Bess Childers would be tickled to know the children at "her" school are winning awards again. Trinity School closed as a private school two years ago but reopened as a Head Start pre-school in 2007. More...

When the Jasper Independent School District needed him, Bill "Butch" Dean was more than ready to answer the call. Dean stepped in to become the interim superintendent of schools for Jasper a year ago after the district struggled to find a replacement for Dr. Eddie Dunn. More...

The Jasper High School rodeo team recently competed in the regional finals in Nacogdoches, and four JHS students qualified to go to state in Abilene this summer. More...

Jason Kenneth Douglas Fountain Jr. Jason Fountain and April Brown announce the birth of their son, Jason Kenneth Douglas, born April 10 at 4:36 p.m. at Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital. He weighed 4 pounds 2 ounces and was 18 inches long. More...

If you have $10 in your food and entertainment budget, what does that represent to you? It might get you a nice dinner out, or popcorn and movie, but not much else, and only for one person, not a couple. This Friday, April 25 from 7-9 a.m., at Elijah's on U.S. 190 in Jasper, $10 will get you a bi... More...

Kay Jones Bradley of Arlington, formerly of San Rayburn, passed away April 7, 2008. Graveside service was held Friday, April 18, 2008. A memorial service will be held in New Braunfels, TX on May 10, 2008. More...

THE 24TH ANNUAL BIG BASS SPLASH drew a large number of participants and on-lookers at the Umphrey Family Pavilion.The event handed out $560,00 in prizes to the amatuer fishermen for the three-day event. Newsboy photo/Charles Kerr More...

We are rapidly approaching the end of what has proven to be a busy and successful school year. April 21-24 we will conclude our last round of tutorials. April 29 and 30 we will take our final TAKS assessments. Our students and staff have worked extremely hard, and we already see positive results... More...