DETCOG hears update on reinstating lost U.S. forest money
      DETCOG Board Member, and Houston County Judge Lonnie Hunt updated the DETCOG Board on the status of a reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act (SRSCA) at its monthly meeting in Crockett. Money provided by SRSCA compensates school districts and counties for the lost ad valor...
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Building Toledo Bend caused controversy
"They first appraised the value of the dirt..."
By SHARON KERR Staff writer
      Toledo Bend was a project unlike any other in the country. Creating the only dam and lake of its size ever built without federal funding took a lot of people in two states all pulling in the same direction at the same time.
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CASA training classes start soon
      Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are seeking volunteers to train to advocate for abused, neglected and abandoned children in Orange, Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Hardin, Sabine and San Augustine counties. Classes begin March 22, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Azalea Festival booths almost sold out; chamber announces entertainment
      Plans for Azalea Festival, March 15, in Jasper are shaping up just as surely as the azaleas are beginning to bloom along the Azalea Trail, according Liz Street, events coordinator for the Jasper Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce.
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C.J. Garsee headlines at Redbud
      The 36th Annual Redbud Festival begins March 8 with a parade at 10 a.m. The festival is at the high school grounds; at least 100 craft vendors and more 25 food vendors will be open all day. Childrens's activities include the carnival rides by Wagner's Carnival. Nashville recording artist C.J.
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Seven students move on to state finals in rodeo competition
      The Texas High School Rodeo Association Wrangler Junior High Division held its two day finals in Lufkin at the George H. Henderson Exposition Center. Jasper had seven students compete and all of them qualified for state finals in Gonzales June 3 - 7.
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Hole-in-one earns award for Jackson
      Local golfer Kent Jackson was playing at Wildwood Golf Club Feb. 9 when he made a hole-inone with a seven iron at 175 yards. Jackson has been golfing since age 14. He began working as part-time summer help for Rayburn since his dad, Elmo Jackson, was an employee at Rayburn Country Club. His job d...
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'We're off to see... the Wizard'
      THE WIZARD OF OZ opens tomorrow night at Wesley Center.Tickets are $10 at the First United Methodist Church office; performances are March 6 and 8 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 9, at 3 p.m.
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Flag signalling winners
      BOY SCOUT TROOP 932 placed third in Semaphore Flag Signalling at the Big Thicket Camporee at the Three Rivers Council's Camp Urland near Woodville.
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Belle of the ball
      BELLE IS eight years old and in need of a home. Contact the Jasper Lakes Area Humane Society at 381- 8488 or visit www.jas.net/~jar.
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