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'We lost everything'
East Texas residents confront their future after flooding Clinton Jones looked across the emergency shelter Friday. His children were going stir crazy. His wife, Samantha, and mother-in-law, Lee Farrell, were making the best of the cots and blankets they received from the Red Cross. The 27-year-old’s family was one of thousands who fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains saturated land in multiple counties and filled lakes and streams. An unknown total of homes, businesses and other property has been ' damaged this week by unrelenting storms stretching across Polk, Montgomery, Harris and other counties. ' We lost everything. We lost everything...
JHS art students have designed and created logos for locally owned businesses
Jasper High School art students have taken part in a very unique project in which they created logos with a retro theme for locally owned businesses. Their work will be exhibited at the East Texas Art League from Wednesday, May 15th through Saturday, May 31st, 10:00am to 2:00pm daily. There...
Looking to fall and football
Jasper Bulldog Football has always been the pride of the city and the Dawgs have always been a team that has excelled on the field, year in and year out. The 2023 Dawgs made the deepest run in the playoffs that they have made in many years and the expectations are certainly high for repeat or longer run in 2024.
Lightning Strikes Out Game
Thursday afternoon’s regional semi-final game between the Brookeland Lady Wildcats and the Chester Lady Yellowjackets was cruising along until a lightning delay halted the game in the bottom of the 6th inning. Brookeland and Chester were playing in Lufkin and the teams were unable to finish the game due to the weather situation namely lightning strikes.
Several East Texas roads closed due to flooding, downed trees
EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - After more rain Saturday night, authorities have reported a number of road closures. CR 425, water over roadway as of 10:30 a.m. CR 2202, water over roadway as of 10:30 a.m. CR 2212, water over roadway as of 10:30 a.m. FM 320, water over roadway as...
Searchers find boat upside down in Dam B
The volunteers of both the Beech Grove Fire Department and the Jasper County Emergency Corps were dispatched to Dam B, west of Jasper, shortly before 4:00 on Sunday afternoon when a motorist crossing the Neches River Bridge on Highway 190 reported that a boat was floating in the water upside down just north of the bridge.
Fort Cavazos soldier accused of helping brother set up murder-for-hire plot involving child victims
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas (KWTX) - Sergeant Jeremiah Peikert, 30, who works as a network communications systems specialist for the U.S. Army and is currently assigned to the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Cavazos, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit risk of injury to a minor, after he helped his brother set up a murder-for-hire plot, an arrest warrant states.
Jasper ISD Bark Express Golf Tourney at the Rayburn links on Sat, May 18th
The First Annual Jasper ISD Bark Express Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 18th at the Rayburn Country Club Gold Course. The format will be 4-player teams and various team packages are available. To register or learn more, go to www.jisdbarkexpress.dojiggy.com.
Center of Hope organizes relief efforts in Polk County after flooding
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Relief efforts are coming in the form of shelter, food, and clothing. The basic necessities that some Polk County residents have lost from severe flooding. The Center of Hope, located at 600 S. Washington Ave. in Livingston, is helping with flood relief. “Come in here...
Annual Texas Scholars Luncheon was held on Wednesday in Jasper
With the end of the school year quickly approaching, the Jasper Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Texas Scholars Luncheon to recognize the top graduates from both Jasper and Brookeland High Schools. The event was at Harvest Church with 33 Jasper seniors and 11 Brookeland seniors listed to be recognized for their academics and leadership.
Local firemen become the first to graduate from the Charles Gee Firefighting Field
Charlie Gee was a longtime Jasper firefighter that believed proper training was the key to safety and saving lives and it was his dream to have a professional training ground here in Jasper. Gee would have been proud on Saturday when the first class of firemen graduated and received certificates...
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