Jasper News

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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