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County applies for Amnesty Day grant
By THOMAS HOWARD
Tue,11/26/19-12:38PM , 7,817 Reads
Newton County is applying for a $19,000 grant from Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to hold an Amnesty Day in 2020.

The board received notice of the grant Thursday, which can be used for recycling, clean-up and other environmental projects.
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Supervisors set work session on fire trucks
By THOMAS HOWARD
Tue,11/26/19-12:37PM , 13,854 Reads
Newton County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session Tuesday to develop a policy for maintenance of county-owned fire trucks.
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Thomas Howard: Showing gratitude this Thanksgiving
By THOMAS HOWARD
Tue,11/26/19-12:32PM , 7,913 Reads
I am grateful for…

Thanksgiving is almost here, which incidentally is why the paper is out a day early. And while the holidays are a special kind of hell for print schedules, Thanksgiving in particular is a time reflect on the many wonderful things with which we are blessed.
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Thomas Howard: Duffee Fire deserves our thanks
By THOMAS HOWARD
Tue,11/19/19-3:37PM , 13,873 Reads
Fire trucks are expensive. An A-1 pumper truck in Mississippi runs about a quarter million, double that for a custom truck. While there are programs, grants and state aid to help counties and municipalities defray some of that cost, that is still a lot of money for rural counties to put up.
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