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Bottled Water Drive for Jackson Residents
By AMY HEDRICK ROBERTSON
Thu,09/08/22-3:59PM , 11,595 Reads
The City of Newton is sponsoring a bottled water drive this Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. Donations of unopened plastic bottles of water can be taken to the former city hall parking lot at 203 East Church Street in downtown Newton.
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Voters overwhelmingly approve alcohol sales
By AMY HEDRICK ROBERTSON
Wed,09/07/22-9:00AM , 1,630 Reads
Last Tuesday night, citizens of Newton didn’t come out to vote in large numbers, but those that did were decidedly in favor of the city enacting the resort status ordinance that allows restaurants and hotels to serve alcoholic beverages to patrons.
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Local schools: MDE releases spring 2021 state test results
By AMY HEDRICK ROBERTSON
Wed,09/07/22-8:00AM , 5,589 Reads
Area students, much like their counterparts around the state, fared well after missing state tests during the spring of 2020.
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Jaheim Gill, far left, receives cases of water from his father Fred Gill and sister Mercedes Gill immediately following Belhaven’s game against Millsaps last Thursday night. Gill plays football at Belhaven, and as a dormitory resident, he has had to rely on bottled water during the O.B. Curtis Water Plant failure in Jackson. Photo Credit / Special to The Appeal

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Combatting the crisis: Union resident supplies family members in Jackson area with water
By AMY HEDRICK ROBERTSON
Wed,09/07/22-7:00AM , 1,615 Reads
As state officials stepped in to take corrective steps at the O.B.Curtis Water Plant in Jackson — when it failed last week causing decreased water pressure at best and no water at worst — Union resident Tomeka Hickmon-Gill’s “mama bear instinct” took over.
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