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Pallbearers Finish Dead Last, but Don’t Die Trying By Jeff Campbell / Jeff In Jefferson Sometimes you open your mouth and then you have to pay the price. Last month as preparations and promotions were going on for the Jefferson Heritage Triathlon, I casually mentioned that if a team needed a cyclist I would volunteer. […]

Big Tuesday Jeff Campbell / Jeff in Jefferson Photo by Jeff Campbell Usually my Tuesday’s are pretty uneventful and mainly consist of social media updates, answering e-mails, ad design and meeting with our local stakeholders. This past Tuesday was a little different than the norm as we had two big events; The Texas Travel Day […]

Jefferson Paddling Trail By Jeff Campbell/Jeff In Jefferson Photo by Hollis Shadden Jefferson- The Jefferson Office of Tourism Development is currently partnering with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to develop a paddling trail for Jefferson. The Texas Paddling Trail program was recently developed by TPWD to create public inland & coastal paddling trails throughout […]

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Chicken & Waffles By Jeff Campbell / Jeff In Jefferson Chicken and Waffles? It seems like a strange combination. The origin of “Chicken & Waffles” is lost in history and tangled in folklore. Thomas Jefferson, the Pennsylvania Dutch and Southern slaves have all been bestowed as originators of chicken & waffles. When we fast forward […]

State Parks Close to Jefferson By Jeff Campbell / Jeff In Jefferson JEFFERSON- This spring Americans across the country will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corp. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corp was created as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal program. The Civilian Conservation Corp […]

Walkin’ Across America By Jeff Campbell / Jeff in Jefferson Probably the coolest thing about my job is the people you meet; musicians, artists, actors, athletes and promoters. Yesterday I was fortunate to meet Colon Terrell, from Raleigh, North Carolina. Colon is not a tourist or entertainer, he’s in Jefferson today for another reason. On […]

East Texas Blues By Jeff Campbell / Jeff In Jefferson The Blues are a part of East Texas as much as pine trees, Friday night football and Bar-B-Q. Many of America’s most influential blues musicians were from East Texas. Names like Blind Lemon Jefferson of Coutchman, T Bone Walker of Linden, Lightnin’ Hopkins of Centerville […]

Spring Break In Jefferson By Jeff Campbell/Jeff In Jefferson March has definitely come in like a lion and that means Spring Break is just around the corner. Jefferson, Texas is a fantastic destination for families during Spring Break. Visit the Jefferson Historical Museum and view the art, antiquities, Civil War collection, learn about the Caddo […]