Jasper County lost a landmark with a long history when the log home of Lum Hawthorn burned down last week. Fire Marshal Stephen Williamson said he was at a city council meeting April 15 when the call came in for a structure fire off County Road 101 near Bevilport. More...

For some time now, this region of Texas has fought with the federal government to make it understand just how crushing Hurricane Rita was on the area. Last week, the U.S. House once again turned a blind eye to the region as they failed to approve a measure that would provide equal treatment for c... More...

Giles and Donna Horn of Kirbyville celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 3 at Kirbyville Central Baptist Parlor from 2-4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Horn were married at Deer Creek Missionary Baptist in Call Junction May 31, 1957. More...

Ryder Matthew Clark Matt and Sara Clark of Pineland announce the birth of their son, Ryder Matthew, born May 23 at 5:27 p.m. at Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Michael and Johnette Smith of Hemphill and Rickey and JoA... More...

John 17:20-26 We Christians pray often. We pray in church every Sunday, before meals, at bedtime, when first getting up in the morning, and at miscellaneous times. We all have our favorite times for prayer. Yet, we seldom talk about Jesus praying. More...

Jasper's back-to-back wins of 3-1 and 18-1 over Lufkin Hudson last week puts them in contention with District runner-up Bridge City for the Class 3A Region III Championship Thursday and Friday at Lamar University's Vincent-Beck Stadium. More...

Jasper Independent School District sent letters home last week concerning the new dress code policy. Student clothing has presented problems in schools across the nation. Instances have taken place where students brought drugs and dangerous items onto campuses. More...