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EDUCATION: NCA releases Headmaster, Honor Roll lists for first semester

By STAFF REPORTS
Sun,01/23/22-6:00PM, 1,176 Reads
The following students were received academic honors for the first semester of the 2021-2022 school year:
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K-5: Rebecca Lynn Godwin, Kensley Goodwin, Sadie Morgan, Camden Neese, Michael King
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Gas leak reported at Biewer

By BRENT MAZE
Fri,01/21/22-10:12PM, 1,167 Reads
The Newton Fire Department and Newton Police Department are on the scene of a gas leak this evening at the Biewer Sawmill in the Newton Industrial Park.
Fire Chief J.C. Collins confirmed that there was a gas leak, but there are no apparent injuries, and everyone appears to be OK.
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Deceit only bought some time

By TIM KALICH
Fri,01/21/22-10:42PM, 932 Reads 35,945 Statewide
It’s a mess. That’s about the only way to describe the ongoing unraveling of Express Grain Terminals and those caught up in what is looking like its certain demise.
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The state could be selling off its Gluckstadt warehouse if a bill in the Mississippi House of Representatives becomes law.

Opinion: State should get out of the alcohol distribution business

By STEVE WILSON
Thu,01/20/22-8:06PM, 899 Reads 15,627 Statewide
In football, the last player who wants the average fan to know his name is the long snapper. This player hikes the ball to the holder for place kicks and blocks. He is only mentioned if he makes a dreadful mistake that results in a blocked kick.
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Decatur man wanted for Christmas Day robbery

By BRENT MAZE
Mon,12/27/21-4:58PM, 5,334 Reads
The Newton Police Department and other local authorities are looking for a man who allegedly robbed the Newton Quick Food Mart No. 2 Shell station on Christmas night and held the cashier at gunpoint.
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Union Fire Chief Dale Yates tries to help put out any remaining fires at this home at the corner of Tenth and Newton streets in Union. | Brent Maze/The Appeal

House fire kills one

By BRENT MAZE
Wed,01/12/22-4:59PM, 4,744 Reads
A Union man has died, and his brother is now homeless after a fire destroyed their home Wednesday afternoon.
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Union women accused of stealing info from casino guests

By STAFF REPORTS
Thu,12/30/21-10:05PM, 2,174 Reads
Three Union women appeared in federal court today on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
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Newton sets Martin Luther King program for Monday

By BRENT MAZE
Wed,01/12/22-4:55PM, 1,395 Reads
The Newton Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event planned for Ray Payne Park in Newton presented by the Friends for Unity of Newton, MS, during the board's regular meeting on Jan. 4.
The title of the event is “Remembering the Late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awareness Program.”
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ECCC band member passes away on campus

By BRENT MAZE
Fri,09/03/21-11:38PM, 11,707 Reads
An East Central Community College band member died on campus early Friday morning after he returned to campus following the football team’s away game Thursday night.
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Parents lined up outside the fence of Newton Elementary School to see if they can get their children at 3 p.m. | Brent Maze

One airlifted after apparent shooting at Newton Elementary

By BRENT MAZE
Thu,09/30/21-3:35PM, 9,338 Reads
A 6-year-old student was shot at Newton Elementary School and airlifted to a hospital in Jackson.
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Conehatta man killed in Neshoba County crash

By BRENT MAZE
Thu,10/07/21-9:10AM, 7,546 Reads
A Conehatta man was killed in an apparent head-on collision on Mississippi 21 in Neshoba County Wednesday.
Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed that Duston A. Shaw, 36, of Conehatta was pronounced dead on the crash scene.
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This home at 506 West Church Street was raided during the early morning hours of Friday. | Brent Maze

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Four arrested in Newton drug raid

By BRENT MAZE
Fri,09/17/21-2:05PM, 7,081 Reads
Three men and one woman were arrested early Friday morning following a raid of a home on West Church Street in downtown Newton.
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January 19, 2022