KYKR-FM - Fri Nov 06
A Newton man is jailed in Jasper County accused of sending explicit text messages and photos to a 12-year old Evadale girl.
Man arrested for explicit text messages to 12-year-old girlKFDM-TV Beaumont - Thu Nov 05
According to Chief Deputy Ralph Nichols, an investigation recently began after the child's mother discovered the messages on the girl's cell phone and contacted the Sheriff's Department.
Man Charged With Sending Nude Photos To Jasper County ChildKBMT - Thu Nov 05
A Newton County man is in the Jasper County Jail after deputies say he sent nude pictures of himself to a young girl.
Searchers find child reported missingKFDM-TV Beaumont - Mon Nov 02
Searchers have found a child reported missing earlier Monday near Kirbyville, according to Steve Stewart with KJAS Radio.
Man indicted for possessing shank in jailKFDM-TV Beaumont - Thu Oct 29
An indictment handed down on Tuesday by the Jasper County grand jury said that officers found a homemade knife, commonly known as a "shank" in 56 year old Thomas Van Hook's possession.
The Great East Texas Ten-Ton Oil Pump HeistHoustonpress.com - Tue Oct 20
On one hand, you have to tip your John Deere hat and salute this little feat of deep East Texas Redneck ingenuity and derring-do. On the other hand, you just have to wonder WTF they were thinking.
Men accused of stealing 20,000 pound oil field pumpKFDM-TV Beaumont - Mon Oct 19
Jasper County Deputy Mike Smith says he was on routine patrol on Highway 96, just north of Kirbyville, at about 5 a.m. when he spotted a 1/2 ton Dodge pickup truck struggling to pull a 16 foot lowboy trailer with a ten-ton oil pump on it.
Brookshire Brothers to buy mom-and-pop store in BunaThe Lufkin Daily News - Tue Sep 22
A third generation, family-owned grocery in Buna has plans to sell its mom-and-pop establishment to Lufkin-based Brookshire Brothers after having been in the business for nearly 64 years.
Overnight car chase reaches speeds of more than 100 miles an hourKFDM-TV Beaumont - Sat Sep 19
A high speed chase that started at the Jasper/Orange County line ended early Saturday morning at the service road of I-10 in Vidor near Denver Rd.
Search for missing man yields no cluesKFDM-TV Beaumont - Tue Sep 15
However, at the end of the day, there was still no evidence as to where Lennington was or what happened to him.
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