A Jasper County controlled burn got out of control Friday morning on FM 777 west of Jasper, destroying a travel trailer and threatening a nearby home and tire pile while a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning kept conditions ripe for fast-moving fire through 7 p.m.
Montgomery County deputies arrested a parole suspect in south Montgomery County on Oct. 5 after a traffic stop turned up eight catalytic converters, all reportedly cut from Toyotas, along with a reciprocating saw.
Montgomery County Commissioners Court on Oct. 8 approved selling $35 million in bonds to pay for roadway projects through next summer, drawing from the $480 million road bond voters approved in May 2025. Municipal interest rates are at 5.21 percent.
Republican Ag Commissioner nominee Nate Sheets brought his “Texans Should Feed Texans” bus tour to the former Loco Feed Mill building near Livingston on October 11.
Burn bans in three 936 counties (Sabine, San Augustine, Newton). No road closures, no rivers at flood stage, no active NWS alerts. Lake Livingston 93 percent full, Lake Conroe 94 percent, B.A. Steinhagen 95 percent.
Burn bans in four 936 counties (Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Newton). No road closures, no rivers at flood stage, no active NWS alerts. Lake Livingston 93 percent full, Lake Conroe 94 percent, B.A. Steinhagen 98 percent.
Saturday, Oct. 10, is World Mental Health Day. Call or text 988 any time, free. Here are the local crisis lines, clinics, free therapy options and support groups across Deep East Texas.
Lamar State College Port Arthur, Associated Builders and Contractors and Gated Rentals are running a free eight-week NCCER Core and Level 1 Carpentry course in Jasper with 12 dollars an hour during the on-the-job portion.
Montgomery ISD trustees reviewed a plan Thursday for a fully virtual high school pilot that would open in spring 2027 for a limited number of grade 9-12 students, with district-issued laptops, UIL eligibility and a Pearson course catalog. The board revisits the plan Oct. 20.
East Texas burn ban and road conditions for Friday, Oct. 9: a Red Flag Warning covers Jasper and Newton counties from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., burn bans are in effect in four 936-area counties, no rivers are at flood stage, and the five major 936-area lakes are running mostly high except Sam Rayburn.