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YEAR IN REVIEW: Beer, wine and liquor comes to Decatur
By BRENT MAZE
Wed,12/29/21-4:40PM , 832 Reads
In April 2021, the Decatur Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted petitions with more than 200 signatures to request a vote on beer and wine and liquor sales in the city limits of Decatur. The election was set for July 6, a month after the city’s general election.
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Students run back to the school buildings as school officials were preparing to release them following a shooting on campus Thursday, September 30, 2021. | Brent Maze/The Appeal

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YEAR IN REVIEW: Newton Elementary School Shooting is top story of 2021
By BRENT MAZE
Wed,12/29/21-4:30PM , 1,640 Reads
On Sept. 30, 2021, the Newton Municipal School District made national headlines after a student was shot after a student brought a gun to school. This is the story of the year for 2021 according to the editorial staff of the Newton County Appeal.
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ECONOMY: Jobless rate falls to 3.1 percent
By BRENT MAZE
Wed,12/29/21-4:27PM , 821 Reads
Newton County’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest percentage in more than five years when it recorded a 3.1 percent rate for November 2021.
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Christmas Day robbery suspect in custody
By BRENT MAZE
Wed,12/29/21-10:16AM , 8,567 Reads
Update: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect charge that was inadvertently released by law enforcement. The story has been corrected.

A man accused of robbing the Newton Quick Food Mart No. 2 Shell station at gunpoint on Christmas night has turned himself.
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Newton, 39345, MS

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Current Temp

65°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of Rain: 70%
Max Temp: 75°F
Min Temp: 63°F
Feels Like: 64°F
Dew Point: 62°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 7:15 AM
Sunset: 6:59 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 92%
Visibility: 8 mi
Dew Point: 62°F
Moon Rise: 12:19 AM
Moon Set: 9:47 AM

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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