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By SHARON KERR Staff Writer After a lull following Hurricane Rita, the Jasper County Historical Museum project is off and running again. Rita ripped the roof off, followed by water damage to floors and walls. For three sweltering weeks in 2005 without electricity, Jasper had more pressing concerns than preserving the old bu... More ...
By SHARON KERR Staff Writer What will be the Jasper Historical Museum at 165 N. Main was once the Stone family pharmacy in the 1920's. Mary Sanders is the daughter of Clarence Ryall Stone, the pharmacist, and the granddaughter of Thomas Edwin Stone, "an old horse and buggy country doctor," Sanders said. She never met the el... More ... Court accepts plea bargains In Judge Jerome Owens' court last Wednesday, Aug. 15, the following cases were decided: Clifton A. Stanley, 24, of Jasper pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary of buildings and received one-year state jail sentences for each, to run concurrently. More ... Senior lunch Thursday, Aug. 23 - Smothered pork chops, rice, broccoli/cauliflower mix, rolls, pear halves Friday, Aug. 24 - Fried catfish, ranch style beans, coleslaw, bread, banana pudding Monday, Aug. More ... Licensed day cares safest choice for concerned parents With the new school year just days away many parents are also searching for new daycare options for their preschoolers. The Child Care Licensing division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is urging parents to choose legal, regulated child care and do some homework before p... More ... Operation Green Streets aims to restore shade Have you registered for your free tree yet? The Operation Green Streets website is now up at http//:operationgreenstreets.tamu.edu, or call 877-512-TREE (8733). It only takes minutes for residents of Jasper, Hardin, Jefferson, Newton, Tyler or Orange counties to register. You must promise to plan... More ... LIT awards degrees to two locals Lea Ann Breaux of Woodville received a degree in respiratory care, and Stephanie Lynn Morgan, of Buna received a degree in operating technology at a graduation ceremony at Lamar Institute of Technology Aug. 17. Dr. Nathaniel J. Alford, a Golden Triangle physician, was the keynote speaker and Sam ... More ... Free Alzheimer's seminars offered The Alzheimer's Association in Beaumont will hold a series of lunchand learns from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Dowlen Oaks Assisted Living at 2250 N. Dowlen Rd.. Dr. Amy Shows will present "Nutrition and Aging" Aug. 28. Dr. William George will present "Diagnosis and Treatment" Sept. 21. Lynn Huckaby, di... More ... Stat Care EMS authorized to offer subscription service Stat Care EMS received authorization from Jasper County Commissioners Court last week to begin a subscription plan service in Jasper County. EMS operations manager Glenn Blank explained that the plan is no cost or obligation to the county. It is a $50 annual subscription service paid by customers... More ...
Could you walk across Texas (830 miles) in eight weeks? That's 100 miles a week, but the Texas Cooperative Extension office who is sponsoring the Walk Across Texas gives you lots of ways to count your miles. Thirty minutes of yard work can add up to 2.5 miles. Dancing for 20 minutes isn't just fu... More ... Sabine State Bank increases FDIC to $30 million Sabine State Bank and Trust Co. customers can access up to $30 million in Federal deposit insurance as of Aug. 17. "With the safety and convenience that our bank offers through CDARS, our customers have a new, smart option to help them manage their money," says Sabine State Bank Market Developmen... More ...
Newsboy photo/Georgia Purdy JASPER HIGH SCHOOL'S BAND played during the Meet the Bulldogs event, which was moved indoors because of the weather. More ...
IRISH FOLKSINGER DANNY O'FLAHERTY packed the Woman's Civic Club building last Saturday in a benefit concert for Keep Jasper Beautiful. More ... BBB gives homeowners facing foreclosure advice Across the U.S., homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure are being scammed by foreclosure "rescue" companies promising to save their house but that only take their money. "These people will be in the desperate position of trying to save their home and they'll look for someone to trust," said Micha... More ... Applications available for fourth annual business expo More than 50 businesses have already signed up for the Business Expo Sept. 13, 5- 7 p.m. at Wesley Center, according to Amber Stroman of the Jasper/Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce. This will be the fourth annual expo, which introduces the public to area businesses and organizations. More ... Keep up with Chamber events • August 25 - Lifeshare Blood Drive at Wal-Mart, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Pine Country Gem and Mineral Society Annual Show 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at VFW building. • August 27 - JISD school year begins • September 13 - Business Expo, 5 - 7 p.m. More ... Miss Fall Fest begins The first event in the Miss Fall Fest contest takes place Monday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Jasper/Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce. Connie Green, Fall Fest pageant director, says they will hold a parent/daughter meeting and photo opportunity. More ... Community Theater line-up announced Jasper Community Theater will blow their own horn in this year's line up announced last week by president Becki Mayhar. "We have a well-balanced season," Mayhar said, "with a little something for everyone." The first show is "Don't Hug Me," a musical comedy co-directed by Bob and Becki Mayhar. I... More ... Lamar honors Burgess with scholarship Lamar University joined the Beaumont Foundation of America in announcing the seventh in a series of Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships benefiting Lamar students. More ... In case of emergency Lamar adds notification system to reach students, faculty Lamar University has contracted with Connect- ED, by the NTI Group, Inc., to provide a state-of-the-art, web-based emergency notification system. The system will allow the university to contact faculty, staff and students quickly with news and information in the event of an emergency. More ... Starting all over again at forty-something By BLAKE THOMAS Lakecaster Correspondent Starting over at forty-something is about knowing one's strengths and especially one's weaknesses. If you've just left the public accounting field and you are looking to start fresh, odds of becoming a brain surgeon are not stacked in your favor. The skills you possess currently are those that wil... More ... Where did you get your 'want to?' By MICHELLE WEBB Lakecaster Correspondent I don't recall exactly when it was that I started "shooting a bow." I know as a child that I made one out of sticks and strings and I know off and on through my childhood I had toy bows and toy guns. The first time I really remember shooting was in our backyard with my Dad and my younger brother w... More ... |
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