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Proudly volunteering... MEMBERS OF THE JASPER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, work to extinguish a fire on Syvester Street in Jasper Monday morning.The fire dmanaged the kitchen and attic while heat and smoke damage occured throughout the structure. No one was injured in the blaze and the fire has been ruled accidental. More ... PEP honors Staples during annual banquet The Pineywoods Economic Partnership (PEP) honored a native son on March 1 for his work "toting wood and hauling water" for Texas Forest Country. At its annual membership banquet, PEP singled out Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples of Palestine as its 2007 Silver Bucket award winner. More ...
ANOTHER WRECK, this one involving three cars, occurred near the dangerous intersection of FM 777 and U. S. Highway 63 West. Deputy fire chief Bob Gary was on the scene because one of the vehicles was leaking gas. More ...
KATHY CORNEY OF ZAVALLA (center) is smiling in spite of just having walked away from a rollover in her Toyota SUV on U.S. Highway 63 West neart Peachtree. She works in Jasper and was on her way home when the single car accident occurred. She refused treatment at the scene. More ... Firedogsm offers big prizes for fire essays If you want a chance to brag about your local fire department and win your local volunteers and yourself some goodies, Circuit City has a contest for you. The new firedogsm has launched a nationwide campaign to honor America's firefighters. They will award a $100,000 grand prize plus ten $20,000 p... More ...
TWO FIREMEN WERE THROWN for a loop when an old Luxford carbon dioxide cylinder blew up during a fire. This pressurized bottle was peeled open like an orange when it superheated in the fire. More ... Class helps new homebuyers The Deep East Texas Regional Housing Agency will be holding a homebuyer's education class Saturday, March 10. The workshop for future homebuyers is designed for HUD Section 8 homeownership applicants and has valuable information for all first-time homebuyers. More ...
WORK ON THE NEWTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE is proceeding on schedule, according to Jones Construction's superintendent Donnie Griffin. It should be ready for occupancy by May 2008. More ...
JASPER DEPUTY CHIEF BOB GARY had quite an eventful Monday. During a blaze on Sylvester Street, Gary had to be helped from the fire after being overcome with fumes in the home. Below, Gary was honored with the Chief's Award by Interim Fire Chief Garry Lamoreaux at the Awards Banquet. More ... Pair drown after boat flips on Sam Rayburn Two League City men drowned on Lake Sam Rayburn Saturday afternoon after their small boat flipped over. Authorities recovered the bodies of Elijah Paul Eliott, 26, and Kirk David Cox, 23, on Saturday and Sunday. According to Jasper County Sheriff Ronnie McBride, several witnesses reported the two... More ... Lamar, Beaumont Foundation of America to honor Major T. Bell Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the third of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships - this one honoring the late Major T. Bell. Bell's distinguished career took him from a district attorney's office in the East Texas Piney Woods to a prestigious law firm ... More ... TWC uncovers $1.8 million in unpaid taxes The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has recovered nearly $1.8 million in unpaid employer taxes and interest through the use of new software technology designed to detect illegal tax avoidance schemes. The reclaimed funds will be deposited back into the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Compensation Tru... More ...
Fire marshal continues classes to prepare businesses for inspection By SHARON KERR Staff Writer Jasper Fire Marshal Stephen Williamson found only one code violation but made several recommendations when he inspected The Jasper Newsboy offices last Friday, March 3. We had asked to tag along when Williamson started business inspections to do a story on the anatomy of an inspection. His rep... More ...
In the brief span of time it took Jasper Fire Marshal Stephen Williamson to inspect The Jasper Newsboy offices, two calls came in for grass fires and woods fires accidentally started by people burning trash. In another case earlier in the week, a similar fire got out of hand and burned two mobile... More ... |
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