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Kirbyville gears up for Magnolia Fest The 22nd annual Magnolia Festival in Kirbyville kicks off with the Wagner Carnival beginning Wednesday, April 18, from 6-10 p.m. Entertainment begins Thursday night, April 19, at 7 p.m. with Shon Branham, country music artist from Bridge City who recently released his fourth CD, "Clearly Country. More ...
Tomorrow, April 12, the Woman's Civic Club of Jasper is pulling a switch on their regular monthly meeting and moving to a tent on the grounds of the historic Swann Hotel. They will host a Kentucky Derby luncheon fund-raiser open to everyone, men and women, at 11:30 a.m. More ...
DuPont Goodrich Federal Credit Union opened its eighth location on 1061 S. Wheeler St. DuPont Goodrich Federal Credit Union was founded in 1962. DGFCU currently serves more than 23,000 members, has grown to more than $145 million in assets. They offer eight locations throughout Southeast Texas. More ... Coca-Cola kicks off rodeo sales The Jasper Lion's Rodeo ticket sales kick off Friday, April 20, in partnership with Beaumont Coca-Cola's 100th anniversary celebration. Lions Club president Scott Burton said they will set up a fish fry starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Baskins parking lot. Coca Cola will be giving away drinks and ite... More ... Survivors have special place in Relay for Life The all-night marathon Relay for Life is on a campaign to get more survivors in the area to join in the event that raises money for cancer research, according to chairman Lloyd Persons. "It's important to understand that the Relay for Life over-all event is a celebration of life for our surviv... More ... Landowners with trees may earn carbon credits An East Texas landowner with 40 acres of loblolly pines may seem as far from a Chicago commodities trader as you can get, but the carbon credits on those acres may earn a sizable bonus check for many individuals in Jasper County. More ... When in doubt, report child abuse - let CPS decide Yesterday local officials gathered at the crosses driven into the Jasper courthouse lawn in commemoration of Child Abuse Prevention month in April. The crosses stand for the 227 children who died from neglect or abuse in Texas last year, but it is a national remembrance. More ...
Sandy Creek Park on the mend... Newsboy photo/ Charles Kerr More ... Clean-ups happen Keep Jasper Beautiful leads Trash Off rally Volunteers will gather Saturday, April 14, at the gazebo on the courthouse square in Jasper at 9 a.m. for the first official cleanup in The Great American Trash Off. The rally will be at 3:00 p.m. Patty Shaw, coordinator of the Keep Jasper Beautiful Program and Shari Gunter, assistant coordinator,... More ... Boys & Girls Club cleans up The Boys and Girls Club of Jasper had their annual trash pick up April 9 along U.S. Highway 190 from the Department of Public Safety office to the Jasper Memorial Hospital. This program was adopted by the Torch Club, a club within the Boys and Girls Club, to cater to members ages 10 to 13. It is a... More ...
MEMBERS OF THE JASPER COMMUNITY THEATER CAST records sound bytes to use in 'new broadcasts' from the Texas town of Greater Tuna. Performances will be in the Violet Tonahill Theater on U.S. Highway 96 south,April 19-21 and April 26-27 at 7 p.m., with a special matinee performance April 28 at 2... More ... TxDOT warns candidates to remove campaign signs when elections are over Placing non-departmental signs or vehicles in the highway right-of-way is against state law warns the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The department is reminding candidates and their volunteers to be careful when placing signs along the highway. More ...
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor Everyone in Kirbyville knows James Green. But not everybody knew about the conditions he was living in following Hurricane Rita's path through East Texas. "When I was a kid, I knew of James Green," said Rodney Norsworthy, a pastor with Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church. "When Rita came through,... More ...
Foundation pays respect to Tonahill with scholarship Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the fourth of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships - this one honoring the late Joe Tonahill, the largerthan life legal giant who, coming from humble beginnings, made it his life's work to be a "people's lawyer" - yet he ... More ...
Photos by Jimmy Galvan THIS WEEKEND'S blustry cold weather brought back memories of those cold winter days as children prepared for the coming of Santa Claus. More ...
By SHARON KERR Staff Writer Older Americans who are trying to re-enter the work force often face extra hurdles such as outdated experience, limited education, and maybe restricted physical abilities. Take, for example, a woman who graduated in 1965 and learned to type on a manual typewriter, or a man who spent his life unloa... More ...
By SHARON KERR Staff Writer Many times government programs are seen as "handouts" rather than a hand up, and people who could benefit from them won't apply. The Senior Community Service Employment program (SCSEP) helps older Americans who haven't worked in awhile or need to transition to a different kind of work, learn the s... More ... Orwig to leave post with U.S. Attorney's office in Beaumont Matthew D. Orwig announced today his plans to leave his position as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas on May 18, 2007. Orwig will join the national law firm of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal L.L.P. as Dallas managing partner and national chair of S o n n e n s c h e i n ' s G... More ... |
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