Jasper’s second Black mayor wants to help residents pay their bills while a younger city council wants to invest in the city’s culture. Residents call their heated arguments at city council meetings “foolishness” and “embarrassing.”
Another public meeting has been planned to discuss City of Jasper electric rates. It is again being organized by Bill Grant, a retired executive who spent many years in the
The City of Jasper will continue with only one person representing the city on the board of the Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency after the City Council again passed over
The Jasper City Council in a special called meeting on Monday approved $1 million from Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency refunds to be applied to electric bills. Under the plan,