October 2, 2023 Texas A&M Forest Service hosted the third annual Sisters in Fire event Sept. 30 at Worth Ranch, a Longhorn Council BSA...

Even with recent heavy rains, wild fires are still a very real danger in our area. Numerous Volunteer Fire Departments and other entities...

Jasper County Area Go Texan Competes in American Royal World Series of BBQ. Regional BBQ team, Jasper County Area Go Texan collected 2...

“This whole country's just like my flock of sheep!” Lonesome Rhodes (from A Face In The Crowd) Before Andy Griffith was Andy Taylor, he...

The individuals included in this report have been charged with the crimes listed, but have not necessarily been convicted. As such, they...

KHS Student of the Week for October 2-6, 2023 KHS is proud to honor Sophomore Gracyn Duckworth as our Student of the Week this Week!...

We have had some much-needed rain lately, but according to powers that be, it simply isn't enough. Newton County Judge Ronnie Cochran...

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Bulldog Stadium in Jasper, Texas was packed Wednesday night but not for football. Students and parents from all over the region gathered...

The individuals included in this report have been charged with the crimes listed, but have not necessarily been convicted. As such, they...

The Miss Pink Out 2023 Benefit Pageant for Morgan Brunette is in the books. The event was held on September 23rd in Newton. The winners...

In August of last year, we introduced our readers to 8-year-old Buna racer Aliyah Rayon, better known as Li'l Sassafrass. She had been...

2:43 p.m. September 26, 2023 During some much needed rain in Kirbyville, a man from Merryville was traveling Northbound on Hwy 96, just...

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September 25, 2023 Just after 3 p.m. Monday, Mitchell Cook of Kirbyville was cleaning up around his house. Cook said, "I had emptied all...

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By Jasper County Chief Deputy Scott Duncan Deer season is approaching, and several people will be sighting in their firearms to prepare....

Trout Creek, Bon Wier, and Kirbyville Volunteer Fire Departments and The Texas Forest Service, were called to a woods fire behind Lewis...