Do you know these people?
Newsboy photos/ Sharon Kerr
      THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, but for six performances only they are also the deranged inhabitants of a mythical Texas town known as Greater Tuna. Performances at the Tonahill theater on U.S. 96 South in Jasper will be April 19-21 and April 26-27 at 7 p.m.
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Relay for Life in final stretch to all-night event
      It's coming down to the wire for the teams and committees planning the Big Night - The Jasper Lakes Area Relay for Life April 27. Events begin at 7 p.m. Friday and end at 7 a.m. the following morning. Lloyd Persons, publicity chair, says there are other Relay for Life events on various dates in W...
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Help is just 911 away
      JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DISPATCHERS were honored at a luncheon celebration Telecommunicator Appreciation Week last week. Left to right: Laura Iorg,Tammie Bartlett,Andrea Rife, Alice Duckworth, Brooke Bradshaw and Martha Partin.
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CASA banquet honors Advocates for Children
      CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will hold an appreciation banquet Friday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Buna. Judy Biscamp, administrative assistant for the Advocates for Children in Jasper, said it is their annual recognition and awards ceremony for volunteers who...
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Gently-used elf hut
      WIN THIS PLAYHOUSE in a live drawing at Magnolia Fest in Kirbyville around 4 p.m. April 21. Chances are $2 per ticket or 6 for $10.
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Hats and shoes
Newsboy photos/ Sharon Kerr
      AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY LUNCHEON sponsored by the Woman's Civic Club last week, Karen Williamson won for best hat. Runner up Marilyn Ratcliff sashayed over to the P.N.
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Council to revisit trucking ordinance
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      An ordinance that was passed in order to save the streets of Jasper has now raised the ire of some small business owners. Ordinance 12-06-2 deals with truck routes on city of Jasper streets in order to reduce the overall maintenance costs of streets.
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HUD money finally being allocated to Texas counties
By SHARON KERR Staff Writer
      Texas legislators leapt to claim success in getting $428.6 million approved by the U.S. Department of Houston and Urban Development (HUD) last Friday, April 13. U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady said, "this is welcomed news. It's been 17 months since the hurricanes, and our communities have had to wait...
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Applications being accepted for housing repair assistance
      People with homes destroyed by Hurricane Rita still have the opportunity to apply for assistance to replace their storm-damaged homes when Michael Hunter of Hunter and Hunter takes a second round of applications this Friday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Deep East Texas Council of Governme...
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Library steps
      QUEEN KATRINA, Mother of All Storms, a.k.a. Marcia Byerly and Liz Connell (right) presents Jasper librarian Denise Milton, seated, with $150 from the Jazzy Jewels of Jasper Red Hat Society.
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Adult Education receives awards
      Region 5 ESC Adult Education received two State Performance Awards at the recent State Adult Education Conference held in Austin; "Best Performance in Adult Basic Education" and "100% AEGIS (Adult Education Guidance Information System) Compliance." The program serves adults throughout Jasper, Newt...
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Treasurers compare notes at training session in Austin
      More than 250 county treasurers gathered in Austin for the 35th annual continuing education seminar the first week of April. Newly-elected Jasper County Treasurer Rene' Kelly said the most valuable experience for her was the roundtable discussions with other county treasurers.
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Lions Rodeo partners with Coke to kick off ticket sales this Friday
      The ticket booth for the 61st annual Jasper Lions Benefit Rodeo will open Friday, April 20, with a big party planned by the Jasper Lions and Beaumont Coca-Cola, according to Scott Burton, rodeo chairman. When the ticket office in the Baskins' parking lot on U.S.
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Volunteers keep Jasper rolling
      Volunteers are what keeps the wheels turning in innumerable programs throughout the cities and counties in East Texas. Nationally, a Gallup pole says 44 percent of Americans volunteer, almost 84 million people, who provide services to their communities estimated at a value of $239 million.
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