Armstrong to wed Mays April 14
      Harold Armstrong and Bessie Cauley announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, LaQuinta Renae Armstrong to Tommie Lee Mays, all of Jasper. The bride-elect is the grand-daughter of the late Malonia Cauley and the late Jim Cauley.
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Phillips celebrate 50 years
      Dick and Shirley Phillips of Jasper will celebrate their 50th anniversary at a reception in the First National Community Room March 24 from 2-4 p.m. The Phillips were married March 23, 1957 at Curtis United Methodist Church in Jasper. They have two children, Laura Campbell and Mark Phillips, and f...
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Faces & Places
      Idol search The 2007 Relay for Life committee is looking for talent for the all-night extravaganza that raises money for the American Cancer Society to be held April 27 on the courthouse square in Jasper. The Relay Idol contest begins at 11:30 p.m., followed by a Karaoke contest. For more informa...
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Women's Conference plans progressing for March 31 in Jasper
      Plans for The Women's Non-Denominational Community Conference are shaping up nicely, according to organizer Maria Luisa Edwards. "Our goal is to bring the Jasper community of women together in spirituality and to explore women's role today," said Dr. Willie Brown, one of the speakers.
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Senior Center Lunch menu
      Thursday, March 22 - Baked chicken, carrots, steamed broccoli, bread, cobbler Friday, March 23 - Pork Riblets on a bun, coleslaw, dirty rice, fruit Monday, March 26 - Salisbury steak, rice with brown gravy, peas and carrots, bread, peach cobbler Tuesday, March 27 - Chicken spaghetti, fried corn ...
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Mr. McNeese
      JOHNATHAN HUNT of Jasper was named by McNeese State University as Mr. McNeese of the 2007 Spring Court. Hunt is a chemical engineering senior and the son of Deborah and Larry Hunt.
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Go Texans and Tailor Made Band at Rodeo
Jasper well represented at Houston Show
      Jasper's own Tailor Made Band (TMB) played the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Barbecue Cook Off recently. They introduced their new sax man, Link Davis Jr., a three time Grammy Award winner. Cecil Wright and the Jasper County Go Texan Team won grand champion in the chicken category, grand champ...
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Seamon wins Go Texan scholarship
      Amanda Seamon of Buna High School is the 2007 Jasper County Area Go Texan scholarship winner given by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. She will receive a $12,000 scholarship. Seamon gives credit to the support she received from the Jasper County Area Go Texas committee.
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Villalpando recognized for achievements
      Berenice Villalpando of Jasper has been recognized by The United States Achievement Academy as a honor student. She attends Jasper Junior High and is the daughter of Isidoro and Silvia Villalpando of Jasper.
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Taste?
      TICKETS FOR TASTE OF JASPER are on sale at Shy- Bee Lighting and the Ashy Store, both on Houston Street. Rebecca Vickers of Hamburger Depot shows off some fries.The event is at Wesley Center March 31 from 5-8 p.m.
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Rawls wins Black History Pillar Award
      Willie Rawls, who was born and raised in Jasper, received a "Pillar of the Community" award at the 17th annual Black History Awards in Houston last month. Rawls is the mother of LaKeshia Knoch and has two grandchildren in Jasper.
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Where am I?
      YOU REALLY KNOW your East Texas history if you can place where this marker sits and who they are talking about.
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Swingin' spring
      DAVID LILLY GIVES HOPE, 3, a big push to catch up with sister Victoria, 8. Rainy days didn't stop children from enjoy Sandy Creek Park during spring break.
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