Jasper News

B52 Flyover...AWESOME Fireworks show....AWESOME What else can be said? The whole thing was just plain old fashioned fun. I was also impressed by the Color Guard from the Jasper Police Department. These men are to be commended. The music was great. The crowd was orderly. Friend and neighbors came together for a good time.

Final preparations are wrapping up in anticipation of the KJAS Independence Day Fireworks Show to be held Saturday at Sandy Creek Park in west Jasper.

Otis Collier, 41 of Kirbyville, died on Friday afternoon in a Houston hospital. Photo courtesy of KFDM.

As deep East Texas continues to bake in record breaking summer heat, fire danger is quickly rising along with our drought level which prompted the Jasper Couty Commissioners Court to place the county under a burn ban on Monday.

Employers would have to pick up at least 72.5 percent of the cost of health insurance premiums for full-time employees under the health care reform bill being considered by the House.

"I can confirm that Priority One and Acadian Ambulance are joining forces," Romero told KFDM News.

The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.

One woman died and one man suffered injuries in a wreck involving three cars Friday evening north of Jasper.

A closely watched discrimination lawsuit by white firefighters who say they have unfairly been denied promotions is one of three remaining Supreme Court cases awaiting resolution Monday.

James Woodrow Duncan Jr. is being escorted by St. Joseph County Sheriff Bradley D. Balk and Under Sheriff Mark Lillywhite along with Jasper County Sheriff Mitchell Newman.

Creating clean energy jobs and curbing global warming are the goals of milestone climate change legislation that Democrats are scurrying to pass today before the July 4 congressional recess.

JASPER, TX, June 25, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Sherry Scott Wilson, Guidance Counselor for Jasper Independent School District, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of counseling.

Day three of testimony got underway on Wednesday in the capital murder trial of 37 year old Eric Smith who is accused of killing Martin Lynn Byerly on September 28, 2007.

A jury was selected on Monday and began hearing testimony in the trial of 36-year-old Eric smith, who is accused of killing 58 year Martin Lynn Byerly in the fall of 2007.

Preparations are underway for the KJAS Jasper Independence Day celebration to be held this year on Saturday, July 4th at Sandy Creek Park.

It wasn't "Big Brother" who took state Rep. Wayne Christian's property during Hurricane Ike, as he claims in a recent statement.

Jury selection is scheduled for Monday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing another man in a motel room and leaving his body near a deer lease in Jasper County.

I read all the time that rural and small town white people are "acused" of being a "Redneck." And this is somehow expected to demean them. Well, I want to offer another analogy. Please consider the following: You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, 'One nation, under God.' You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places. You might be a redneck if: You still say ' Christmas' instead of 'Winter Festival.' You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays. You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem. You might be a redneck if: You treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have. You might be a redneck if: You've never burned an American flag, nor intend to. You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening. You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and raised your kids to do the same. You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend. WELL, I GUESS THAT I JUST MIGHT BE A REDNECK.

Rogue model airplane hobbyists, terrorists, conspiracy theorists - these are all characters in the growing mystery over renegade rockets that had close encounters with two Continental planes as they flew from Houston's busiest airport.

She'd done nothing of the sort, of course, continuing a feud with the CBS late-night host that may wind up being well-timed for Letterman in the second week of his new competition with Conan O'Brien on NBC's "Tonight" show.