Category: Community

NE Fit Kids

Newton Elite FitKids Camp will be held from July 29 through August 2nd (Monday through Friday) from 2:#0 pm to 4:00 pm. There are 16 spots available and is designed for kids ages 9-13. 1:8 Coach/Athlete Ratio Focusing on Fitness, Coordination and Teamwork. Daily Schedule: 2:30 – 2:45 intro/warm-up 2:45

VWF Special Meeting

Attention All VFW members: Your presence is strong encouraged at a meeting on Tuesday, July 23 at 6pm at the Newton VFW Post #7537. At this meeting, we will be discussing some items for the upcoming year and making decisions on these items. Thank you

AGENDA Jasper County Board July 11, 2019

AGENDA Jasper County Board July 11, 2019 Jasper County Office Building 7:00 p.m. 7:00 Sheriff’s Proclamation Silence/Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Public Comment: Approval of the agenda Committee Reports: Road and Bridge Committee/Solid Waste Sheriff’s Committee Finance Committee Building Committee GIS Committee Ambulance Committee Insurance Committee EMA Committee Animal Control

Host Families Needed

Global Insights, a non-profit foreign exchange student program, is seeking host families for the 2019-20 school term. A host family provides room, board and much needed love and understanding for a teenager from a foreign country. A host family may be 2 parents, a single parent, an empty nester, the

Library Hosts Final Show of Season

The Newton Public Library hosted their final summer reading program of the year starring Douglas Hart Nature Center. During the show, the presenter entertained the children with a witty and informative program. There were around 50 children in attendance. Stay tuned for more upcoming events from the Newton Public Library.

St. Thomas Playground

St. Thomas School playground will be closed until further notice due to construction. The administration and maintenance appreciate your understanding on this while improvements are made. Thank you

Letter to the Editor by Dawnda Nichols

Isn’t That Special Written and submitted by Dawnda Nichols 07/07/2019 Elementary school addition and renovation. Middle school addition. High School renovation and addition. Apparently, there was a great deal of progress in the decision-making process because the talks of construction contracts that were tabled in February have since been approved