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News January 9th, 2008
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Miss Buna sign-ups begin
      The official Little Miss Buna and Miss Redbud scholarship pageant will be held Feb. 2 at Buna Elementary School at 3:30 p.m. according to pageant director Shelia Mason. Sign-ups are Jan. 12, 19 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at This'n That Gifts on North Highway 62; no late entries will be accepte...
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Masons, FUMC help Food Share pantries meet holiday shortages
      "The Newton community is not immune to the nationwide food shortage for charitable organizations," according to Joe Miller Jr., pastor of First United Methodist Church. Miller says Newton Food Share has helped 737 households, 1,609 people, in the first 11 months of last year.
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Return to sender, address unknown
      When voter registration cards were mailed in December, County Clerk Debbie Newman said she knew some would come back- they always do. But this year it wasn't a trickle, it was a tsunami. By Friday of last week, several bins of returned cards lined the aisles of the county clerk's office, and more...
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ETHAN hosts seminar to help telephone-impaired
      The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) is a law passed more than 10 years ago that assists any Texas resident who has trouble using the telephone because of any kind of disability or impairment. The STAP program is not age or income based, according to a press release from C...
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Chamber banquet tickets go on sale
      "Spirit of Community" is the theme of the 89th annual Chamber of Commerce banquet Friday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Wesley Center, according to Liz Street, events coordinator for the Jasper Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Hamilton to intern for Congressman
      Rachel Hamilton, a 2003 graduate of Jasper High School and 2007 graduate of Texas A& M recently began an internship in Washington, D.C.Hamilton will spend the semester as part of Congressman Kevin Brady's legislative team.
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Jones announces candidacy for Newton County Sheriff's post
      Kenneth Jones has announced his candidacy for the office of Newton County Sheriff. "As most of you know, I have been a Texas Highway Patrol State Trooper, stationed in Newton County for the past 22 years," Jones said. "My retirement was effective Dec. 31, 2007. I could not announce my candidacy f...
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Byerly to run for JC sheriff's post
      Local resident Jim Byerly has officially announced his candidacy for sheriff of Jasper County on the Republican Party ticket. Byerly's family settled in Jasper County in the 1830s. He was born and raised in this area. He attended school in Jasper and Evadale and is a certified criminal investigat...
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One happy ending
      STILL HOPING: JONAS (left) would like nothing better than to find a good home too.Adopt Jonas or a number of other animals available from the Jasper Lakes Area Humane Society by calling 381- 8488.
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Theater troupe looking for stars, people who know which end of hammer to use
      The third play of the season from the Jasper Community Theater is a classic: Neil Simon's first play, "Come Blow Your Horn," a three-act comedy. Director Mary Ann McCoy says tryouts will be held at the Violet Tonahill Theater on U.S. 96 in Jasper on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 28 and 29, from 5:30 p...
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