A new medical facility officially opened in Jasper on Friday which will link Jasper area residents to a limitless array of medical specialists. The doctors who own the clinic say
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Some had thought that attendance might be limited due to the cold and the threat of Coronavirus. However, that was not the case as a larger crowd than expected turned out to see the 25 entries, two bands and a number of horses that participated in the Annual Jasper Christmas Parade which was sponsored by the Jasper Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce.
The theme for the parade was I ll be home for Christmas, a salute to the military and in the end it was a float from the First National Bank that won the award for 1st place. The 2nd place award was presented to the Future Farmers of America at Jasper High School.
A Jasper City Councilman has spoken out in favor of continuing the recently implemented tradition of lighting the Courthouse for Christmas. District 1 Councilman Anderson Land, Jr. released a statement on Friday in which he said âDuring this time of year when spirits need lifting, I feel the Courthouse lighting would be just the thing to lift the spirits of the citizens of the City and County of Jasper.â
It was learned just after Thanksgiving that local businesswoman Tressy Morgan, who has organized the lighting project for the last few years, would not be able to do the project this year because she says the Jasper County Commissioners Court will not give her $5,000.00 that is needed to pay for the equipment rental and also to pay workers to cover the exterior of the more than 28,000 square feet of the Courthouse and the old County Jail combined.