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Larry Roberts

Retired Judge Larry Roberts appointed to assist 8th Circuit Court

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On Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:26 PM

People who have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and do not quarantine could face felony charges.

Health Officer mandates people with COVID-19 to quarantine or face punishment

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On Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:03 PM

Today State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs MD, MPH, issued a statewide order for the Isolation of Individuals Diagnosed with COVID-19 effective immediately.

The Order – issued to everyone living in Mississippi – stipulates that anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 must immediately isolate at home.

State Supreme Court orders masks to be worn in all courtrooms

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On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 05:00 AM

Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph on Thursday ordered that masks be worn by everyone in all courtrooms in the state to protect against the spread of COVID-19.

Arrests for July 29, 2020

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On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 05:00 AM

The following arrests were reported for July 17-26 in Newton County. This report was compiled from the daily blotter at the Newton County Jail. All suspects should be presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.

Parents will be able to buy items that students will need for the upcoming school year without tax beginning Friday morning.

Sales tax holiday set for this weekend

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On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 01:41 PM

Miss. Code Ann. Section 27-65-111(bb) provides a sales tax holiday in the State of Mississippi. A sales tax holiday is a temporary period when sales taxes are not collected or paid on purchases of specific products and/or services.

Newton Board of Aldermen is meeting in the Historic Depot while City Hall is being renovated

NEWTON: City keeps garbage contract for now

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On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 05:00 AM

The City of Newton will extend its current contract with Waste Pro for an additional six months to allow Mayor Murray Weems and the Board of Aldermen to continue negotiations on a new garbage contract.

Here is a current look at the cases and deaths broken down by age groups.

Area sees increase of 98 cases over last two weeks

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On Mon, 07/27/2020 - 08:43 PM

Newton County's COVID-19 cases have risen by a total of 3 over the last day, putting the county's total number of cases at 475 since March 11 through July 26.

Currently there are more than 51,000 cases in Mississippi.

Newton County still seeing increase in COVID-19 cases

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On Sun, 07/26/2020 - 04:58 PM

Newton County's COVID-19 cases have risen by a total of 20 over the last four days, putting the county's total number of cases at 472 since March 11 through July 25.

Newton County, in January, welcomed CareMed EMS on board as its new ambulance service provider. CareMed operates three ambulances within the county responding to 911 calls and other emergency situations.

Supervisors discuss ambulance service, paramedic shortage

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On Fri, 07/24/2020 - 05:00 AM

Staffing issues with Newton County’s ambulance service spawned complaints to county supervisors last week. In the Board of Supervisors’ Thursday meeting, county officials asked emergency management staff to address their constituents’ concerns.

Aldermen set sights on budget season

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On Fri, 07/24/2020 - 05:00 AM

The Decatur Board of Alderman held its regular monthly board meeting with little fan fare to begin the month.

The meeting was held at city hall for the first time since March.

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