April 23, 1946  -  November 2, 2025 Diana Louise Jacobs, 79 of Buna passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025 at her home.  Funeral service will be 11 am Thursday, November 6, 2025 at Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with 2 pm graveside service at Fairmont Cemetery in Hemphill.  Visitation will begin at 10 am prior to service. Born April 23, 1946 to Vernon Bean and Lera (Adams) in Kirbyville, she had lived in Buna most of her life. She is survived by sons, Robert Jacobs and

January 7, 1940  -  November 1, 2025 Joe Darrel Patterson, 85 of Buna, passed away on November 1, 2025, at Rayburn Health and Rehabilitation in Jasper. Funeral service will be 2:00pm, Friday, November 7, 2025, at First Baptist Church in Buna, TX and a burial to follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will be at the church Thursday, November 6 from 5:00-7:00. Born on January 7, 1940, to Darrel and Nellie Patterson, in Amarillo, TX. Joe and his wife Paula were married on

Kayla Michelle Grabel, of Call, TX – Age 36 Theft of Property ≥ $100 < $750 Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 3:05 PM Ethan Daniel Hebert, of Jasper, TX – Age 19 Possession of Marijuana < 2 oz Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 3:27 PM All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

TEXAS -  Texans prepare to head to the polls on November 4, 2025. Voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments that could shape the state’s future on issues ranging from taxes and education funding to veterans’ benefits and border security. These amendments represent decisions that directly impact local communities, schools, property owners, and family rights. Each proposal is designed to amend the Texas Constitution. Voters will have the final say.

ORANGE COUNTY, Texas - Tucker Slone, of Deweyville, harvested this deer with a 7mm PRC at 5:10, Sunday afternoon in Orange County. It appears that hunting runs in the family.

Photo by Rita Shipp JASPER COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a crash on Farm-to-Market Road 1005, near County Road 339, that occurred Sunday, November 2, 2025. The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 6:12 p.m., a 2022 Dodge Ram pickup was traveling southwest around a curve and traveled off the road to the right, where he struck several small trees. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Korey Valka of Jasper