Adams receives 35 year sentence
A Jasper man who impersonated a probation officer and conned two Orange women out of $2,100.00 was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday. District Judge Gary Gatlin handed down the sentence to 31-year-old DeMarcos Adams after Adam’s attorney, Stella Morrison, asked the judge to
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Early morning raid results in two arrests
A pre-dawn raid in the Westlake Community on Friday resulted in two arrests for the Jasper County Sheriff's Department. According to Sheriff Mitchel Newman, he and his deputies descended upon a home on County Road 120 with a search warrant in hand at about 4:00, and left with a black male and a white female in custody.
Chief Deputy Ralph Nichols later said that an undercover operation lead to a search warrant being issued, along with an arrest warrant for the male suspect. Once inside the home, Nichols said additional evidence lead to the arrest of the female.
Nichols
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Local internet users look for service
The recent announcement of the closing of the largest internet and email provider in Jasper has left many customers scrambling to find new service.
Jas Net, which has been owned and operated by Kirk Hensarling, will close down on Tuesday, September 7th after 14 years in business in
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Humane Society secures new website and email following closure of jas.net
The Jasper Lakes Area Humane Society has announced that they have opened a new website and they have a new email address following the recent announcement that Jasper's largest internet provider, jas.net, is closing down.
The Humane Society's new website is www.jlahs.org and their
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Drug suspects arrested following suspicious activity at pharmacy
Two men were arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after their suspicious activity caught the attention of the employees of a Jasper pharmacy.
According to a report filed by Officer Jimmy Neel, he and Officer Mike Peters responded to the Medicine Shoppe on Marvin
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Suspect arrested following fight
A Jasper man went to jail on Wednesday afternoon after police received a report of a fight on the southwest side of the city. The incident occurred at about 2:00 on Premier Drive.
According to a report filed by Officer Jimmy Neel, he responded to that location when it was reported
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Theft suspect hit with a drug charge
A man accused of shoplifting was hit with a drug charge after police say they found methamphetamine in his possession. The incident occurred on Monday evening at the WalMart Super Center on West Gibson Street.
Officer Cody Christopher filed a report stating that he responded to the
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Two Houston men plead guilty to Jasper pharmacy burglary
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On that cold morning in January 2008, burglaries occurred at Jasper's Gee Shipman Pharmacy, and Kirbyville's S&R Pharmacy. KJAS file photos by Mike Lout.
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Two Houston men have pleaded guilty to federal drug violations for their part in the January 2008 burglaries of Gee Shipman Pharmacy in Jasper, and at the S&R Pharmacy in Kirbyville.
Nathan Butler, 30, and Randy Norman, 31, stood before U.S. District Judge Ron Clark on Thursday and entered a guilty plea to conspiring to commit burglary involving controlled substances.
On January 22nd, 2008, Jasper Police responded to an alarm at Gee-Shipman Pharmacy at 140 West Lamar Street in Downtown Jasper and found that the business had been burglarized for large quantities of the
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Overnight fires destroy two Jasper homes
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This was the home of Kaneetra Armstrong, in the 600 block of Mays Street. Firefighters arrive to find the rear of the house completely engulfed with flames. Photo by Mike Lout.
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Fires on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning destroyed two homes here in Jasper.
The first call for firefighters came shortly before midnight Wednesday, when it was reported that the home of Derrick Traylor, at 214 Broad Street, near the intersection of Adams Street, was on fire.
Firemen arrived at the scene to find the structure completely engulfed in flames and there was nothing they could do but keep the fire from spreading.
The second call came shortly after 5:00 on Thursday morning, when it was reported that fire had broken out at the home of
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Tractor blamed for two car crash
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Jasper firefighters and EMS personnel carefully removed Martha Chalker from her car. Photo by Steve W Stewart.
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A man driving a tractor on a highway is blamed for causing a two vehicle accident on Thursday morning west of Jasper. The crash occurred shortly before 9:00 on Farm to Market Road 2799, approximately 1 mile west of State Highway 63 West.
According to Trooper Eric Malone, the crash occurred when Andres Salazar, 36 of Jasper, was eastbound on the highway on an International Harvester tractor. Malone said Martha Chalker, 66 of Jasper, was also eastbound on the highway in her 2002 Ford Crown Victoria, and Heather Westbrook, 28 of Kirbyville, was westbound in her 2006 Lincoln
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