Mardre Spikes, of Newton, TX – Age 21 Charges: Purchase/Furnish Alcohol to a Minor Arresting Agency: DPS at 2:43 AM Bryce Scott Armstrong, of Jasper, TX – Age 18 Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – Minor Arresting Agency: DPS at 2:47 AM Zachary Seth Johnson, of Buna, TX – Age 22 Charges: Sexual Assault of a Child Warrant: FO6785 Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 11:53 AM George Perry Durffield, of Jasper, TX – Age 61 Charges: Assault Family/Hou

Another successful week of deer hunting in Texas! Congratulations to everyone. Tripp Billingsley 11/26/25, Kirbyville, Tx. Doe. Very first deer! Tripp Billingsley Rayburn McClelland November 2nd - San Augustine County 8 points - 308 Rayburn McClelland Shane Loper Monday November 2th 8:28AM, Ozona, Texas 10 pt Shane took our son on a father son trip to our lease in Ozona and scored his biggest whitetail ever. Memories were made and he was glad to share this moment with his bes

BUNA, Texas — A Buna man was arrested Sunday after deputies responding to a disturbance call discovered he was wanted on a sexual assault warrant, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies Morgan and Harrell were dispatched Nov. 30 to a residence on County Road 910 for a reported verbal disturbance. During their investigation, deputies made contact with Zachary Johnson, 22, of Buna. Authorities determined Johnson had an active warrant out of the Red River Coun

July 26, 1948 - November 21, 2025 Randall Lamar Howard, 77, of Johnson City, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025, after a short illness. Randall graduated from Lamar University and worked across north America from the Alaskan coast to the coast of Texas as an environmental scientist. He retired from Freese and Nichols, Inc. in Austin, Texas. Randall was born in Woodville, Texas and was an avid fisherman, hunter, and outdoorsman, with a great sense of humor. Eac

Layton Alan Ratcliff, of Jasper, TX – Age 26 Resist Arrest, Search or Transport Public Intoxication Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 7:37 AM Elana Michelle Sheffield, of Jasper, TX – Age 44 Theft of Property ≥ $100 < $750 Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 12:00 PM Trevor Lee Walker, of Fort Worth, TX – Age 38 Possession of Controlled Substance PG 2 ≥ 4g < 400g Unlawful Carrying Weapon Possession of Marijuana < 2 oz Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Arr

Photo by Rita Shipp Jasper’s 14th Annual Christmas in the Park packed Sandy Creek Park on Saturday, drawing thousands of visitors from across Southeast Texas for one of the biggest holiday turnouts the city has ever seen. Families spent the day enjoying a huge variety of food trucks, craft vendors, shopping booths, kids’ activities, and holiday displays throughout the park. Santa and Mrs. Claus were crowd favorites, and train rides ran nonstop from morning until night. Live m