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

January 29, 1953 - December 1, 2025 Raymond Charles Bean, 72, of Jasper, Texas passed away Monday December 1, 2025 Raymond Charles Bean, age 72, of Jasper, TX, transitioned to his heavenly home on December 1, 2025. He was born on January 29, 1953, in Jasper, TX, to the late Curtis “Sonny Boy” Bean and the late Louise Kelly Bean, and was the youngest of six children. Raymond was a humble, hardworking, and kind-hearted man who loved his family, music, TV—especially wrestling—an

December 21, 2024 - November 24, 2025 Elijah Ti' Marion Howard 11 months old, entered into this world Saturday, December 21, 2024 and went into the arms of his Heavenly Father, Sunday, November 24, 2025. Services for little Elijah will be Saturday, December 6, 2025 at New Hope Church Of God In Christ located at 1100 W. Avenue N, Silsbee,Texas. The visitation will be at 10:00 A.M. prior to the funeral at 11:00 A.M. Services are under the direction of Robinson Funeral Home-Sil