Couple celebrating 60 years
      Raymond Ellis and Vaudis Hopson recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married April 22, 1948 in Hemphill. They have one surviving son, Raymond Leamon Hopson of Jasper, and two deceased children, Don Windle Hopson and Darlene Hopson.
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Faces & Places
      Deadline: announcements must reach us by Friday at 4 p.m.; fax 384-8803, email reporter@jaspernewsboy.com , or drop off at 702 S. Wheeler in Jasper. Bluebonnet Garden Club The Bluebonnet Garden Club will meet at the home of Beth Waxman May 15 at 10:30 a.m.
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Wallers win top Ashley honors
      Ashley Furniture Homestores of Hemphill and Jasper recently won top performer awards among the more than 350 stores nationwide. The local Ashley stores are owned and operated by Bealls Furniture. They opened the local Ashley stores in October 2006 and July 2007.
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Local small businesses eligible for EPA grants
      Small businesses in Jasper are eligible to apply for Environmental Portections Agency (EPA) grants for developing green alternatives in many fields. An Arkansas nanotechnology company won this year's award of $224,997 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop a green alternative to...
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Scouts hike Big Thicket
      Jasper's Scout Troop 932 hiked seven miles in the National Big Thicket Preserve May 3. They hiked a northern portion of the Turkey Creek Trail near Warren. The hike included the Pitcher Plant Trail. The scouts went to an observation area where they saw thousands of the insectivorous plants growin...
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