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East Central Community College: Homecoming to Honor Alumni
By ECCC MEDIA RELATIONS
Tue,08/13/24-1:52PM , 778 Reads
East Central Community College (ECCC) is gearing up for their annual homecoming on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. The college will honor several outstanding alumni and present a lifetime achievement award on its Decatur campus.
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Photo courtesy of the Newton County School District

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Newton County 6th Grade Honor Roll
By NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Fri,08/09/24-9:00AM , 1,192 Reads
Newton County Elementary School Sixth Grade Honor Roll includes front row from left: Luke Ward, Molly Williams, Emma Smith, Lindsey Wilkerson, Keegan Strait, Maggie Sibley, Jase Roberson, Paxton Hopkins, Hunter Robinson, Jayson McKay, Isaac Herrera, Katherine Goodin, Palmer Green, and Blake Hamilton; second row from left: Abigail Mit
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Malcolm Johnson, of Newton, won first place as the champion in the U600 division of the second annual J’Kennethon Smith Memorial Chess Tournament held July 13 at the Outlets of Mississippi mall in Pearl. Johnson regularly plays with the Scott County Chess Club in Forest. | Courtesy of the Scott County Chess Club

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Newton: Johnson Wins Division Chess Championship
By CHRIS ALLEN BAKER
Thu,08/08/24-6:00PM , 1,589 Reads
A local resident’s chess skills earned him a divisional championship in a recent tournament, bringing the first such title to an area chess club.
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State youth are judged for their showmanship at the Newton State Dairy Show at the Newton Show Barn. | Timothy Holdiness, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Newton State Dairy Show
By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS - Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Tue,08/06/24-6:00PM , 2,040 Reads
Youth Across Mississippi Show Cattle in Newton
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