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Thursday 01/07/2016

Former cop pleads guilty to exposing to child, receives probation,

ordered to surrender license
Updated: January 08, 2016 - 7:04 am

A former police officer who worked stints with both the Jasper Police and Jasper County Sheriffs
Departments, along with the Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, has been placed on seven years of
probation, and ordered to surrender his Texas peace officer license, after he pleaded guilty to indecency
with a child by exposure. Johnathon Broussard Dees, 39, entered the plea before District Judge Delinda
Gibbs Walker in the Jasper County Courthouse on Thursday.
The plea deal was the result of an agreement worked out between the prosecution and defense.
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JPD officers to begin basic firefighter training

Posted: January 07, 2016

Interim Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall said on Thursday that officers will soon begin very basic firefighter
training, in an effort to assist the Jasper Volunteer Fire Department. According to Hall, officers will have
their first training session beginning on Monday evening at the Jasper Fire Hall.
The fire department has been hampered at times with low turnout at fires or other emergencies due to
firefighters unable to leave work or for other reasons, and Hall said the purpose of the training is to
familiarize officers with the equipment so that they can lend a hand.
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Jasper has a New Years baby

Posted: January 07, 2016

Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital has announced that we have a New Years baby.
Jamison LaKeith Edwards was born on Sunday, January 3rd at 7:02 p.m., and he weighed 6 pounds 4.5
ounces, and was 20 inches.
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East End Fire Department names Corey Deavers Firefighter of the

Year
Updated: January 07, 2016 - 11:38 am

The East End Volunteer Fire Department has named Corey Deavers as their Firefighter of the Year. The
honor came during the departments 15th Annual Banquet and Installation Ceremony held earlier this
week in the Jasper Fire Hall.
Deavers is fairly new to the department, having joined in 2014.
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Precinct 5 Constable incumbent Mike Poindexter issues political

statement
Posted: January 07, 2016

*KJAS News allows local political candidates to issue an unpaid political statement about
themselves prior to an election. The following is from Jasper County Precinct 5 Constable
incumbent Mike Poindexter.
"My name is Mike Poindexter and I am your Constable in Precinct 5 Jasper County which includes
Brookeland, Browndell and the Rayburn Country Lake Rayburn area. I would like to take this time to
announce my candidacy for re-election as the incumbent in the upcomomg March primary election on the
Republican ticket. During my tenure as your Constable, I have worked hard to make this office one of
dependability. I have been and will continue to be available and accountable at all times to all the citizens
of Precinct 5. At this time, even though I do not have an opponent, I will be placing signs around Precinct 5
and visiting with my consituents of my precinct. I believe that as your elected official, it is my job to see I
meet every challenge encountered or brought to my attention with a positive attitude. As your Constable, if
you call my office for assistance, I maintain the promise that you will be greeted with a can do attitude
and never hear the words I can not help you or call this number to see if they can assist you. I have and
will continue to do everything within my legal authority to assist you in any way I can. I would like to thank
you for your support that you have provided me over the past 4 years to make this a professional public
office and I am asking for your continued support in the upcoming election. If you have any questions or
suggestions on how to make the office of Constable in Precinct 5 better or more successful so I can serve

you, please give me a call at 409-382-7866 or 409-698-9335. Again, thank you for your vote and the
opportunity to serve you.
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Wednesday 01/06/2016

Sabine County home destroyed by fire

Posted: January 06, 2016

DailyNewsAndMore.com in Hemphill is reporting that a Sabine County home was destroyed in an early
Wednesday morning fire.
According to the report, the blaze broke out shortly after 4:00 at 112 Hillside Drive in the El Camino
Community, near the western shore of Toledo Bend Reservoir, and Pendleton Harbor firefighters arrived to
find the house already completely engulfed.
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Deadline to register to vote in Primary Election is Mon, Feb 1st

