Opinion | Newton County Appeal

SALTER: White brings relevant experience and political credibility to MDOT leadership post
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, 659 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 12:06 PM
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:

The decision of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to tap his own chief of staff as the new leader of the Mississippi Department of Transportation bodes well for an organization that has seen more than its share of discord over the last two decades.
Click Here to Read More
L. Agnes Russell

premium content for subscribers
Decatur Community News: Are we building bridges or barriers?
By L. Agnes Russell, 4,085 Reads
Sun, 06/13/2021 - 07:00 AM
All I have been able to think about concerning this week’s article is how God said, as recorded in Acts 17:26, God “has made of one blood all peoples of the earth…” Based upon this truth in the Bible, it becomes evident that there is only one race of people, with many ethnic groups, all of which will be represented in Heaven, as prophesied in R
Click Here to Read More
premium content for subscribers
Getting the Message: Acts 9:1-19
READ MORE > 563 Reads
On Sun, 06/13/2021 - 06:00 AM
There is no more surprising conversion than Saul of Tarsus. He changes from a creature with tireless zeal to persecute the church to a man whose ministry had more far-reaching effects than any other in Christian history.
Click Here to Read More
premium content for subscribers
Union Community News: Spending a day at Dunn’s Falls
By Matt Hennington, 3,122 Reads
Sat, 06/12/2021 - 07:00 PM
While the major urban areas in Mississippi have so far proved themselves as excellent day trip destinations, the natural beauty of Mississippi marvels many of the state’s residents. Because of this, many Union residents enjoy spending time in nature, and Dunn’s Falls sits just a short drive away.
Click Here to Read More
Is that all there is to a pandemic?
By Kelley Williams, 1,314 Reads
Sat, 06/12/2021 - 03:30 PM
The bubonic plague killed about half the people in Europe in the Middle Ages. It was called the Black Death. Influenza killed about 15% of the world’s population in 1918-19. It was called the Spanish Flu. (John Barry’s The Great Influenza suggests it first appeared in Kansas.) Justinian’s Plague was the first major plague in recorded histor
Click Here to Read More
Reverse auctions secretly killed by special interests
By Wyatt Emmerich, 1,386 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 04:08 PM
It didn’t take long for the powers that be to kill reverse auctions — about two years or so.
Click Here to Read More
Charles Dunagin: A New Look at Sergeant York
By Charles Dunagin, 1,370 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 06:00 PM
On May 31, as usual on Memorial Day, Turner Classic Movies replayed “Sergeant York”, the 1941 movie about the legendary World War I hero.

I’ve watched it numerous times, first as a kid in a movie theater, and I don’t know how many times on television.
Click Here to Read More
Our Opinion: Internet would be a wise county investment
By Our Opinion, 1,384 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 05:30 PM
Newton County got some good news when TEC announced plans to expand its high-speed broadband access into Newton County.

The company is spending a total of $14 million to bring 250 megabit per second internet (upload and download) to around 3,200 residences and customers.
Click Here to Read More
Brent Maze

COLUMN: Chamber had another big year
By Brent Maze, 1,257 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 05:08 PM
The Newton Area Chamber of Commerce had a great year. At last week’s chamber meeting, we celebrated our successes over the past year and looked forward to the future.
Click Here to Read More
SALTER: After two years of political unrest and pandemic, is anyone shocked over UFO reports?
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, 635 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 03:46 PM
Below is a political opinion column written by Sid Salter:

Over the last two years, a global pandemic rocked the international economy and the civilized world withdrew and in great measure shut down for a time.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Opinion

Please select your theme

June 16, 2021