The Hardin County Grand Jury in Kountze has handed down an indictment charging Gary Lee Faul, 72, with Criminally Negligent Homicide in connection with a wreck that occurred on July 18 just south of Kountze, which resulted in the death of 24-year-old Keaton Degeyter of Village Mills.
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Thursday that a man who was wanted in connection with alleged sexual crimes involving children turned himself in without any incident.
KTRE in Lufkin is reporting that around 5 families have been told to leave their home following a leak that occurred at a natural gas well near the intersection of Highway 21 and Farm to Market Road, near the small community of Demming.
A Kirbyville man was arrested Thursday, October 1, after a Jasper County Sheriff’s Office investigation into drugs and weapons recovered last month led investigators to uncover the theft of approximately 20 to 30 firearms.
Sabine County Sheriff George Griffith said this week that an investigation in a theft that began last Friday has resulted in the arrest of four suspects and the issuance of a warrant for still another who was still on the run
The 49th Annual Fall Butterfly Festival, scheduled for this weekend on Courthouse Square in Downtown Jasper, has been rescheduled.
Warren ISD says an investigation into allegations that a substitute employee made threatening comments at Warren Elementary has led to charges and the employee's removal from the district.
Jim Zczesny of Brookeland, in his wheelchair in his frame home on Barrow Drive, just off Loop 149, said he smelled smoke and suddenly found his bathroom on fire.
The National Night Out program began as a way for law enforcement officers to connect with their communities and help adults and children get to know the people behind the badges. Jasper Police Chief Garrett Foster and the majority of the Jasper Police Department’s officers will attend the 4…
Newton County Judge Ronald J. Cochran declared a local state of disaster Tuesday, Sept. 29, and issued an immediate ban on outdoor burning throughout the county.The order cites extremely dry conditions and a high wildfire danger. Newton County’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index exceeds 600, a leve…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office has promoted Matt Hopson to jail administrator and Heather Moye to jail captain, Sheriff Chuck Havard announced.
Commissioners Court Monday, following a public hearing, adopted a tax rate of $0.59255, out of which $0.50552 is designated for county operations and $0.08703 dedicated for special road and bridge maintenance and operations.
Bealls Inc. plans to open an 18,000-square-foot store at 1130 S. Wheeler Street in the Crossroads Shopping Center, bringing a new shopping option and an estimated 16 to 18 jobs to Jasper.
A public hearing drew interest Monday, with a majority of people supporting paper ballots for voting.
Liz McClurg hosted a small gathering at her home as a way to get Republican Senatorial District 3 candidate, Trent Ashby, in front of some local voters. Jasper Mayor Clark McLane, JEDCO Board President Bill Grant and Newton County Judge Ronnie Cochran were a few in attendance.
The Sandy Creek Barn Sale on Farm to Market Road 2799, which began a few years ago, has steadily grown from a few customers to standing room only as people come out to see everything from a flower pot to an electric welding machine.
Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard said late Saturday that he and others returned to the location where human remains were found Thursday on Farm to Market Road 82, east of Kirbyville. However, Havard said officers from his department were assisted this time by volunteers from the organizat…
Brandon Kilcrease has been named the Week 5 winner of the KJAS Gridiron Challenge, earning his spot among this season’s weekly winners.
It could not have been a more perfect night for football in Jasper on Friday night, as the Jasper Bulldogs defeated the Center Roughriders 21-16. A full moon, a hint of fall weather, and a large crowd in attendance made for a perfect night as Jasper celebrated its 2026 homecoming.
One person died in an ATV crash Friday evening near the intersection of FM 1131 and County Road 878, south of Evadale.