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San Jacinto News-Times
P.O. Box 1689, Shepherd Texas 77371
Phone (936) 628-6851 Fax (936) 628-6851
email: mcharrey@eastex.net

 
Death of 14-year-old investigated in Shepherd  
One killed, two injured in vehicle accident  
Scooter Page Golf Tourney scheduled  
Kindergarten registration announced  
Arts festival in the park planned  
County landmark gone  
Habitat celebration announced  
New fair dates set  
Copper thieves cut power to thousands  
Two Shepherd teachers investigated for allegations of bullying a student  
Shepherd student killed in accident  
Testing of private water wells planned  
Shepherd Ag department's plant sale announced  
DETCOG's regional solid waste programs expanding  
Evergreen community garage sale is April 6  
Court supports Texas Bottle Bill  
Property tax sale planned April 2  
Artists participate in first juried show hosted by CAAL  
Second Winfrey acquitted of 2004 murder  
Art show scheduled March 16  
DETCOG testifies on county affairs  
Library has new website  
Faulkner gets three years  
Threatening text message gets student arrested  
Cap set on salaries for part time sanitation employees  
Consequences of date violence discussed  
Museum open second and fourth Saturdays  
Bill filed to avoid electrical rate hikes to Texas customers  
SHS students prepare for workplace  
DETCOG meets in Crockett Feb. 28  
Artist uses scratchboard techniques capturing wildlife with acrylics  
Local student wins calf scramble at Fort Worth rodeo performance  
CASA fun run planned  
Deadline to file property rendition is April 15  
Homeowners reminded to file homestead exemptions  
Coldspring-Oakhurst HOSA students spark health initiative  
Job fair planned  
Local family in Washington watches as Obama steps into second term  
Go-Texan scholarship dinner planned  
Flu shots available Jan. 24  
Area agencies explore school safety during forum  
Court to take further action Jan. 15 to confi rm candidate for tax collector  
Annual trek across county planned  
Will new tax collector be able to serve?  
Best of San Jacinto County to be held Feb. 23  
Sheriff James Walters passes  
Powerful Christmas Day storm knocks out power to 9,000 area residents  
Trapp honored by constituents  
Brady supports bill removing Social Security ID from Medicare cards  
35 mph speed limit to be extended in Coldspring  
Opening bid lowered on submachine guns  
Point Blank man charged with deadly conduct  


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Serving historic San Jacinto County, with offices located in Shepherd and the county seat of Coldspring. The San Jacinto News-Times is the county's dominate news source and official legal publication. Among the oldest newspapers in Texas, the San Jacinto News-Times is published each Thursday and helps promote the county's largest industry - tourism.








 

 

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