Photo Courtesy of Jasper County Sheriff's Office JASPER COUNTY, Texas — Former Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Warden and Lone Star Law television personality Justin Charles Eddins, 47, turned himself in to authorities at the Jasper County Jail early Wednesday morning, according to Chuck Havard. Sheriff Havard confirmed that on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Eddins surrendered at the jail in connection with recently returned felony indictments. Eddins i

Justin Eddins, a former Texas Parks & Wildlife game warden, faces multiple felony indictments across East Texas. JASPER COUNTY, Texas —  Criminal cases against former Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Warden and Lone Star Law television personality Justin Charles Eddins, 47, have expanded again, with a Jasper County grand jury returning three new felony indictments during the January 2026 grand jury term. Court records show the Jasper County indictments allege timber theft, tamperi

This Deer Season came and went with a good turn out for our Deer Down Exclusives. We want to thank all of the individuals who submitted photos and details of your experiences. We are looking to grow our Sports and Outdoors Section coming with the New & Improved ETB site coming soon... We are looking for writing contributors that are East Texas Based and look to share some of the stories, knowledge, tactics and reviews with our readership. If you are an avid outdoorsmen and yo

The Sabine County Sheriff’s Office has released its December 2025 activity report along with a comprehensive year-end review detailing jail operations, patrol activity, investigative work, and associated costs throughout the year. December 2025 snapshot During the month of December, the Sabine County Jail housed 35 inmates, with 17 local inmates and 18 housed out of county. Deputies made 33 arrests, averaging 1.06 arrests per day. Jail-related expenses for the month included

CASA of the Sabine Neches Region has launched a new community outreach and marketing initiative aimed at bringing its mission directly into the communities it serves across Southeast Texas. The initiative, titled “Kickin’ It with CASA,” will take representatives of CASA of the Sabine Neches Region on the road twice each month to visit all six counties in its service area: Orange, Jasper, Hardin, Newton, Sabine, and Tyler counties. Through the outreach effort, CASA will spotli

Residents across East and Southeast Texas are being urged to use extra caution with outdoor activities as elevated fire weather conditions develop across much of the region, according to state and federal fire and weather officials. While the most extreme fire danger — known as Red Flag conditions — is focused farther west in Texas, dry air, gusty winds, and warm winter temperatures are creating higher-than-normal wildfire potential on Thursday and Friday, including in Deep E

Running back Dre Washington of Hemphill, Texas, will be part of college football’s biggest stage today as University of Alabama Crimson Tide faces Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal. The Tide are coming off a dramatic first-round CFP victory over Oklahoma Sooners, rallying from a 17-point first-half deficit to win 34–24. The comeback marked the first road win in the new 12-team College Football Playoff format. The Hoosiers are making their

Photos Courtesy of Sabine County Sheriff's Office HEMPHILL, Texas — The Sabine County Sheriff’s Office reported multiple arrests tied to methamphetamine possession and probation violations following separate incidents on December 29 and 30, 2025. According to the sheriff’s office, during the early evening hours of December 29, deputies observed a cream-colored Lincoln traveling in the area of Cedar Grove Road and Texas Highway 21 with an equipment violation. Deputies attempte

Sabine County Courthouse Continuing Coverage SABINE COUNTY, Texas —  Newly filed indictment documents obtained by East Texas Banner provide additional details in the three felony cases now pending in Sabine County against former Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Warden and Lone Star Law television personality Justin Charles Eddins. The documents, filed November 19, 2025, outline three separate counts of False Statement to Obtain Credit in Provision of Certain Services under Texas P

SAN AUGUSTINE & SABINE COUNTIES, Texas —  Criminal accusations against former Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Warden and “Lone Star Law” television personality Justin Charles Eddins have expanded into a multi-county fraud case, with three new indictments issued out of Sabine County. The new charges come only weeks after a San Augustine County grand jury indicted Eddins , 47, on allegations that he used another person’s name and credit to secure sizeable loans from Southside Bank 

Georgia-Pacific – Pineland, TX Mill Finance Leader (Lumber) Georgia-Pacific in Pineland has two newly posted openings  for Mill Finance Leader — high-impact roles supporting financial operations at one of the region’s largest employers. How to Apply: Click the link and select “Sabine County”  to view openings: https://detwork.org/job-seekers/jobs-now Position Type:  Full-time, permanent Location:  Pineland, TX Pay Range: $70k–$150k per year (per posting ranges) BOM Bank – Hem

Photo by Communities Unlimited PINELAND, Texas —  When Nathaniel Sessions scrolled Facebook and saw an ad that said “Free CDL class — apply now,” he assumed it was a scam. “A free CDL class? There’s no way this is real.”  — Sessions Eight weeks later, the young man from Lufkin held his commercial driver’s license, a full-time job, and a plan to grow his family’s small trucking business. Stories like his are becoming common in Pineland (Sabine County), where a new Commercial D

Former Texas Game Warden featured on ‘Lone Star Law’ accused of falsifying credit applications, court records show. SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas - A San Augustine County grand jury has indicted Justin Charles Eddins on a charge of making a false statement to obtain credit, according to court records. The indictment accuses Eddins of intentionally and knowingly making a materially false or misleading written statement to Southside Bank between March 2022, and November 2023. The indict

EAST TEXAS — Week 8 of high school football brought drama, grit, and plenty of hometown pride across the Pineywoods — including three homecoming celebrations and one rivalry showdown that stretched into double overtime. Evadale 44, Deweyville 36 (2OT) It doesn’t get more East Texas than this. The 10th River Bowl between Evadale and Deweyville was one for the record books — a slugfest that went not one, but two overtimes before the Rebels came out on top. Deweyville’s powerfu

SABINE COUNTY, Texas — The Sabine County Commissioners Court has issued a countywide burn ban, prohibiting outdoor burning for a period of 30 days due to dangerously dry conditions and elevated wildfire risks. The order, signed Monday, cites extended lack of rainfall, hot, dry weather, and the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) exceeding 700 as key factors contributing to the decision. The KBDI measures drought severity and wildfire potential, with readings above 600 indicati

SABINE COUNTY, Texas – What began as a hopeful search for a missing college angler has ended in unimaginable heartbreak. Authorities...

SABINE COUNTY, Texas — Authorities in Texas and Louisiana are continuing to search for a missing college student who disappeared Sept. 24...

Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas has released new job listings this week with openings in Jasper, Sabine, and surrounding counties....

With a smile as bright as her spirit, 4-year-old Evelyn “Evie” Perez marked the end of nearly two years of treatment for childhood...

Photo by Rita Shipp East Texas — When the sirens sound and the pager goes off, firefighters leave their families, their meals, and their...