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Obituaries for December 22, 2025
Mary “Teresa” Fountain, 60, of Jasper passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 at her residence. A Celebration of Life Reception will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.…
Read article →Lufkin man killed after wrecking into underpass
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) — A Lufkin man died following a fiery collision into an underpass at the intersection of Ellen Trout Drive and Kurth Drive Saturday afternoon. According to Lufkin police, the 52-year-old man was…
Read article →UPDATE: Missing Winn Parish man found dead
WINN PARISH, La. (KALB) - UPDATE: On Sunday, December 21, Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office released a statement, confirming that Jeremy D. Wise, 26, was sadly found dead. Wise had been reported missing on December 18,…
Read article →Caddo sheriff investigates body found under Ellerbe Road bridge
SHREVEPORT, La. - Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating after fishermen found a body Sunday afternoon. The discovery was made around 3:15 p.m. under a bridge on Ellerbe Road. The location is near Gayle Red…
Read article →Prison guard in Jefferson County charged with smuggling in drugs to an inmate
A prison guard at the Gist State Jail in Jefferson County has been arrested after she was caught smuggling in drugs for a prisoner. Asya Thomas, 20, has been charged with Prohibited Substance in a…
Read article →Alarm sounds at Parnell Elementary School
The volunteers of the Jasper Fire Department were dispatched to Parnell Elementary School on Park Street shortly before noon on Sunday when an alarm sounded indicating that fire or smoke had been detected in the…
Read article →Kirbyville man died in early morning accident....DPS locates owner of horse
A man from Kirbyville is dead and State Police have reportedly obtained more information concerning the accident that occurred early Friday morning near Mauriceville including the owner of a horse. Troopers say the accident occurred…
Read article →Local man taken into police custody following crash on West Houston Street
Jasper Police believe alcohol to be a factor in a one-vehicle accident that occurred just a few blocks west of the Jasper County Courthouse late Saturday evening. Emergency crews were dispatched to the location on…
Read article →Sabine Parish Arrest Reports for December 19, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office reports 1 arrest(s). All persons accused of a crime are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Any questions about today’s arrest report should be…
Read article →Obituaries for December 19, 2025
Mary "Teresa" Fountain, 60, of Jasper passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 at her residence. A Celebration of Life Reception will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.…
Read article →Louisiana State Police Detectives Investigating Athens Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting
Athens – On December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations were requested by the Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on…
Read article →Winn Parish man reported missing
WINN PARISH, La. (KALB) - Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office has asked the public to be on the lookout for Jeremy D. Wise, 26, who is missing. Wise was last seen at around 7 p.m. on…
Read article →Woman wanted in Jasper County arrested in San Augustine County
A woman who had a felony warrant in Jasper County has been arrested in San Augustine County. The report says 41-year-old Jennifer Rose Bebee had a warrant for Motion to Revoke Probation on an original…
Read article →Wall defeats Newton 25 to 24
It was fast and furious all the way through but when it was all said and done the Wall Hawks defeated the Newton Eagles on Thursday 25 to 24. https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_7c63af49-5872-44b3-a676-1d4afff1121c.html
Read article →Man arrested on drug charges in Tyler County
Tyler County deputies have arrested a man on drug charges. According to the report, a deputy stopped a pickup truck on Farm to Market Road 92 in the Dam B area. The report said deputies…
Read article →Sabine Parish Arrest Reports for December 18, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office reports 4 arrest(s). All persons accused of a crime are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Any questions about today’s arrest report should be…
Read article →Obituaries for December 18, 2025
Roy Edward Ebarb passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, December 14, 2025 in Many, LA just 3 days away from his 99' birthday. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025…
Read article →DPS to have increased traffic enforcement from Fri, Dec 19th through Thu, Jan 1st
The Texas Department of Public Safety says they will have increased traffic enforcement from Friday, December 19th through Thursday, January 1st. Troopers will be monitoring for traffic violations, which include speeding, driving while intoxicated. https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_175d16a3-a63f-40b3-a982-5477180d0f4a.html
Read article →Newton headed to Arlington for football State Championship game
The Newton football team headed to Arlington on Wednesday morning and passed through Jasper. Newton (14-1) will play Wall (15-0) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at AT&T Stadium for the 3-A Division II State Championship.…
Read article →Lake Charles man accused of sexually abusing young child for years
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is accused of sexually abusing a young child for years. Michael C. Landry, 61, faces four counts of felony sexual battery. On Dec. 15, the Calcasieu…
Read article →Man arrested in Polk County after woman claims she was being held against her will
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A man was arrested in Polk County Wednesday on multiple drug and weapons charges after a 9-1-1 hang-up call led deputies to a residence on Rocky Creek Road. Brandon Jilek…
Read article →UPDATED - Four arrested for copper thefts while one remains at-large
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has announced the arrest of four people for copper thefts. According to the report, there have been multiple copper thefts at several Jasper-Newton Electric Company electrical substations and other businesses…
Read article →Pitkin woman pleads guilty to killing her husband
VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Pitkin woman who authorities say called the police after shooting and killing her husband has pleaded guilty to a count of manslaughter. Melissa Ann Sweat was arrested on Aug.…
Read article →East Texas DPS trooper charged with DWI after two-vehicle crash
CASS COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was suspended Sunday after he was charged with driving while intoxicated. Trooper Decori Charles Birmingham, 43, was arrested by another DPS trooper and…
Read article →Natchitoches Parish couple arrested in church theft
NATCHITOCHES, La. -- A 10-month criminal investigation has ended with the arrests of a couple in connection with the theft of more than $156,000 from Ashland Baptist Church in Ashland, according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff…
