The president of the Lakes Area Cruisers, a local organization of hot rod and classic car enthusiasts, Alvin Prewitt, said this week that he expects the turn out at this weekend's 9th Annual Rod Run & Classic Car Show to break all previous records.
According to Prewitt, the club usually receives around 50 requests for pre-registration. However, he said that this year the group had already received over 80 such requests.
In 2008, 157 cars from as far away as Arkansas, participated in the show, which is held each year at the Ramada Inn Motel near the intersection of
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High school football playoff schedule
Friday night offers a plethora of high school football playoff action with six local schools
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Local volunteers stuff backpacks for school children
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The volunteers posed for a photo after stuffing 200 backpacks with food on Friday. The storage bins contained the non-perishable food that went into the backpacks Photo by Jacque Hill.
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Local volunteers spent their lunch break on Friday at the First United Methodist Church, stuffing 200 backpacks with non-perishable food which will be sent home with 200 Jasper school students.
The "BackPack Program" is a venture of The Southeast Texas Food Bank in Beaumont, and is organized locally by the Jasper Independent School District.
According to the Southeast Texas Food Bank, supplemental feeding programs help to threats posed to a child's capacity to learn and perform in school.
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It's beginning to look a lot . . .
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. A City of Jasper crew was busy on Friday, stringing up Christmas lights at the Jasper Police Department, which will be lit Monday evening. Photo by Steve W Stewart.
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Jasper County Jail passes inspection with flying colors
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Officials say the Jasper County Jail passed a surprise inspection on Wednesday with flying colors. Photo by Steve W Stewart.
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The Jasper County Jail passed a surprise inspection this week by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards
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VFW Hall trying to recapture old times
The Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 6380 near Jasper says it is going to try to recapture the good old times by bringing back their regular weekly dance.
VFW Board Trustee Bob Thomas said on Thursday that the post has new, younger, members on the board, and that they are trying to
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Police looking for man who attacked disabled woman with a hammer
The Kirbyville Police Department is looking for the suspect in a severe assault of a disabled woman early
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Grand jury hands down 14 indictments
The Jasper County grand jury convened on Tuesday and before the day was over had handed down indictments
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Jasper Bulldogs baseball team donates to Jasper Share
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Seniors Ty Parker, left, and Derek Sowell unload food from the bed of a pickup truck at Jasper Share on Wednesday. Photo by Steve W Stewart.
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The Jasper Bulldogs baseball team made a sizeable donation to Jasper Share on Wednesday after team
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