East Central Community College’s 2018 Warrior Wonderland scheduled for Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, has been canceled due to the potential for rain in the late afternoon and evening.
People who live in Union or have been impacted by the Union Public School District now have a new way they can help their school stay one of the highest performing schools in Mississippi.
Cars lined the American Legion Post 89 Hut driveway as residents braved soggy conditions to attend the Gospel Singing concert to benefit the Hut restoration project.
In an overtime game, it’s usually the team that’s in the best shape that comes out on top.
That was exactly the case on Thursday for the Newton High School girls.
The Lady Tigers overcame an early double-digit deficit and took a thrilling overtime win over Forest on Thursday night.
Both Union basketball teams picked up wins last week with sweeps over Noxapater and Morton.
The Yellowjackets beat Noxapater 68-42 and Morton 56-52 to improve to 9-2 on the season. Meanwhile the Lady Jackets cruised to a pair of wins as they beat Noxapater 43-15 and Morton 54-34.
The threat of rain Friday evening was not enough to keep Decatur residents from coming out to watch the annual Decatur Christmas Parade as it snaked down Broad Street to the Newton County Courthouse.
Newton County residents are invited to participate in a special wreath laying event Saturday
Union Aldermen entertained a sweeping emergency call proposal from Brian Taylor, Newton County’s Management Director for 911 at their December meeting last week.
Taylor said the County’s proposal would take over all fire, police and ambulance calls that Union’s police dispatchers currently field.
First-year basketball coach Maurice Bowie seems to have both Lake programs headed in the right direction.
Both teams added another win last week as the Lady Hornets beat Pisgah 54-46 while the Hornets beat Enterprise 52-41.
The Decatur Police Department have arrested a man who stole $1,089 from the Baptist Student Union at East Central Community College recently.
Isaac “Big Ike” McKay was arrested on Nov. 30 and charged with burglary of a commercial building. He was still being held in the Newton County Jail as of last week on $5,000 bond.
Newton County Supervisors demanded answers from LifeCare EMS Monday after firefighters, paramedics and county first responders reported ambulance response time was dangerously slow over the Thanksgiving holiday.
East Central Community College sophomore guard Roti Ware is the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Nov. 12-18.
The City of Union and the Union Chamber of Commerce sponsored an inaugural Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday night in downtown Union.
The ceremony was a project created by Girl Scouts EmaLee Robinson and MariAnna Martin of Union, who planned the event, pitched the idea to the chamber and obtained sponsors for the event.
Mississippi State University fans are about to get a treat as the Newton County chapter of the Mississippi Alumni Association will host John Cohen, athletic director for MSU, for a night of socializing, food and fun Thursday, Feb. 7.
Union residents got a chance to ring in the Christmas season a little early last week in downtown.
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The Union Yellowjackets have gotten off to a quick start under first-year coach John Darnell.
The Yellowjackets won four games last week, beating West Lauderdale, Newton County, Sebastopol and Enterprise last week as they improve to 5-0 on the season.
After a fourth period meltdown against Sebastopol on Thursday night, Union coach Matt Wilbanks didn’t know what to expect out of his Lady Yellowjackets on Friday night at rival Newton County.
Nineteen years ago, Aicha Davis walked across the stage at Newton County High School to collect her diploma, launching her onto a career path that would lead to her winning the Nov. 6 election for the Texas State Department of Education’s District 13 Seat.
Algebra Nation, a state-funded math program that is free for students, schools, and teachers in Mississippi, awarded Newton County 9th-grade student Ellie Winter an iPad for her exemplary work in helping her peers across the state succeed in Algebra I. Algebra Nation presented the award on Friday, November 16th at the school.
Union native and current Union Middle School Principal Tyler Hansford has been
This past week was quite an exciting week in sports.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament was as fun as any that I can remember. The only one I can remember that was more fun was the year Mississippi State made it to the Final Four. But for sheer enjoyment, the opening weekend was great.
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.
Superintendent’s List
Michael Hillie holds a special place for Ray Payne.
Hillie, who is serving his eighth term on the Newton Board of Aldermen, sees similarities of himself in Payne, who was elected to his first full term last year.
Union native and current Lake High School Principal Lee Killen, has been selected as the next principal of Union Middle School. He was hired during a special called board meeting on Tuesday, April 3.
It wasn’t the start or the finish that Tate Hanna envisioned when he took the head football job at Lake High School.
The Hornets opened the season at Pelahatchie and suffered a heartbreaking 14-12 loss when the Chiefs scored with seven seconds in the game.
Union police arrested two men for car theft last week.
UPD Chief Billy Pat Walker said the department learned that James B. Rice, 31, and Joshua A. Andrews, both of Neshoba County, were spotted in Kosciusko. The two were suspected in the taking of a motor vehicle from the Hilltop Nursing Home in Union on Dec. 12.
Amis: Money needed for Peavey renovation, pre-k classes
Newton County suffered its first vehicular fatality of 2018 on Tuesday evening.
Darryl Henderson, 54, of Union, was killed in a head on collision at around 5:17 p.m. at the I-20 exit on Hwy. 80 near the Marathon gas station.
Union native and current Union Middle School Principal Tyler Hansford has been
This past week was quite an exciting week in sports.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament was as fun as any that I can remember. The only one I can remember that was more fun was the year Mississippi State made it to the Final Four. But for sheer enjoyment, the opening weekend was great.
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.
Superintendent’s List
A brush fire got out of control this morning in between Newton and Lake and the smoke caused low visibility for drivers on I-20 and Hwy. 80 causing two separate pile ups.
Michael Hillie holds a special place for Ray Payne.
Hillie, who is serving his eighth term on the Newton Board of Aldermen, sees similarities of himself in Payne, who was elected to his first full term last year.
Union native and current Lake High School Principal Lee Killen, has been selected as the next principal of Union Middle School. He was hired during a special called board meeting on Tuesday, April 3.
The City of Union suffered a huge loss this weekend as longtime Union Municipal Judge and Board of Aldermen Attorney Rex Gordon Jr., passed away suddenly late Saturday night.
Newton County coroner Danny Shoemaker said Gordon died of a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead just before midnight at Laird Hospital in Union.
Clarke-Venable Baptist Church pastor Mark Vincent has been named the president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention.
Vincent, who has served at Clark-Venable since June 2004, said he wasn’t seeking the position, but after praying and thinking about the opportunity, he agreed to serve if he was elected.
It wasn’t the start or the finish that Tate Hanna envisioned when he took the head football job at Lake High School.
The Hornets opened the season at Pelahatchie and suffered a heartbreaking 14-12 loss when the Chiefs scored with seven seconds in the game.
