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Brookeland man in wheelchair escapes fires with dogs, not birds (opens the original)
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Jim Zczesny of Brookeland, in his wheelchair in his frame home on Barrow Drive, just off Loop 149, said he smelled smoke and suddenly found his bathroom on fire. Zczesny said he managed to let his dogs outside but couldn't release his caged pet birds. He said he believes a lamp in his bathroom caught on fire. Firefighters from all the surrounding areas responded quickly, but the small home burned, along with his vehicle. Zczesny said his wife was at work at the time and he was the only one hom
County adopts tax rate with increase for SO (opens the original)
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Commissioners Court Monday, following a public hearing, adopted a tax rate of $0.59255, out of which $0.50552 is designated for county operations and $0.08703 dedicated for special road and bridge maintenance and operations. The owner of an average median-valued homestead in Jasper County will see their annual county tax bill rise from $636.11 up to $660.00. The additional revenue generated from this rate is due in part to law enforcement increases. During the public hearing, Sheriff Chuck Havar
Jasper County Commissioners postpone decision on countywide polling places (opens the original)
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A public hearing drew interest Monday, with a majority of people supporting paper ballots for voting. Commissioners Court postponed voting on countywide polling places, citing the need for more time and input. About 15 citizens spoke at the hearing, with many of them citing the reluctance of older voters to use an electronic voting machine versus marking a paper ballot. A "hybrid" solution, officials say, is the use of the "Ballot on Demand," in which citizens can ask for a paper ballot, and th
Commissioners cover wide range from voting to budget (opens the original)
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County Clerk Holly Thomas at Monday's regular Commissioners Court meeting asked the court to authorize her to move the polling location at Voting Precinct Box #3 from the Lake Rayburn Fire Department Station #2 back to the Browndell Community Center. Thomas said the locks and ceiling have been repaired, and residents in that area asked to host the polling place again. County officials thanked the Lake Rayburn Fire Department for allowing Jasper County to utilize it earlier this year. In grant-re
GLO Harvey flood mitigation project awards $1 million to C&J Contractors (opens the original)
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Commissioners Court voted Monday to award a contract to a Beaumont company for road and drainage work. The court opted to award the construction contract to C&J Contractors, LLC., to do the drainage and road upgrade work on County Roads 569 and 604 in Commissioner Precinct 3 in the amount of $1,042,025.00. Precinct 3 Commissioner Willie Stark told the court, and Goodwin-Lasiter and Strong engineer Jacob Tiemann, that he had already proceeded with drainage work on County Roads 339, 599 and 645, a
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