Rebecca Cofty Knight, 62, of Kirbyville. Kirbyville, Texas — A routine patrol in the Kirbyville area led to a felony arrest this week after a Jasper County deputy located a wanted suspect out of Newton County. On December 4, 2025, Deputy Tipton with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop for an equipment violation. The driver, identified as Rebecca Cofty Knight, 62, of Kirbyville, was found to have an active State Jail Felony warrant from Newton County f

Photo Courtesy of East End VFD JASPER, Texas — Multiple volunteer fire departments responded early Thursday morning after a structure fire broke out on Mays Street within the Jasper city limits. The call came in at 5:28 a.m., prompting the Jasper Volunteer Fire Department to request mutual aid from East End VFD and Beech Grove VFD for additional support. When crews arrived, firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions inside an older, single-story, wood-framed home. East E

We are having the 1st Annual Youth Market Trade Day!!!! If you make something, bake something, sell something..... Please register with me to book a FREE vendor spot at The Kirbyville Duck pond. Any youth, up to 18 years of age, can set up and sell your items (you are responsible for set up and take down). There will be pictures with the Grinch for sale by Op Grad. Please take the time to show up and show out for the future generation. As soon as we are done with the ev

Jasper County, Texas — The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating a major win for local children after raising $16,235 during the JCSO Association Golf Tournament, an event held to support the department’s annual Blue Santa program. Sheriff Chuck Havard said Southeast Texas residents showed up in full force for the tournament, helping ensure that Jasper County children in need will have gifts under the tree this Christmas. “I’m happy to report that we will be bringing

SHERMAN, Texas — A Jasper man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking, federal prosecutors said. David Anthony Piepenburg, 46, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant handed down the sentence on Dec. 1, 2025. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Rattan.

Photo by Kirbyville High School Kirbyville High School students came together in a big way this holiday season, wrapping up their annual “Cans for a Cause” Food Drive with record-breaking results and a whole lot of Wildcat pride. Photo by Kirbyville High School For the fifth consecutive year, the KHS Student Council, led by Sponsor Kerri Reagan, encouraged students to donate 10 cans or $10 to support families across Jasper County. Students who contributed earned their ticket