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By SHARON KERR Staff Writer In a national real estate market that is suffering from falling values, the Texas economy is rising. According to data collected by Texas A & M, the Beaumont/Southeast Texas area has reported increases in seven out of eight months this year compared to 2005 and 2006. More ... DETCOG looking for outreach events The Deep East Texas Council of Governments has been awarded funding from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to provide community outreach and application assistance for state services, including Medicaid, food stamps, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), temporary assistance... More ... Not just an unemployment office Program allows businesses to gain training grants By SHARON KERR Staff Writer Workforce Solutions of Deep East Texas isn't the unemployment office, as some people call it, according to Arlie Reynolds, business service specialist. Enhanced employment office might be more accurate. The Workforce aims much higher than merely filling jobs. More ... County to discuss ad valorem property tax exemptions By SHARON KERR Staff Writer The Jasper County Commissioners' Court will meet in special session today, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. to review and act on HB 621, the goods-in-transit proposal that gives each county the ability to opt out of ad valorem property tax exemptions. More ... Meth ring busted in Tyler United States Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced today the arrest of several individuals and the seizure of a significant amount of contraband from a major methamphetamine "ice" trafficking and transporting organization in the Eastern District of Texas. More ...
Courtesy photo 65 YEARS AGO this was the first class to graduate JHS during World War II.Their reunion was held Sept. 15/ Back row: Doyle Lively, John D. McLemore,Vernon Carrico, Lucy (Brannon) Potter, Eugenia (Jean Ralph) Spivey, Keith Jarrell, Ruth (Lowery) Burns and Gene Cannon. Front: Mary Doris... More ...
BUTTONS IS EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE PONY for riders trying barrel racing for the first time in the Jasper County Junior Livestock practice rodeos. From tiny tots to pigtails flying is only a matter of a couple of years. More ... Woodville man burned in fire By PAUL S. MARTINEZ The Enterprise The day an immigrant realized the American Dream ended badly for the man, who now lies in a hospital with third-degree burns over his upper body. It was opening day Thursday, Oct. 18 for the Fajita Mexican Restaurant, the newest eatery in Tyler County, about a mile south of Woodville. More ... Learn to bid on govt. contracts The Texas Department of Transportation will offer a small business briefing in Beaumont that includes an opportunity to bid for Onthe Spot contracts up to $25,000, according to a press release. The seminars will be Oct. 24-25 at the Holiday Inn Plaza Hotel on I-10 and Walden Road. More ...
The second Coty Smith Memorial Team Roping two-day event raised almost $20,000 for scholarships Oct. 6-7 at the Jasper Lions Club Arena. Kirbyville High School senior Coty Smith, 18, was riding a young colt and attempting to herd cattle to higher ground during the October 2006 flooding when he sl... More ... Senior Lunch Thursday, Oct. 18 - Barbeque on a bun, tater babies, onions, pickles, tomato and lettuce, vanilla pudding Friday, Oct. 19 - Fried catfish, potato salad, ranch style beans, bread, sliced peaches Monday, Oct. More ... DETCOG to meet Thursday in Newton The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) Board of Directors will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Iris and Anne Howard Civic Center in Newton. More ...
You need lime RICKY THOMPSON Almost anything you grow has to have lime or its ingredients in one form or another. Lime is first and fertilizer is second. If you do not have sufficient lime in the soil for yards, vegetables, hay and pastures, then all the fertilizer in the world will not help grow a good plant. More ...
Courtesy photo FOUR-YEAR-OLDS from the Methodist Christian School in Newton entertained residents of Shady Acres Nursing Home by singing "Noah's Song" and making fall wreaths. More ...
Courtesy photo THIS PUPPY IS at the Jasper Lakes Area Humane Society and available for adoption, along with many other animals. Call the JLAHS at 384-8251 (11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mon - Sat.) or visit www.jas.net/~jar. More ... Livestock Report Center Center Livestock Auction Co. Inc. reports 874 head sold Oct. 10. BULL CALVES under 300 -$1.00 to $1.42 300-399 lbs.-$.95 to $1.45 400-499 lbs.-$.93 to $1.40 500 lbs. &up-$.90 to $1.14 HEIFERS under 300 -$1.00 to $1.42 300-399 lbs.-$.95 to $1.38 400-499 lbs.-$.90 to $1. More ...
By DONALD GERVAIS Lakecaster Correspondent Wal-Mart Outdoors sponsored the first Texas Tournament Trail (TTT) in February 2001 on Lake Sam Rayburn, it was only fitting that the final event be held on the same waters where it began. Jasper's Carl Svebek III won the inaugural event in 2001. Trinity pro David Curtis won the final contest, the... More ...
Read the Story... TPW announces return of B.A. Steinhagen to normal level The return of B.A. Steinhagen to its normal lake level this summer may bring new opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Of course, with the lake nearing its 57th birthday, a ripe old age for a reservoir, it has not been without its health problems. More ... |
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