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Sunday, November 22
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9th Annual Rod Run revving up at Ramada Inn
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The cars began arriving at the Ramada Inn on Friday morning. Photo by Steve W Stewart.
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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 playing;
Class 2-A Division I
Kirbyville (9-2) vs. Anahuac (8-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dayton
Class 2-A Division II
Newton (10-1) vs. Buna (6-4), 7:30...
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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 with no deficiencies found.
Chief Deputy Ralph Nichols said Inspector Robert Green toured the facility on Wednesday and left after giving his stamp of approval.
The $3.5 million dollar expanded portion of the Jasper County Jail at the Aubrey Cole Law Enforcement Center opened in 2005, and increased the capacity of the facility from 50 to 144 inmates.
The larger jail also afforded more room for visitation, a much larger parking lot, and additional storage...
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Fire Marshal rules electrical problem in Roadhouse blaze
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Golden Corral salutes military veterans
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Stover honored with ABOTA induction
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Car Show expected to break record
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Arlene holds Open House
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Funeral planned for Nederland boy
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