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News June 20th, 2007
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Long-time trustee back behind bars
      Todd Dixon, 43, is back in the Jasper County Jail after a brief 10 days of freedom, according to Lt. Paul Tomplait of the Sheriff's office. Dixon was a long-time trustee at the jail who served more than a year as a cook in the jail's kitchen.
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Primary Care to add services to Jasper
      Answering the call for a need for more ambulances in the area, Primary Care Medical Transport will locate its office in Jasper and Kirbyville starting Saturday, June 23. "There is a definite need for another ambulance service here in Jasper so I am bringing my units here to serve the people," sai...
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Lightning strike
      ANGELINA RIVER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. and Jasper units responded Monday, June 18, to a report that a lightning strike started a fire at a gas well on County Road 101.
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Tips for safe, legal summer fun
By SHARON KERR Staff Writer
      Summer means kids out of school spending time outdoors, more tourists and weekenders enjoying East Texas' recreation facilities, and retirees indulging grandkids' vacation whims. Precinct 5 Constable Gerald McAdams just wants everyone to enjoy a safe summer as well. McAdams' precinct covers most ...
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Non-traditional goose catches judge's eye
      Carrie Cook, of Jasper, placed first in senior division in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition and third overall in state. Cook is a senior at Campground Christian Academy (homeschool). She plans on attending Bryan College in Dayton, TN.
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Senior center lunch
      Thursday, June 21 - Hamburgers, lettuce and tomatoes, onions and pickles, french fries, fruit Friday, June 22 - Fried catfish, baked beans, cole slaw, bread, banana pudding Monday, June 25 - Salisbury steak, rice with brown gravy, black eyed peas, bread,
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Plan ahead where you would weather storm
      If you are unable to evacuate during a hurricane or major storm, take these precautions. Go to your safe room, or if you do not have one follow these guidelines: Stay indoors and away from windows and glass doors. Close all of the interior doors, secure and brace the external doors.
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Celebrating Freedom
Juneteenth in Jasper
      In spite of rain, rain, and more rain, the Juneteenth pageant never gave up, and by the end, a crowd of several hundred gathered at Sandy Creek Park in Jasper to enjoy the fireworks last Saturday, June 16.
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New Capelli spa offers specialties, pampering
      "Capelli" means hair in Italian, and since the hair care products used at Capelli's Salon and Day Spa are from Italy, owner Darci Holloway chose that name to set the tone for her new business in Jasper. She and her associates offer a variety of specialties a little more exotic than the average ha...
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Christus offers alternative for uninsured
      A new initiative offered by Christus Hospitals - St. Elizabeth, St. Mary and Jasper Memorial - provides an alternative for Texans who do not have insurance benefits or other coverage to reduce prescription medication expenses.
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It's a pirate's life for me...
      From sea to shining sea, the Jasper Library keeps "Sailing Away With Books" this summer with their children's program every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. The children had a few guests join them in their reading quests. Kay Breidenthal read "Davy's Dream" and Shari Gunter read "The Wild Thing.
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Homeless puppy
      THIS YOUNG TERRIER needs a home. Contact Jasper Lakes Area Humane Society (JLAHS) at 384-8251, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mon. - Fri.To view the JLAHS pet finder look at www.jas.net/~jar.
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Unemployment rates falling
      The May seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, the lowest since the current series began in 1976. Seasonally adjusted nonagricultural employment in Texas grew by 22,700 jobs in May, with 10 industries gaining jobs from the previous month. Texas employers now have added 239,000...
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