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Jordavious Bufkin, 24, of Augusta, Ga., (left) and Russell Azayvian La’Shun Russell, 21, of Decatur (right) | Courtesy of the Newton Police Department

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Two men charged with attempted murder

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - Publisher
Fri,03/17/23-7:12PM, 50,904 Reads
The Newton Police Department have charged two men with attempted murder after a man was wounded in the leg with a gunshot wound.
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NHS jumps from ‘D’ to ‘B’ thanks to growth

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE
Wed,10/25/17-9:58AM, 50,825 Reads
Newton High School has been celebrating its jump from a “D” to a “B” when the accountability grades were released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Parents lined a walkway to cheer their students and teachers as they walked into the school’s auditorium for a pep rally to celebrate the achievement on Friday.
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Pictured are some of the contraband items discovered last week during a raid of Unit 26 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. (MDOC photos)

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Concrete drill, drugs, phones found in contraband raid at Parchman

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Fri,11/06/20-8:23PM, 50,465 Reads 406,214 Statewide
JACKSON – In an effort to rid Mississippi prisons of gang-related financial control, a search team of prison staff and investigators raided Unit 26 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman last week.
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Patrick sworn in as chief

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE
Tue,02/11/20-3:57PM, 50,326 Reads
Newton’s new police chief has been officially sworn in.
Randy Patrick took the oath of office during the Newton Board of Aldermen’s Feb. 4 meeting. He is taking over for Harvey Curry, who was terminated two weeks before.
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