December 1, 2025 Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had an extremely busy week at the Sheriff’s Office. We are continuing to investigate leads pertaining to the dog fighting investigation. Friday night we had the annual Deweyville Christmas parade. I appreciate everyone that makes it happen year after year. Saturday night I attended the lighting of the Newton County Courthouse. Great job to everyone that made this happen. It’s always a great time seeing the c

Jail Activity Report for 11/24/25 through 11/30/25 Jordan David Boykin, 20 Residence: Bon Wier, Texas In custody: No Charges: No driver’s license when unlicensed Failure to maintain financial responsibility (no insurance listed) Christopher Allen Jarrell, 43 Residence: Bon Wier, Texas In custody: No Charges: Assault causes bodily injury – Bond: $3,500 Terroristic threat causing fear of imminent serious injury – Bond: $2,000 Tonya Renea Shields, 64 Residence: Call, Texas In cu

DEWEYVILLE, Texas  — Residents in the Deweyville area say they have gone nearly a week without mail delivery and are reporting confusion and inconsistent information from the Orange Post Office. Several customers say postal staff told them the regular carrier had called out last week and that no updates were available on when service would resume. One resident said they were encouraged to contact federal authorities after days without mail. Other complaints include packages m

JASPER, Texas - Superintendent John Seybold confirms that Jasper ISD received no complaints about bullying concerning the 13-year-old junior high school student who passed away on November 23 rd .   Questions about the student being bullied have been raised by those in the community.   “The school must follow a state law called David’s Law for any situation involving reports of bullying or even cyberbullying. There is a bully check list protocol that we follow to handle any c

Christopher Hand, 35, of Buna. Photo by Jasper County Sheriff’s Office JASPER COUNTY — Jasper County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a burglary in progress Monday morning after responding to a call at a Buna business on Business 96. According to the Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 1, 2025, a deputy was dispatched to Stimit’s Feed Store located at 181 Business 96 in reference to a possible break-in. When the deputy arrived, the property owner report

By Sal Baldovinos WOODVILLE, Texas – Nov. 27, 2025  — A Thanksgiving morning house fire displaced a Woodville resident after crews from multiple agencies worked together to contain a blaze on FM 1746. The Woodville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 8:06 a.m. to 819 FM 1746 after reports of smoke coming from the home owned by Ken Hortan. According to Woodville VFD Chief Alan Gartner, firefighters arrived to find heavy fire conditions and requested mutual aid from Iva