Jasper Police were busy dealing with a juvenile female who fled on foot from them Friday afternoon.

We’ve learned more information about a fire in Hemphill which damaged an apartment and resulted in an elderly resident to undergo treatment for smoke inhalation.

The Jasper Junior High School Cheerleading Team headed for Dallas on Friday to compete in the National Cheer Association (NCA) Nationals.

The 20th Annual Jasper Youth Trout Derby will be held on Saturday, January 22nd from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the Sandy Creek Park Pond on Marvin Hancock Drive in Jasper.

Sadly, a mother dog and two puppies died in a Thursday afternoon barn fire in northern Newton County. Burkeville Fire Chief Charles Duckworth said it happened at about 1:00 on County Road 1090 in the Indian Hills Community.

Jasper Police had to remind someone on Thursday afternoon that fishing is not allowed in the Sandy Creek Park Pond until after Saturday’s Jasper Youth Trout Derby.

A Grand Jury to serve for the first half of 2022 was seated on Tuesday and Jasper County District Attorney Anne Pickle wasted no time in bringing cases before the jurors for their consideration.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday in the Sabine County murder trial of Matthew Hoy Edgar, 24, who is accused of murdering 19-year-old Livye Heathyr Lewis on October 31st, 2020.

KJAS News has learned that a Hemphill apartment was damaged in an early Monday morning fire, and the elderly resident underwent medical treatment. Daily News & More is reporting that it happened at about 5:00 at the Westlake Apartments on Sabine Street.

*KJAS News allows a political candidate for local office the opportunity to make a political statement. The following is that of Ronald J. “Ronnie” Cochran, candidate for Newton County Judge:

Burkeville Fire Chief Charles Duckworth says a driver was fortunate to have only minor injuries following a late Wednesday afternoon rollover crash. Meanwhile, the Texas Department says speed and rain were to blame.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas has announced that the owners of Jake’s Fireworks in the Golden Triangle have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking crimes.

*Information provided by the Jasper-Newton County Public Health District

For those who work in or must make a trip to the Lufkin area or anywhere north of here on Thursday night through Friday morning, the Texas Department of Transportation Lufkin office has announced that state crews will be preparing highways in that area for the possibility of hazardous conditions.