Street runs for JISD Board of Trustees
      Tommy Street has announced his candidacy for the Jasper Independent School Board of Trustees. "I am a proud resident of Jasper and I am excited about the future of our community and school system," Street said. "I have made many friendships with local people from past job opportunities.
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FEMA moving aggressively to get people out of travel trailers
Deadline is June 1, before worst of heat brings out more formaldehyde
      FEMA trailers are fast disappearing from the Texas landscape in the wake of the CDC's announcement that travel trailers provided to hurricane victims have tested, on average, five times higher for formaldehyde fumes than is common for indoor air.
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Mennonite Disaster Service building 'Katrina cottages'
      Joe Miller, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Newton, is one of the liaisons between Second Hope Homes, the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), and the people in need in Jasper and Newton Counties who still suffer from the effects of Hurricane Rita.
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Azalea Festival 2008
      Watch for pictures and story about the dedication of the Jasper County Historical Museum in the March 26 issue of The Jasper Newsboy
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Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Home performances coming in April
      Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Home will star Jasper's Dr. Willie Williamson and Allen Andrews as the Baker brothers, in a coming-of-age comedy. Liz Connell and Mary Ann McCoy are co-directors of the third play of the season for the Jasper Community Theater.
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