Heralding it as "Jasper's Day," Michael Ward, Chief Executive Officer for Tiger Truck, formally announced the company's purchase of the LP sawmill plant on Hwy. 63 East. More...
Jasper Independent School District officials insist Rowe Intermediate is a "safe" school after two police-related incidents early last week. "This is a good campus and it is safe," said Jasper Interim Superintendent Bill "Butch" Dean. "It is a good place to come to school. We just had two incident... More...
To be almost 119 years old, there's one grande dame in Jasper who still looks pretty good for her years- of course she had a face-lift almost 30 years back and has been coddled ever since. The Beaty Orton house at 206 South Main has been in the national registry of historic homes since 1975. More...
This week, images of Columbine and school-related police incidents were brought to Jasper's front door at Rowe Intermediate. In the span of three days, two incidents tested the resolve of the faculty and staff of the school, additionally scaring parents throughout the school district. More...
Talent search The 2007 Relay for Life committee is looking for talent for the all-night extravaganza that raises money for the American Cancer Society. It will be held the evening of Friday, April 27, on the courthouse square in Jasper. The Relay Idol contest begins at 11:30 p.m., followed by a K... More...
No More Chains Stand Out Production Ministry, a non-denominational Christian youth group, will perform the musical No More Chains Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at Frist United Methodist Church of Newton. Vacation Bible school Community Church of Jasper will continue vacation Bible school th... More...
The Jasper Bulldogs won their district opener 10-3 against Orangefield and then took two of four games in the Jasper Field of Dreams tournament last week. Travis Reagan was the winning pitcher against the Bobcats. Reagan threw a complete game, struck out 12 and walked two. At the plate, he was one... More...
When science teacher Howard Bailey began planning a mile-long model of the solar system for Jasper's Azalea Fest, the solar system still had nine familiar planets, as it has ever since Pluto was discovered in 1930. This year astronomers dismissed Pluto from the immediate family of planets, demotin... More...
The move is on! Big mama bass are moving up to spawn, and site fishermen are right on top of them. The top 10 Bass-N-Bucks teams brought in over 20 pound sacks, and there were loads of eight and nine-pound bass weighed in. Todd Castledine and Jaret Latta brought in one of the heaviest sacks in Bas... More...
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