Arrests
      The following persons were charged but not convicted of the crimes listed. Jasper County Sheriff Ronnie McBride provided this information under the Texas Open Records Act, Article 6252-17 July 17 t Joshua Leroy Husband, 19, theft; bond $500 t Douglas Dujuin Spikes, 18, theft; bond $1,500 t Marth...
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Evidence
     Newsboy photo/ Sharon Kerr COLLECTING SAMPLES IN A DUMPSTER is smelly work. It's times like these that Jasper Fire Marshal Stephen Williamson is grateful for allergies that keep him all stuffed up.
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Death at camp assumed to be drowning case
      Ryan Dickerson, 18, was found presumed drowned at Camp Champions on Lake LBJ July 29. According to his aunt Leah Shaw, Dickerson was working as a camp counselor for the summer. He graduated from a Modesto, CA, high school in June and was set to begin Washington University in St. Louis, MO, this f...
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Accused sex offender arrested in Jasper, sent back to Shelby
      Gary J. Miller, the wanted fugitive from Shelby County, was taken into custody by Jasper County Sheriff's deputies just after midnight July 27, according to Lieutenant Todd Y'Barbo of the Criminal Investigations Division. An anonymous tip led deputies to a residence on County Road 828 south of Ev...
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Livestock report
      Nacogdoches Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange Inc. reports 1108 head sold July 26. BULL CALVES under 300 -$1.15 to $1.90 300-399 lbs.-$1.09 to $1.58 400-499 lbs.-$1.00 to $1.36 500 lbs. &up-$.90 to $1.25 HEIFERS under 300 -$1.10 to $1.
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