Posted: January 06, 2016

The Texas Secretary of States Office is reminding Texans that if you're not already a registered voter, and
you plan to cast ballots in the upcoming March 1st Primary, the deadline to register to vote is February 1st.
According to Secretary of State Carlos H. Cascos, your application must be received in the Voter
Registrars office or postmarked at least 30 days before an election for you to be eligible to vote in that
election.
Of course all eyes are on the Presidential Primary and General Election this year, but here locally we have
several contested races that are garnering a lot of interest.
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Newton County deputies searching for a burglary suspect

Posted: January 06, 2016

Newton County Sheriff Eddie Shannon said on Wednesday that his deputies are searching for a burglary
suspect who is accused of stealing a gun and a boat from the home of an acquaintance. Making matters
worse, the home is in an area of Deweville that is currently flooded by the Sabine River, and the boat is the
homeowners only way of getting in and out of the flood zone.
According to Sheriff Shannon, deputies responded to the home off of County Road 4140 on Tuesday when
the crime was reported, and he, along with Chief Deputy Greg Harbison and two others, had to wade
through waist deep flowing water just to reach the house.
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KJAS News top 10 stories of 2015

Posted: January 06, 2016

At the end of each year, KJAS News compiles a list of the top ten stories of the year. These are news
events which had a profound effect or impact on this area. The following is the top 10 list for 2015:
1 Diggles family indicted by Federal Grand Jury
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Lady Dawgs Dominate Home Opener

Updated: January 06, 2016 - 11:00 am

The Jasper Lady Dawg soccer team opened the 2016 campaign with a 6-1 throttling of the Livingston Lady
Lions. Jasper owned possession of the ball and dictated how and where the game would be played
which was in the Jasper attacking half of the field for the vast majority of the night. Alivia Richardson was
the early beneficiary of the Jasper passing game and she made Livingston pay by firing two shots in the
back of the Livingston net for an early 2-0 lead. Julianna Carter added a 3rd goal early in the half and it
looked like the Lady Dawgs were going to coast to an easy victory. Livingston revived and countered with
a late first half goal to make the game interesting once again as the half ended 3-1.
But the Lady Dawgs had no intention of letting the Lady Lyons back in the game. After a few half time
adjustments by Coach Gabbi Carter, the Lady Dawgs answered in the first minute of the second half when
holding midfielder Macy Kendrick played a perfectly placed ball in the path of forward Julianna Carter that
Carter clinically dispatched in the back of the net for a commanding 4-1 lead. In the next five minutes,
Carter added another break-away goal and the Lady Lyon were toast. Jasper added a final goal late in the
game when attacking midfielder Kylee Dominy played a beautiful penetrating diagonal pass to on running
outside midfielder Alivia Richardson. Richardson calmly placed the ball in the goal for the final score of the
game. Jasper won the contest by a final score of 6-1.
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OFlaherty continues to recover, Beaumont benefit planned for

Fri, Jan 15th
Posted: January 06, 2016

Friends and family of Irish folk singer and Jasper resident Danny OFlaherty, who is continuing to recover
from serious head injuries from an auto accident late last year in New Orleans, have announced that they
will hold a fundraiser to assist him as he continues to heal.
Organizers say the event is planned for Friday, January 15th, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Logon Caf at
3805 Calder Avenue in Beaumont. According to organizers, there will be a $20.00 donation at the door,
and a silent auction along with food and drinks inside.

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Tuesday 01/05/2016

DETCOG Executive Committee votes to cut Diggles' pay and

benefits
Updated: January 05, 2016 - 8:49 pm

A Tuesday evening press release from the Deep East Texas Council of Governments' President and
Angelina County Judge Wes Suiter says that the DETCOG Executive Committee met in Lufkin on
Tuesday, and has voted to maintain indicted DETCOG Executive Director Walter Diggles on administrative
leave, but has chosen to suspend, immediately, his pay and all benefits.
Suiter went on to say that the Executive Committee's decision will be presented to the full Board of
Directors in their next meeting, which will be January 28th in San Augustine.
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Sheriff says pond continues to drain, deputies to look for signs of

missing man
Posted: January 05, 2016

Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said on Tuesday that he and his deputies are continuing to drain a
pond between the Magnolia Springs and Mount Union Communities in an effort to find any sign of a
missing man.
37-year-old Jonathan Daniel Smith has not been seen since mid-July of last year. Sheriff Newman said
Smiths car was found torn up and abandoned on Farm to Market Road 252 at County Road 348 in Erin,
but there was no sign of him.
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Cops say woman who claimed car stolen now not cooperating
Posted: January 05, 2016

