Updated: 4:40 p.m.
Residents in Newton County might want to keep their umbrellas handy as Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to make landfall overnight Tuesday evening.
One man is dead after a single car wreck on Highway 494 Tuesday.
Mississippi Highway Patrol reported Adrian Coleman, 49, of Meridian was traveling toward Union shortly after 1 p.m. when he lost control of his Toyota Sequoia rounding a curve. The vehicle left the road and struck a tree.
Hickory residents are under a boil water notice due to a break in the water line. Mississippi Department of Health was alerted Monday afternoon by water system officials of a sudden loss of pressure due to one or more leaks in the line. All tap water should be boiled for at least one minute to inactivate harmful bacteria.
Funeral services for Dr. John Gilbert Alexander will be held 2 p.m., Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Union. Visitation will be held 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Union and again from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Union. He died Tuesday at the age of 90.
The Newton County School Board voted to move forward with its plan to borrow $2.3 million to conduct upgrades various school properties for the development of its career/tech and pre-k classrooms and to upgrade security around the campuses.
Two of the nine suspects charged in the connection with the murder of Newton’s Jamarcus Townsend received 20-year sentences within the last two weeks.
On Aug. 7, 19-year-old Jordan Myers was sentenced to an 20-year sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. today.
Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible over the area tonight. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail to the size of quarters will be the primary severe weather threats.
The Newton Police Department will not seek charges related to a Facebook post about an alleged kidnapping attempt, Chief of Police Harvey Curry said Monday.
Michael Guest has been declared the winner in the Republican U.S. District 3 Representative runoff. With 92 percent of precincts reporting, Guest leads opponent Whitt Hughes with 29,338 votes (65.22 percent) to 15,642 votes (34,78 percent).
Newton has a new alderwoman.
Ramonica Evans defeated David Carr, a former mayor and alderman, 87-41 not counting eight affidavit ballots that will not affect the outcome of the election.
Evans will fill the vacancy left by the death of former Alderman Ray Payne, who was killed in a car wreck on April 17.
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