Births
      Ellis Londell Floyd Ellis Floyd Jr. of Newton and Windolyn Carter of Jasper announce the birth of their son, Ellis Londell, born Jan. 26 at 8:19 a.m. at Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital. He weighed 5 pouns 15 ounces and was 19 inches long.
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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 Jan.
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Docket call
      The Jasper County court of Judge Mark Allen has issued a docket call for a number of pending cases. Administrative assistant Kristi Hollis said the once-aweek docket calls have been successful in resolving about 45 percent of the cases.
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Livestock
      Center Center Livestock Auction Co. Inc. reports 276 head sold Jan. 23. BULL CALVES under 300 -$1.10 to $1.37 300-399 lbs.-$1.07 to $1.22 400-499 lbs.-$1.00 to $1.30 500 lbs. &up-$.95 to $1.10 HEIFERS under 300 -$.97 to $1.12 300-399 lbs.-$.95 to $1.30 400-499 lbs.-$.92 to $1.
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