Group Formed to Help Lon Morris

JACKSONVILLE — Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, the oldest junior college in the state of Texas, sits empty. Furloughs were issued last month to all but 11 employees. Jacksonville native Kay Lewis, who went to Lon Morris for a while before going off to college, asked herself what the community could do for a place that has done so much for so many.

According to KETK, Lewis is responsible for the very popular, “Jacksonville Cares”, a group that brought awareness to driving safety for teens. Now she’s started another group, “Loving Lon Morris.”

Church groups, boy scouts, as well as East Texans with lawn mowers, weed eaters, and time to spare are volunteering to help the school with repairs, painting, grounds keeping and help around the office.

And they can use all the help they can get.