The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will hold a Tribal Election on Tuesday, July 2, for Tribal Chief, for a 4-year term.
The Town of Hickory has issued the following boil water notice:
Boil Water Notice - Hickory Mississippi
Effective Date: 6/12/2019
Public Water System: Town of Hickory [0510006]
Located in: Newton County
A federal grand jury indicted Sharalyn McClain, 28, a former Mississippi Department of Corrections officer, for using excessive force against an inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's Dam Safety Division released the following statement concerning Chunky River Dam No. 8 in Little Rock.
The City of Newton has received a $208,800 grant to rehabilitate 300 square yards of the existing apron pavement and remove tree obstructions.
The funding is administered through the Federal Aviation Administration. Newton is one of 12 Mississippi local airports to receive funding.
OXFORD – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), who represented Mississippi in Congress for more than 45 years, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning in Oxford. Services are pending.
The Newton Police Department is investigating a possible armed robbery Thursday at Reliable Finance on Scanlan Street in Newton.
Police Chief Harvey Curry said in a statement that the Newton Police Department responded Thursday to a report of an armed robbery at the business located next to the La-Z-Boy and the old Sunflower.
Jackson – Keyshawn Willis, 23, of Conehatta, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 132 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for voluntary manslaughter, announced U.S.
Newton County crews will close Lawrence Hazel Road at the newly opened bridge near Highway 80 beginning at 7 a.m. Friday morning.
After a game 1 in which Newton County coach Justin Chaney felt his team “stole” a win, the Lady Cougars left no doubt in game 2.
The Lady Cougars scored five runs in the first inning and raced out to an 8-0 lead and went on to take an 8-4 win to give Newton County the Class 4A state championship