Jasper Police said on Tuesday that a woman who claimed that a man assaulted her and stole her car is
now not cooperating in the investigation, and says that she wants all charges dropped against the suspect.
It all began on New Years Day when, according to Detective Derek Woods, Kalandra Myers claimed that
she gave a ride to a man from Bon Wier to a Jasper apartment complex, where he allegedly assaulted her
and stole her 2011 Chevrolet Impala.
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Sabine County woman recovering from hammer attack

Updated: January 06, 2016 - 5:09 am

A Sabine County woman has made state headlines after she was severely injured and underwent a
successful surgery to remove the head of a hammer embedded in her forehead. Meanwhile, the man
accused of hitting her with the hammer in a home near Winnie remains in the Chambers County Jail.
Daily News & More in Hemphill is reporting that 29-year-old Lee Ann Bridges, a Bronson resident, was
attacked on Sunday afternoon by her boyfriend, 24-year-old Clifford Johnnie Sonnier III, as she was
sleeping on a couch in a home in the Stowell Community. Chambers County deputies said they arrived to
find that Sonnier allegedly hit her with the head of a claw hammer, and the tool embedded in her frontal
lobe.
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Community News
Friday 01/08/2016

97th Annual Jasper Chamber of Commerce Banquet

Updated: January 08, 2016 - 3:34 pm

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Thursday 01/07/2016

MLK Day Peaceful March & Parade will be Mon, Jan 18th
Posted: January 07, 2016

The Jasper Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. has announced plans for their annual Martin Luther King Day
Peaceful March & Rally, to take place this year on Monday, January 18th.
more

Wednesday 01/06/2016

JHS Project Graduation to hold fundraiser at Elijah's Cafe

Posted: January 06, 2016

Elijah's Cafe will hold a Breakfast Fundraiser to benefit JHS Project Graduation for 2016 to be held Friday,
January 8, 2016 from 7:00am-9:00am. Charge is $10.00 per plate and will consist of eggs, bacon,
sausage, biscuits and orange juice. For dine-in, carryout, or delivery (delivery with 5 plates or more).

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Tuesday 01/05/2016

Jasper's 1st Annual Mardi Gras Parade & Gumbo Cookoff will be
Sat, Jan 30th
Updated: January 07, 2016 - 4:30 pm

Jasper's 1st Annual Mardi Gras Parade and Gumbo Cookoff will be held on Saturday, January 30th.
more

Monday 01/04/2016

Lady Dawgs Soccer Start New Season

Updated: January 05, 2016 - 8:50 am

The UIL 4A Region III defending champion Jasper Lady Dawg soccer team will start the 2016 high school
season Tuesday night at 6:00 vs. Livingston Lady Lions. The game will take place at the new Jasper High
School stadium on the high school campus.
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Church News
Concert at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

New Day Spirituals will be in concert at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church January 8, 2016 at 7:00PM. Food and fellowship
to follow and everyone is invited. Pleasant Hill Church is located on FM
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Obituaries

Bobby Gene Castleman, Sr.

Billie Sue DuBose

Dorothy Louise Robinson

Ray Lynn Henson

Stone Lyons Jr.

Coleman's Mortuary in Jasper

Billye Phelps
Helen Gordon
Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper

Billy Ray Walker, Jr.

Mary Moon
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frontrunner Hillary Clinton? Republican frontrunner Donald Trump? Or, a candidate from
another party?
Clinton12%
Trump72%
Another party candidate17%

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