History

The Jasper Newsboy was founded by E. I. Kellie and has been continuously printed since 1865, serving one of the original 23 Texas counties when the Republic of Texas was created in 1836. Republic of Texas Land Commissioner George W. Smyth surveyed the first league of land in the county, deeming it the "John Bevil League."



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The Jasper Newsboy in The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/JASNB/ accessed May 9, 2024.



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