Jasper District Clerk Rosa Norsworthy announced Thursday that jury call for this coming Monday before District Judge Delinda Gibbs Walker had been cancelled.
Norsworthy said all cases that were scheduled to come before State District Court 1A had been cancelled, settled out of court or moved to another date resulting in no need for court or prospective jurors to appear.
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The Jasper County Commissioners Court met in a Regular Session on Monday, December 21, 2020, and covered the following agenda items:
In Law enforcement, Sheriff Mitchell Newman requested the Court to consider paying off the Sheriffâs Office employees accrued compensation time from the Prisoner Reimbursement Fund. The Court voted to pay the accrued compensation in the amount of $43,874.93.
Concluding law enforcement business, Sheriff Newman presented the Sheriffâs monthly Jail Report. For the month of November, the jail invoiced Newton County in the amount of $12,360, Sabine County $3,080, and Tyler County $9,920 for a total of $ 25,360.
The Court then heard a report from the AgriLife Extension Office on their 2020 activities. Brock Fry and Cindy VanDevender gave an update on how they have adapted their programs through COVID. VanDevender held several virtual classes, including Master Of Memory, which has moved to a statewide program. Unfortunately, they had to cancel the