Royalty was crowned during halftime of Jasper’s Friday night Homecoming game. KaDence Traylor was selected as Homecoming Queen and Trey Moran was selected as Homecoming King.

The proposed Interstate 14 Corridor, which would run through northern Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties, is awaiting a U.S. Senate vote for approval.

The Jasper County Grand Jury convened on Wednesday and before the day was over, handed down numerous indictments charging various individuals with assorted crimes after hearing evidence as submitted by Criminal District Attorney Ann Pickle and her staff.

It’s Homecoming Week in Jasper, and traditional activities will be taking place at Jasper High School.

Jasper Police Lieutenant Garrett Foster said Wednesday that officers are investigating a theft from Tractor Supply, located on Highway 190 at 96.

Polk County Today is reporting that a Tyler County man has been arrested in Livingston after he allegedly sent sexually explicit messages and nude photos to a 13-year-old girl there.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a retired Texas Department of Public Safety sergeant after he was allegedly involved in a recent pursuit involving a motorcycle that ended in a crash.

Representatives of the Jasper County Hospital District met on Tuesday with officials of Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital to present a check for the purchase of a new nurse call system.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has made an arrest in multiple burglary cases that occurred at a Jasper business.

Early voting is underway in a Texas Constitutional Amendment Election as voters decide on eight proposed amendments.

A wood structure home in Kirbyville was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. It appeared that the fire started in the kitchen area and spread quickly into the attic and throughout the home.