Just a decade or so ago, a crime committed against a church was virtually unheard of. However, in recent years KJAS News has documented numerous burglaries and thefts at churches across the area.
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Monday, January 25, 2021
Buna Independent School District Chief of Police Anthony Smith announced Monday that a man has been arrested following a criminal mischief case from earlier in the month.
Police have identified the two Jasper men who were arrested in Baton Rouge last week in a car that was allegedly stolen here in Jasper.
A man who escaped from jail in Jefferson County is behind bars again.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
East Texas’ Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates are headed to their second straight Super Bowl appearance, and they’re hoping for their second straight win in the big game.
ORANGE — Police in Orange are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting that left two people dead.
Saturday, January 23, 2021
The driver of a 2017 Dodge van narrowly escaped serious injury on Saturday afternoon, when the vehicle she was was driving left the road and went into the woods.
Friday, January 22, 2021
On Tuesday the Inland Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife placed over 1,800 Rainbow Trout in the pond at Sandy Creek Park and on Friday many people were attempting to put a fish dinner on their table.
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A DeRidder, Louisiana man who was arrested during a Wednesday evening traffic stop in Kirbyville has now been charged with a drug crime.
Kirbyville Police Chief Paul Brister says the owner of a stolen vehicle should have contacted law enforcement instead of trying to take matters into his own hands. Now, Brister says the suspect and the vehicle he’s accused of stealing are apparently long gone.
A man is behind bars after he was accused of closing a Jasper County deputy into a room and threatening to set the house on fire. It happened at about daybreak on Wednesday at a home located on Highway 96 in Buna.
Jasper County Judge Mark Allen said late Thursday that the Jasper-Newton County Public Health District is expecting 1,600 more doses of the Coronavirus vaccine within the week.
Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said Thursday that he was pleased to announce that the facilities at the Jasper County Jail had passed a surprise inspection that was performed on Tuesday.
Jasper County Coronavirus Numbers as of Fri, Jan 22nd, 2021:
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Monday, January 25, 2021
We had a surprise visit last week from the Texas Jail Commission. The good news is we passed our inspection. You are going to have a few issues with a jail that is nearly 30 years old, but our jail staff works hard to keep our standards up and we are happy that we’ve past another inspection.
Date: January 25, 2021
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Jasper Youth Baseball and Softball has opened registration for the 2021 baseball and softball season for children ages 4 and up. Registration is open thru January 31st, with a late fee added for those who register from February 1st thru February 6th. You may register online at jasperyouthbas…
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office answered 38 calls to service from January 12th to January 17th, 2021. We arrested 11 individuals and filed three charges of possession of a controlled substance. We recovered a vehicle stolen out of Jasper County and the case is currently under investigatio…
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Obituaries
A Celebration of Bernice “Maw-Maw” Martindale’s Life, age 89, …
Doris Pauline Ellis McDaniel, 80, passed away at her home in J…
Tamara "Tammy" Louise Hill, age 62, passed away Wednesday, Jan…
A Celebration of James Ray Smith’s Life, age 84 of Colmesneil,…
Lynn Matthews, 78, of Jasper passed away on Friday, January 22…
Linda Carroll Davison, 79, of Ivanhoe passed away January 22, 2021.
Kedric Keshun Collins, 33, of Jasper, Texas passed away on Wed…
Minister Joyce Johnson Andrews, age 78, native and resident of…
Della Lewis Hawthorne, age 92, native and resident of Newton, …
Ira Lank, U.S. Air Force Veteran, age 93, native and resident …
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