J. Tim Johnson | Special to The Appeal | Newton County Appeal

Home

The 2021 Clarke College Hall of Fame (left to right) Juanita Everett-Williams (Rachel Jacobson), Sara Lewis-Fox, Claudia Hines-Hood, Judith Lewis, Bryan Burt, Carol Allen-Gates, Tim Key, Lee Youngblood, Juanita West (Craig West), Charles Burnham (Shirley Burnham), Albert Brady (Albert Brady, Jr.), and Barbara Odom-Mitchell (Erica Mitchell). Not pictured - Angela Hutson-Gaddis and Kristi Savell-Pulmano. | Submitted photo

registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Clarke College celebrates Alumni weekend
By J. TIM JOHNSON | SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL
Fri,08/06/21-2:00PM , 1,979 Reads
On July 16, 2021, the streets filled with cars headed towards First Baptist Church, Newton. Inside the gymnasium, many were gathering for a night of celebration. Individuals were there for the 2021 Clarke College Alumni Reunion. People were arriving from within the state, but also from Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Lou
Click Here to Read More

The Clarke College Alumni Center remains as lasting legacy after the college shuttered in 1992. A reunion will be held this week. | Submitted Photo

free content

Clarke College to host reunion this weekend
By J. TIM JOHNSON | SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL
Fri,07/16/21-3:19PM , 3,043 Reads
Once upon a time, on a small hill in Newton, Mississippi, stood a college campus. The little school opened its doors in 1908 and for many years, it was a part of the landscape of the town. Students would come to the campus each year and make the school, and Newton County, their home. Sadly, the school closed its doors in the sp
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to J. Tim Johnson | Special to The Appeal

The E-Edition

March 11, 2026

Local poll

Submit Your Poll

Local Polls

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Newton, 39345, MS

Current Temp

57°F

Mostly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 54°F
Feels Like: 59°F
Dew Point: 53°F
Humidity: 80%
Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sunset: 7:04 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 20 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 17%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 53°F
Moon Rise: 5:11 AM
Moon Set: 3:49 PM

Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Hourly Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Load More