Jacksboro Newspapers

17/09/2025

Jacksboro drop to the City View Mustangs in three sets Tuesday night at home, but playmakers on both offense and defense could turn the season around for the Tigerettes.

The Jacksboro Tigerettes varsity volleyball team seems to be in a bit of a funk lately. The team just dropped its third straight matchup to the City View Lady Mustangs in three sets.The match took place Tuesday, Sept. 16, at home, but the team couldn’t get the job done despite a well fought contes...

17/09/2025

Tracy Barrett with Workforce Solutions is a guest speaker at Jacksboro Lions Club, promoting the Lindsey State Jail hiring fair taking place Friday, Sept. 19 at the First Baptist Church, as well as beneficial programs and incentives offered to both job seekers and employers.

Workforce Solutions of North Texas was guest speaker at Jacksboro Lions Club Wednesday, Sept. 10, sharing free benefits, programs and opportunities for both employers and job seekers in the local area.Working with the Texas Workforce Commission, Workforce Solutions North Texas is led by a board of v...

17/09/2025

👟 Perrin-Whitt Pirate cross country runners battled the back 40 this morning at Poolville.

Tatum Hutton placed 29th and Slade Donegan placed 56th out of 63 varsity runners.

16/09/2025

🛩 City of Jacksboro gears up for the third annual fly-in event at Jacksboro Municipal Airport where pilots will fly in from across the state Saturday, Sept. 27 to face off in friendly competitions and camp out overnight.

The city says while it's not an air show, the public is welcomed to come out see the planes and watch the games, starting at 1 p.m. with the shortest take-off and landing competition.

City of Jacksboro is gearing up for the third annual airport fly-in and camp out, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27-28 at the Jacksboro Municipal Airport.Pilots will begin flying into the airport Saturday morning, and while it’s not an air show, there will still be plenty of competitive ...

16/09/2025

Leave a little bit of history behind with the Jacksboro sesquicentennial time capsule. Until Nov. 1, use the jotform link provided to submit a letter to include in the new time capsule to be buried in December.

✨⏳ EXCITING UPDATE! ⏳✨ PARTICIPATE IN MAKING HISTORY! ✨⏳
During our Sesquicentennial Celebration, we’ll be opening the time capsule buried during Jacksboro’s Centennial - 50 YEARS AGO! 🎉

What treasures, memories, and messages did our community think were important to share with the future? We’ll soon find out together! 💌📻📸

But that’s not all—we’re also adding NEW items to the capsule for the next 50 years. That means YOU have the chance to leave your mark on history.

👉 One meaningful way to contribute is by writing a letter to the future—sharing what life is like in 2025, offering advice, or leaving an important message for Jacksboro in 2075.

✍️ To make it easy, we’ve created a JotForm to assist with your letter writing!
Click the link below or scan the QR code to access the form.

📜 Our County Clerk, Vanessa James, will receive the forms and print them on beautiful Sesquicentennial letterhead so they’re preserved in style.

🗓️ Important Dates:

Items accepted until November 1st

Special ceremony at the Jacksboro Christmas Parade on December 4th to include the items and bury the time capsule! 🎄✨

⏳ Don’t wait too long—this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to speak to the future. You don’t want to miss it!

https://form.jotform.com/252154396177059

16/09/2025

City and county crews dig up the time capsule that was buried in 1975 as part of Jacksboro’s 100th anniversary celebration. Volunteers with the Jacksboro 150th anniversary celebration have been contacting families to notify them of the time capsule, and its contents will be revealed at the Sesquicentennial Saturday, Sept. 27.

Submissions are now being taken for the sesquicentennial time capsule until Saturday, Nov. 1. The new time capsule will be buried after the Christmas parade Thursday, Dec. 4.

14/09/2025

Bryson brings home another win against the Throckmorton Greyhounds Friday and head coach Kevin Ray says things are just getting started for the Cowboys this season.

The Bryson Cowboys had another strong showing to start their season defeating the Throckmorton Greyhounds 58-12. Despite the win, head coach Kevin Ray doesn’t believe the team has reached its full potential yet.“It was pretty good, it could have been better, but it was good I can’t complain,.....

14/09/2025

The Pirates pick up a feel-good win over the Rising Star Wildcats Friday at home, 50-38.

The Perrin-Whitt Pirates did their job this past weekend picking up a win over the Rising Star Wildcats 50-38. This was a game that went back and forth scoring wise but the Pirates ultimately pulled away in the end.“It feels good,” Pirates head coach Kevin Lloyd said. “Anytime you can come awa...

14/09/2025

Jacksboro may have dropped to 0-3 for the season after a loss against the Peaster Greyhounds Friday, but head coach Casey Hubble says the Tigers have what it takes to remain competitive.

The Jacksboro Tigers put up a fighting effort once again, but they were not able to get the job done against the Peaster Greyhounds, losing with a final score of 28-7.The game took place Friday, Sept. 12, and while the team ultimately lost, head coach Casey Hubble said he was overall proud of the te...

13/09/2025

Perrin Pirates go home with a 50-38 win over Rising Star.

12/09/2025

After adopting a tax rate increase, City of Bryson is set to hold a town hall meeting at 5 p.m. Saturday Oct. 18 to discuss the state of the city, including road conditions and funding a wastewater treatment system.

City of Bryson adopted a tax rate of $0.570000 per $100 valuation, an increase of 7.55%, following a public hearing Wednesday, Aug. 27.The rate adopted was higher than the no new revenue rate of $0.481306 per $100 valuation, but less than the voter approval rate of $0.571502 per $100 valuation.City....

11/09/2025

Jack County commissioners sign a joint election agreement with Perrin-Whitt CISD to hold a school bond election in November. The $28,220,000 bond focuses on maintaining facilities, enhancing campus safety and security and expanding student engagement.

The Jack County commissioners signed an order of special election Monday, Sept. 8 for the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election. The judge signed a joint election agreement and contract for election services between the county and Perrin-Whitt CISD for a bond election.The $28,220,000 bond focuses on maintaining....