Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead will have a number of plays to look at when trying to find out how Kansas State escaped Davis Wade Stadium Saturday with a 31-24 win.
Newton County 31, SE Lauderdale 10
Union 42, Eupora 9
NCA 7, Wayne Academy 40
Newton 0, Heidelberg 20
Sebastopol 23, Richton 12
ECCC 19, Southwest 0
Lake did not play
After a bye week, Union will return to action as they host Eupora.
The Eagles are 1-2 on the season but are coming off a 54-20 win over French Camp. The Eagles opened the season with a 28-6 loss to Winona and then lost 32-15 to Noxapater.
The Newton County Appeal will have a one-day speeial on the Friday the 13th holiday.
Annual subscription rates will be reduced to $13 for in-county or digital subscriptions for September 13 only. Out-of-County subscriptions will be reduced to $23.
Dust off those tuxedos and dig out that evening gown because Newton Theatre Company is putting on a night you won’t want to miss.
The theatre group will be hosting veteran actor and Broadway star Chuck Wagner at the Roxy Theater Saturday for Broadway and Beyond, a special concert to raise funds for future performances.
American Legion members from Hickory Post 173 and Decatur Post 89 served as a Patriot Guard Thursday as they honored a fellow veteran who was laid to rest at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.
The Union Board of Aldermen adopted a 2020 fiscal budget that projects revenues of $1,292,750 and expenses totaling $1,390,100 without an increase in taxes.
The slight shortfall will be made up in carry over surpluses from previous years.
Newton residents can sleep more soundly after Newton Police officers took a large amount of drugs off the street.
Police chief Harvey Curry said officers arrested 33-year-old Sebastion Moore Aug. 20 after a traffic stop on Fifth Avenue in Newton uncovered drugs, alcohol and a significant amount of cash in his possession.
The Newton County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $13 million county-wide budget and tax levy for the 2020 fiscal year after a public hearing on the proposed budget raised no new concerns.
In a brief meeting held last Tuesday, the Newton Board of Aldermen breezed through approvals of routine items. The most time was spent discussing a proposed 13-cent increase per home on the city’s garbage rate. In addition to the garbage rate, a $3 increase on service charges was also proposed.
