Left to right; Coach Dwayne "Deanne" Armstong, Coach Jason "Jasmine" Hicks, and Coach Michael "Michelle" Hatton. Photo courtesy of Karen Byerly.

The Jasper Junior High and High School coaches kept their promise, and were sporting new dresses this week after the Junior High Student Council held a Canned Food Drive that went well beyond their goal.

The 7th and 8th grade classes had a goal to collect 500 non-perishable cans of food, but in the end they brought in over 2,100 cans, which were then donated to Jasper Share to be distributed to the needy in the Jasper area.

The Jasper High School baseball team did the lifting and delivered the food to the Jasper Share food pantry on Fletcher Street.

Coach...
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5-A DIVISION I Region I Regional Arlington Martin (8-4) vs. Euless Trinity (10-2), noon Friday, Bedford's Pennington Field Arlington (10-2) vs. Coppell (11-1), 1 p.m. Saturday, North Richland Hills' Birdville ISD Complex Region II Regional Dallas...
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A Silsbee man underwent treatment after being stabbed near Evadale on Sunday evening. Officers with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department say the incident occurred just east of Evadale on Farm to Market Road 1131, and reportedly centered around the 31-year-old victim allegedly dating a...
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A resident of Corpus Christi is being held at the Jasper County Jail following a bizarre incident that occurred on Monday morning in the Kirbyville area.

The Chief Deputy of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, Ralph Nichols, said it all began shortly before 5:00 when Deputy...
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A Jasper High School student is hospitalized in Nacogdoches after her horse fell on top of her during the Region V High School Rodeo at the Nacogdoches Expo Center on Sunday evening.

Region V is well known as the most competetive area in the state in high school...
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