At The East Texas Banner, we love celebrating the people and families who make our communities special — the moments that remind us what it means to call East Texas home. Our recent Community Spotlight: ETB Outdoors feature on 12-year-old Karvyn Day of Kirbyville, who harvested his first buck while hunting in Roganville with his dad, struck a chord with readers. The response from our followers was incredible — hundreds of reactions, shares, and comments congratulating Karvyn

The spooky season has officially arrived in East Texas! 🎃 From trunk-or-treats and fall festivals to Halloween night fun, our communities are packed with family-friendly events happening all week long. Check out our gallery of local flyers below to plan your stops for candy, costumes, and community fun across Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. To submit your event please email: bd@easttexasbanner.com Carnivorous Plants Halloween Hike Date and Time: October 25th 10:00 AM -

Keller Atticus Dixon, of Highland, NJ – Age 17 Robbery Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 6:03 PM Meriam Isabella Young, of Jasper, TX – Age 24 Public Intoxication Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 7:37 PM All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Evadale, Texas — The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two juveniles in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred Friday night in Evadale. According to Sheriff Chuck Havard, deputies responded on October 24 to a residence in Evadale after receiving reports of a possible assault earlier in the evening. During the investigation, evidence revealed that the suspects — a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old — had allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old victim and stolen mo

Corbin Jack Condron, of Newton, TX – Age 30 Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility Arresting Agency: DPS at 11:05 AM Olivia Kay Prince, of Orange, TX – Age 63 Failure to Appear / Theft of Property ≥$100 < $750 Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 11:44 AM Logan Halsey Dixon, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 36 Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility Arr

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Melvin Larue Miles, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 58 Possession of Marijuana <2oz Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 12:50 PM Darion Dwaine Brown, of Jasper, TX – Age 31 Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 10:29 PM All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

JASPER COUNTY, Texas — A hunter reported missing Thursday morning in a remote area along the Neches River has been safely located after an extensive multi-agency search effort. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a call at approximately 11:05 a.m. on October 23, 2025, reporting that a hunter had failed to return to a boat launch area as planned. The man and another hunter had traveled by boat earlier in the day to squirrel hunt in a heavily

Source: U.S. National Weather Service Lake Charles, Louisiana Images courtesy of the U.S. National Weather Service – Lake Charles, Louisiana It’s shaping up to be a very wet weekend across the region as an area of low pressure moves through the south-central United States from Friday afternoon through Sunday, bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms. According to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, most areas across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana — includ

Photo by Madeleine Lassiter CALL, Texas (Jasper County) – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning, October 22, 2025, on U.S. Highway 96 near Call. According to the preliminary crash investigation, at approximately 6:10 a.m., a Kia Rio traveling southbound left the roadway to the right, struck an embankment, and overturned. The driver, 43-year-old Katy Bainum of Jasper, was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospi

Tammy Ann Drake, of Buna, TX – Age 64 Public Intoxication Disorderly Conduct (Exposing Anus or Genitals) Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 5:17 AM Jonah Alexander Christian, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 25 Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction/Suspension/Without Financial Responsibility Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B <1G Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 11:56 AM Danny Ray Hafford Jr., of Jasper, TX – Age 40 Moti

Sheriff Chuck Havard (left) congratulates newly promoted Patrol Sergeant Jacob Spivey (right) at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office has announced the promotion of Deputy Jacob Spivey to Patrol Sergeant, effective October 31, 2025. Sheriff Chuck Havard said the promotion follows the department’s formal promotional interview process, during which Spivey stood out for his leadership, decision-making skills, and professionalism. “I have been im

JASPER, Texas — The Jasper County Jail has officially passed its annual inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, confirming the facility remains in full compliance with state law and all required operational standards. The inspection, conducted yesterday morning, included a thorough audit of jail records, policies, training procedures, and interviews with both staff and inmates. Following the extensive review, the Texas Jail Commission deemed the facility compli

Donald Dwain McCulley, Jr., of Katy, TX – Age 25 Possession of Marijuana <2oz Arresting Agency: DPS at 2:55 AM Travis Varner, of Jasper, TX – Age 43 Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B <1G Arresting Agency: DPS at 5:32 AM Latrice Marie Johnson, of Austin, TX – Age 42 Terroristic Threat to Impair Public Service/Public Fear of Serious Bodily Injury/Influence of Government Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 12:23 PM Jeremy Wayne Hughes, of Kirbyville, TX

The spooky season has officially arrived in East Texas! 🎃 From trunk-or-treats and fall festivals to Halloween night fun, our communities are packed with family-friendly events happening all week long. Check out our gallery of local flyers below to plan your stops for candy, costumes, and community fun across Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. To submit your event please email: bd@easttexasbanner.com Carnivorous Plants Halloween Hike Date and Time: October 25th 10:00 AM -

The East Texas Banner is inviting residents across Jasper, Newton, and Tyler Counties to help shine a light on the incredible teachers who make a difference in classrooms every day. The East Texas Teacher Spotlight Giveaway, sponsored by El Charrito Mexican Restaurant in Jasper, celebrates educators who go above and beyond for their students — from late-night grading to early-morning pep talks and everything in between. Community members can submit nominations now through 11:

Paul James Taucer, of Jasper, TX – Age 37 Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B ≥1G<4G Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 3:51 AM Clay Fredrick, of Kountze, TX – Age 44 Assault Family/Household Member Impede Breath/Circulation Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 7:57 AM Mitchell Knight, of Jasper, TX – Age 54 Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B ≥4G<200G Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 2:18 PM Kenneth Mitchell Woo

The Texas Jail Commission began its annual inspection Tuesday at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and Jail. JASPER, Texas — The Texas Jail Commission arrived at the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday morning to begin the department’s annual jail inspection, a comprehensive review required by state law. According to Sheriff Chuck Havard, the inspection covers every aspect of jail operations — from record-keeping and inmate care to facility maintenance, policies, and comp

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office unveiled new uniforms this past week. We have been collaborating with uniform vendors since January 1st, 2025, and we are thrilled to finally wear our new uniforms, badges, and shoulder badges. We are waiting on leather gear and holsters for our new weapons. Everything was purchased with prisoner reimbursement funds and a weapon seizure account. The Texas Jail Commission arrived this morning to conduct an annual jail inspection. We are c

Photo Courtesy of Jasper Police Department JASPER, Texas — Detectives with the Jasper Police Department’s Safe Streets Division, working alongside the Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force, apprehended a wanted parolee Monday afternoon following a brief vehicle pursuit through Jasper. Around 3:00 p.m., investigators located a vehicle driven by Kenneth Mitchell Woods, who was wanted by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for violating parole on his original charge of As