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Jasper News

Local news for Jasper, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | news.mywebpal.com | Laura S

WILL AN AMBULANCE COME WHEN YOU NEED IT??

An incident on Tuesday of this week and several other similar occurrences over the last few months has local police concerned.

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Related Topix: Kirbyville, TX

Yesterday | www.kbmt12.com | Laura S

Using The Internet To Find Cheaper Gas in Southeast Texas

More and more residents are going to the internet before they hit the road to find the cheapest gas in town.

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Yesterday | WWW.JASPERNEWSBOY.COM | Laura S

COUNCIL PASSES REVISED ALCOHOL ORDINANCE

Despite protests from area pastors, the Jasper City Council approved a measure Monday, July 14 that would allow every store in the city to sell beer and wine. When council originally approved their alcohol ordinance, it followed state recommendations of measuring distance from stores to these locations as property line to property line. Thus, if a church’s or school’s property line was within 300 feet of a store’s property line that wished to sell, that establishment would not be allowed to do so. During Monday’s meeting, councilmember Randy Sayers motioned that the ordinance should be amended to include a subsection for businesses that hold a food and beverage certificate at the same premises and is located within 300 feet of a private or public school. Under this new provision, the measurement of distance between their place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold and a public or private school shall be along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door and in direct line across intersections. That would allow several locations in town that had previously been denied permits to now be allowed sell beer and wine. Jasper City Manager Alan Grindstaff said state laws provide 300 feet door-to-door if they have a food and beverage permit as well. The only way the distance can be increased is if the school requests to the city that the distance be increased. The motion was seconded by councilmember Joe Clyde Adams and was approved 3-1 with Terrya Norsworthy voting with Sayers and Joe Clyde Adams for the measure. Tommy Adams abstained and Gloria Monzingo voted against the proposal.

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Yesterday | news.mywebpal.com | Laura S

HARDIN COUNTY TANK FIRE

The tank fire occurred down this desolate Hardin County road. Photo courtesy of KFDM.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Silsbee, TX, Kountze, TX

Yesterday | news.mywebpal.com | Laura S

WOMAN INJURED AFTER CAR ROLLS OVER SEVERAL TIMES

Firefighters carefully remove the driver from the vehicle. Photo by Mike Lout. The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified 25 year old Eunice Vasquez of Jasper as the woman injured in a single vehicle ...

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Yesterday | news.mywebpal.com | Laura S

RAPE SUSPECT COMMITS SUICIDE BEFORE TRIAL

A 38 year old Newton County man, who was accused of raping a 13 year old girl, committed suicide early Thursday.

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Related Topix: Suicide

Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

Loss of hours and use of patrol car led to Kirbyville officers leaving

Slashed hours and losing the benefit of taking their patrol cars home proved to be too much for the four Kirbyville police officers who have resigned in the last week.

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Related Topix: Jasper County, TX, Kirbyville, TX

Thu Jul 03, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Man Dies After Oak Tree Falls on Him

A Jasper man has died from injuries he received when an oak tree fell onto a stump and then rolled on top of him.

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Wed May 28, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Students, Staff Remembering Victims of Bus Crash in Mexico

Students and staff are remembering a Marshall Middle School teacher and a program coordinator with the Region V Education Service Center who were killed in a van crash in Mexico that injured several other ...

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Related Topix: Beaumont, TX, Beaumont Metro, World News, Mexico, Mauriceville, TX

Mon May 26, 2008

CTV.ca

CTV Movie: Plague City: SARS in Toronto

A medical thriller that humanizes the struggle of heroic health care workers during the SARS crisis.

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Related Topix: Kari Matchett, Ron White, Drama, Plague City: SARS in Toronto, History Movies

Sat May 24, 2008

Eight feet deep

Hillary's Freudian slip is showing

Hillary Clinton leaves us heading into the Memorial Day weekend puzzled over her Robert F. Kennedy assassination remarks .

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, African-American, Vidor, TX

Thu May 22, 2008

KBTV Beaumont

Jury Sentences Man to Life in Prison for Murder

A Jasper County jury has sentenced Jack Dotson to life in prison in connection with a 2005 fatal shooting in Jasper.

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Related Topix: Jasper County, TX, Violent Crime

Mon May 19, 2008

The Lebanon Daily News

Volunteer-built home to be shipped to Texas

“We estimated that it will cost around $1,500 in transportation costs”

Fuel prices may be at record highs, but that's not stopping volunteers from building a house in Lebanon County and trucking it to a needy family in Texas. via The Lebanon Daily News

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Related Topix: Home Building, Home

Fri May 09, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Judge Revokes Hardwick's Probation; Avoids Jail Because of Appeal

A judge has revoked the probation of a woman charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of a high school student from Lumberton, and although he sentenced Ashley Hardwick to 2 years in state jail, she ... via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Related Topix: Lumberton, TX, Silsbee, TX, Jasper County, TX

Wed May 07, 2008

The Daily Advertiser

Born for each other - A love story. -

James Moore went to work in Mexico where he met his future intended. hr family was against their marriage but their love succeded. via The Daily Advertiser

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Sun Apr 27, 2008

Hollywood Reporter

Ex-AFI exec Estrin to CRF

Jonathan Estrin, the former executive vp of the American Film Institute, has been named president of the Los Angeles-based Constitutional Rights Foundation. via Hollywood Reporter

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Related Topix: Music, Movies, Entertainment

Fri Apr 25, 2008

Bloomberg

Amazon Fern Invades East Texas Lake, Spurs Campaign to `Stomp It to Death'

In the East Texas town of Uncertain, Ken Shaw stands on the shore of Caddo Lake and points to fresh evidence of a South American invader. via Bloomberg

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Related Topix: Texas, US News

Wed Apr 23, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

DPS Releases Names of Plane Crash Victims

The Department of Public Safety tells KFDM News it has released the names of three people who died when their plane crashed into Toledo Bend Reservoir Tuesday afternoon. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Hemphill, TX, Houston Metro

Sun Apr 20, 2008

KXAM-TV Austin

Texan Faircloth rallies to win Bassmaster event at Lake Amistad

Todd Faircloth of Jasper, Texas, rallied from 10th place to win the Lone Star Shootout. via KXAM-TV Austin

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Fri Apr 18, 2008

XLR8R

Jasper TX In a Cool Monsoon 4/18

Leftfield With In a Cool Monsoon , Dag "Jasper TX" Rosenqvist tosses water on his listeners before tucking them back into bed. via XLR8R

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