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The same year, the city of Jasper named a local park the "James Byrd Jr. Memorial Park" in his honor. [58] In 2003, a movie about the crime, titled Jasper, Texas, was produced and aired on Showtime. The same year, a documentary titled Two Towns of Jasper, made by filmmakers Marco Williams and Whitney Dow, premiered on PBS's P.O.V. series. [62]
KJAS 107.3 FM is a radio station licensed to Jasper, Texas. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format from Westwood One and is owned by James M. Lout DBA Rayburn Broadcasting, Inc. [ 2 ] References
A weekly newspaper, the Jasper Newsboy has been published continuously since July 1865, making it the oldest continuously published weekly newspaper in Texas. The Jasper Newsboy is a part of the Beaumont Enterprise , a Hearst Corporation , also owners of the Houston Chronicle .
KJAS (FM), a radio station (107.3 FM) licensed to Jasper, Texas, United States KJAS-LP , a low-power radio station (102.1 FM) licensed to Ames, Iowa , United States KKHT-FM , a radio station (100.7 FM) licensed to Winnie, Texas, United States, which held the call sign KJAS from January 1987 to August 1996
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, United States. [5] Its population was 6,884 at the 2020 U.S. Census , [ 6 ] down from 7,590 at the 2010 U.S. Census . Jasper is situated in the Deep East Texas subregion, about 40 miles (64 km) west of the Texas-Louisiana state line.
Jasper, Texas is a 2003 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd.The teleplay by Jonathan Estrin is based on a true story and focuses on the aftermath of a crime in which three white men from the small town of Jasper, Texas, killed African American James Byrd Jr. by dragging him behind their pickup truck.
Edward Videl Jasper (January 18, 1973 – April 14, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft and played for the Eagles, Atlanta Falcons , and Oakland Raiders from 1997 to 2005.
Pages in category "People from Jasper County, Texas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.