Wednesday night I was frog-giggin’ with a couple of friends at Jack’s Landing on Toledo Bend when a man made the decision to shoot in our direction several times. Luckily no one was hurt and, thanks to Sabine County Sheriff’s Office and the Game Wardens, maybe this won’t happen again.

The Jasper-Newton County Public Health District has announced that there will be several upcoming dates and locations to receive FREE Coronavirus vaccinations in this area. The following information was provided by Health Department Director Dianne Rashall.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) answered 44 calls to service last week from September 13th to September 19th, 2021. We currently have 11 inmates in the following Jails, 3 housed in Newton, 11 housed in Jasper.