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Seniors deserve our full support
      This week is a special time of the year for high school seniors all across the United States. This weekend, these seniors will take their first steps into the real world when they graduate from high school. As we watch these seniors graduate, we are seeing the leaders of tomorrow, our future.
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In Jasper County
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Letters to the Editor
      God stayed with Jaylon all the time By FAITH CLOTIAUX Jasper A few weeks ago our son Jaylon had an accident during baseball practice. He was airlifted from the ball field to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. While this was a traumatic time for his teammates, friends and our family, God w...
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Capital Highlights
Perry vetoes House version of toll road legislation
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - On May 18 Gov. Rick Perry vetoed HB 1892, legislation that would have preserved local control over toll road projects in the North Texas and Houston regions and placed a two-year moratorium on the governor's massive new toll road plan.
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