Newton County Daily

31/10/2025

Joint Fugitive Operation Leads to Arrest in Deweyville

28/10/2025

🚨 National First Responders Day 🚨
Today we pause the hustle, put down the to-do list, and say two words that never feel big enough:

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

To the firefighters who run toward the flames.
To the EMTs who steady shaking hands and calm pounding hearts.
To the law enforcement officers who show up — day, night, weekends, holidays — when the rest of us are running the opposite direction.
To dispatchers who carry the weight of every frantic call.
To volunteer responders who drop whatever they’re doing — dinner, sleep, family time — when the radio tones out.

East Texas isn’t just held together by pine trees and good manners.
It’s held together by 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

You sacrifice comfort, safety, and sleep so our communities can keep moving forward.
You don’t just answer calls — you answer needs.

Honoring ALL our First Responders in East Texas:
Firefighters & Volunteer Fire Departments
EMTs, Paramedics & EMS
Police Departments & Officers
Sheriff’s Offices, Deputies & Jailers
911 Dispatchers
DPS Troopers
Texas Game Wardens
Constables
Search & Rescue
Life Flight / Air Evac
ER Nurses & Hospital Emergency Staff
Emergency Management

You are the backbone of Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties — and every community around us.

💙 Thank you for choosing service.
💛 Thank you for showing courage.
❤️ Thank you for loving your community in action, not just words.

If you know a first responder — tag them.
If you love a first responder — thank them.
If you are a first responder — we appreciate you more than you’ll ever know!

27/10/2025

Newton County Sheriff's Report
October 27, 2025

27/10/2025

Newton County Arrest Report
Jail Activity Report for October 20, 2025 – October 26, 2025

27/10/2025

Newton County Lifts Burn Ban: Outdoor Burning Allowed Again Starting October 27

NEWTON COUNTY, Texas — The Newton County Judge’s Office has officially rescinded the Disaster Declaration and Burn Ban Order issued on October 21, 2025.Effective Monday, October 27, residents are once again allowed to conduct safe outdoor burning, including trash, brush, and campfires.In the off...

27/10/2025

East Texas Banner Invites Your Stories for Our Community Spotlight Series

At The East Texas Banner, we love celebrating the people and families who make our communities special — the moments that remind us what it means to call East Texas home.Our recent Community Spotlight: ETB Outdoors feature on 12-year-old Karvyn Day of Kirbyville, who harvested his first buck while...

26/10/2025

‼️Missing Donkey‼️
From Sheriff Colton Havard:
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office has picked up this donkey Sunday afternoon on FM 1004 near County Road 3068 in the Call community.

If this is your donkey or you know the owner, please contact Newton County Sheriff's Office at 409-379-3636.

26/10/2025

Candy, Costumes & Community Fun: Your Guide to Halloween & Fall Events

The spooky season has officially arrived in East Texas! 🎃 From trunk-or-treats and fall festivals to Halloween night fun, our communities are packed with family-friendly events happening all week long. Check out our gallery of local flyers below to plan your stops for candy, costumes, and communi...

26/10/2025

🚨 TORNADO WARNING – EVADALE, BUNA, DEWEYVILLE AREAS 🚨
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Tornado Warning for:
Southwestern Newton County (TX)
Southeastern Jasper County (TX)
West central Calcasieu Parish (LA)

📍 At 10:28 PM, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Evadale, moving east at 35 mph.
⚠️ Impacted areas include:

Evadale • Buna • Deweyville • Devils Pocket • Hartburg • Gist

TAKE COVER NOW!
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows and cover your head.

If you’re in a mobile home, vehicle, or outdoors, move immediately to a stronger shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

⛈️ Stay tuned to ETB and local emergency alerts for updates as this dangerous storm moves through the area.

Source: National Weather Service, Lake Charles

26/10/2025

🌧️ 9:00 PM Weather Update – East Texas
Radar from meteorologist Kerry Cooper shows widespread showers and thunderstorms over parts of Jasper and Tyler counties, moving northeast at 20 mph while slowly building southeast toward the Triangle.

⏰ Timeline: These storms are expected to move into our area around midnight or just before.
🌧️ Rainfall: 1–2 inches expected, with some isolated heavier totals possible.

Earlier alerts from the National Weather Service still stand for Tyler and Northern Jasper Counties, with potential for 40 mph wind gusts and pea-size hail near Town Bluff, Spurger, Colmesneil, and Jasper.

Stay alert, East Texas — keep those phones charged, outdoor items secured, and follow East Texas Banner for any overnight updates. 🌩️

📸 Radar image courtesy of Kerry Cooper Weather

25/10/2025

Recognize This Truck? Suspect Seen Using Red and Blue Lights in Burkeville Area

BURKEVILLE, Texas — The Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department is warning residents to be on the lookout for a gray pickup truck reportedly seen multiple times using red and blue emergency-style lights in and around the Burkeville area.The alert comes after Burkeville VFD Fire Chief Charles Duckwort...

25/10/2025

🚨 BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT 🚨
Newton, Jasper, and Tyler Counties are still under a burn ban. The rain we got wasn’t enough to lift it — conditions are still too dry and risky for outdoor burning.

Please don’t burn anything until officials lift the ban.

We’ll post updates as soon as the bans change — stay tuned to the East Texas Banner for the latest local info.