson ISD Jefferson, TX 75657 -
Kindergarten Graduation
Jefferson ISD Jefferson, TX 75657
9:00 am
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member-West in Jefferson. Apply here.
- East Texas Baptist University posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Biology in Marshall. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jefferson here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marshall
- No. 14 ETBU hosting fourth straight NCAA Division III baseball Regional Tournament (marshallnewsmessenger.com)
- Marshall Police to honor fallen officers during Police Week (ktalnews.com)
- Hopkins: Political perspective (marshallnewsmessenger.com)
Lone Star
- Lone Star Liberty PAC Launches Statewide Runoff Early Vote Tour With Special Guest AG Paxton (uvaldehesperian.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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