Read article →Seastrunk Arrested For Drugs
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports the arrest of Tarquerious Chavez Seastrunk (age-31 of Many for numerous drug charges yesterday evening, December 16, 2025. The Sabine Parish Sheriff Tactical Narcotics Team began investigating the illegal narcotic sales…
Read article →Sabine Parish Arrest Reports for December 17, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office reports 3 arrest(s). All persons accused of a crime are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Any questions about today’s arrest report should be…
Read article →Obituaries for December 17, 2025
Noah Jacob Nichols, age 22, of Jasper, Texas, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2025. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at First Methodist Church…
Read article →Sabine Parish District Attorney’s Office Announces Guilty Verdicts in First-Degree Murder Trial
Many, LA — Following a five-day jury trial in the 11th Judicial District Court, a Sabine Parish jury late Friday night returned guilty verdicts on two counts of first-degree murder against Blake Joseph Kendall in…
Read article →Homeless man set fire that nearly ignited a furniture store, employees said he has done this before
Jasper firefighters worked quickly on Tuesday afternoon to douse a fire that was spreading across pine straw and dry grass and came within a few inches of igniting the back wall of a business. It…
Read article →Martinsville ISD closes for rest of semester due to health concerns
MARTINSVILLE, Texas (KTRE) - Martinsville ISD announced the district will close for Christmas break early. According to the district, no classes will be Wednesday through Friday and all nonessential activities will be canceled until Dec.…
Read article →Man pleads guilty to transporting children from Dallas to Tyler for prostitution
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges on Tuesday. Rolando Alexis Bravo, 44, pleaded guilty to being involved in a conspiracy to transport minors. According to court documents, on…
Read article →3 arrested in Jasper County copper theft ring, 1 still at large
JASPER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Over the previous month, Sheriff Chuck Havard said, multiple Jasper-Newton Electric Company electrical substations have been targeted by copper thieves in Jasper County. A lengthy investigation was started by Jasper…
Read article →Sabine Parish Arrest Reports for December 16, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office reports 1 arrest(s). All persons accused of a crime are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Any questions about today’s arrest report should be…
Read article →Obituaries for December 16, 2025
Roy Edward Ebarb passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in Many, LA just 3 days away from his 99' birthday. Roy was born to Ed and Louise Ebarb of Ebarb,…
Read article →Fire breaks out in home in South Park Area of Beaumont
Firemen in Beaumont reported on Sunday afternoon that a man was undergoing hospital treatment after a fire broke out at his home on Hunter Street, not far from the intersection of Vermont in the South…
Read article →Firemen respond to smoke and fire alarm at local nursing home
The volunteers of the Jasper Fire Department were dispatched to the Timber Ridge Nursing Home in the 300 block of West Gibson Street shortly after 2:00 on Monday morning when a smell of smoke was…
Read article →Excelsior ISD closed for remainder of week due to widespread illness
CENTER, Texas (KTRE) - Excelsior ISD has announced that the school district will remain closed for the remainder of this week. They say the decision was made due to a high level of illness among…
Read article →Texas man accused of firing gun inside Lake Charles club
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Texas man is being accused of firing off a gun inside a Lake Charles night club. According to Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call of shots…
Read article →Investigation underway after 2 found dead in Gun Barrel City home
GUN BARREL CITY, Texas (KLTV) - According to Gun Barrel City Police Department, two adults have been found deceased inside a home. The bodies of the two were found when police responded at 6 a.m.…
Read article →Teen pedestrian killed in Hearne Avenue crash
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport teen has died after she reportedly ran into the path of a car Monday evening, Shreveport police said. Police said the crash happened just after 5:30 p.m. at the intersection…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING-- NOTICE POSTED: December 15, 2025 — 3:00 P.M,
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting December 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street, Many, Louisiana.
Read article →Chireno Elementary School building to remain closed until spring semester
CHIRENO, Texas (KTRE) - Chireno ISD will be moving nearly 90 elementary students to a portable classroom following a fire that damaged three classrooms. The school first caught fire after classes had let out for…
Read article →Cushing ISD to close for remainder of semester due to illness
CUSHING, Texas (KTRE) - School is closed in Cushing ISD for the remainder of the semester. According to Superintendent James Sanders, many of the district’s students and staff are sick. The decision has been made…
Read article →Sabine Parish Arrest Reports for December 15, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office reports 1 arrest(s). All persons accused of a crime are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Any questions about today’s arrest report should be…
Read article →Obituaries for December 15, 2025
Betty Jean Farris Reed passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025, at the age of 86. A visitation will be held at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel on December 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM…
Read article →One suspect arrested and two more identified in Newton kidnapping case
Newton Police Chief Will Jackson said Friday one suspect had been arrested and two others identified following an investigation into the kidnaping of a Newton man. According to Jackson, the investigation began in October, when…
Read article →Certification Course for Election Workers
A Commissioner in Charge Certification Course of Instruction for Commissioners in Charge or persons eligible to become Commissioners in Charge, will be held at the Many High School Cafeteria on Monday, December 15, 2025, at…
Read article →Truck runs into home near Kirbyville
The volunteers of the Kirbyville Fire Department and other emergency crews were dispatched to a home northwest of Kirbyville on Farm to Market Road 1013 shortly before 3:00 on Sunday afternoon when it was reported…
Read article →One person dies and another injured in early Sunday morning house fire
One person is dead and another undergoing hospital treatment following a fire that broke out on Sunday morning on Farm to Market Road 2800 on the northwest side of Jasper. The volunteers of the Jasper…
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