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Jasper Air Show plans take off The fourth annual Jasper Air Show will take flight Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1, at Bell Field Airport. The program highlights this year will include aerial shows by World War II bombers from the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, and stunt flyer Debbie Rihn Harvey in a Cap-232. Ha... More ...
Transportation and mentoring plans proceed The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) board finalized the allocation of Social Services Block Grants at their meeting last week in San Augustine. Acting on the recommendation of DETCOG's Hurricane Disaster Recovery Advisory Committee, the board approved $3,279,312 for social services... More ... Low-income seniors qualify for training Jasper County now offers low-income seniors aged 55 and older the opportunity for training and counseling in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). More ... Newsboy garners Hearst honors The Jasper Newsboy collected a first and two seconds in the Hearst Honors, 4th quarter competition. The Newsboy's first place finish came in the Watchdog Reporting category with two stories from reporter Sharon Kerr on the plight of Rayburn Country. More ...
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FIRE MARSHAL STEPHEN WILLIAMSON (below) asked students to practice escaping from a burning room by crawling below the smoke, and "stop, drop and roll" to put out clothing that has caught on fire. More ...
DPS TROOPER BEAU CLARK presented DARE officer Wanda Brister with a $300 check from the Department of Public Safeter Officers' Association. If you've ever gotton one of those phone calls soliciting money for DPSOA, this is one of the many ways those funds are given back to the community. More ... Jasper jail to house Hardin Co. inmates Jasper County jail will be home to Hardin County inmates, according to a new contract recently approved by the commissioners' court. As currently staffed, the new jail can accommodate 96 inmates, according to Chief Deputy Sheriff Jack Jett. Only an average of 70 beds are needed, so the 10 extra Ha... More ... Brady's office to visit Jasper U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady's (R-The Woodlands) Eighth District Mobile Office will be making its first round of visits this year to local communities throughout the region Tuesday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 23. More ... Board finalizes second tier of block grants The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) Board has finalized the allocation of a second tier of Hurricane Relief Social Services Block Grants. The board approved an additional $1,058,038 for agencies that were providing hurricane relief social services prior to and immediately following... More ... Public meetings set for Big Bend Ranch state park The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold public meetings Feb. 8 in Alpine and Feb. 15 in Houston to seek public comment about how Big Bend Ranch State Park should be accessed and used for recreational purposes in the future. Alpine's Thursday meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at ... More ... Association honors Simmons with gala This is a love story. It is story not only about two people, but also one of affection for a university and a community. It is a relationship of the heart, one that began on a summer night almost 40 years ago when a pretty brunette coed named Susan went on a blind data with a musician named Jimmy. More ... Walking the halls BY VANESSA PHILLIPS, Principal Few Primary Here we are mid-way through the year, and before we know it, it will be May 24. Few Primary's motto is "Building a Foundation of Excellence." Few Primary is where the children of our community begin their education foundation. We have to start each of them on a road to success. More ... Jasper to compete in Citizen Bee Students from 16 Southeast Texas high schools, including Jasper High School, will compete in the 17th annual Regional Citizen Bee March 8 in the Performing Arts Center at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. "Citizen Bee is a civic education program and academic competition with questions about U.S. h... More ...
KARIS WATSON (right) received a Golden Apple Award presented by KBTV Channel 4 meteorologist Shelley Sink. Watson is principal of First Baptist Academy in Kirbyville. More ... |
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