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On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 the Newton County Sheriff’s Office was called out to the burglary of a habitation on Gunter Road, which is CR 2132 off of Hwy. 692 in the northern end of Newton County.  A man called in and told the Sheriff’s Office he was chasing an older model two-toned truck occupied…

Story by Jon Meek; Photo by Heather Foster Newton and West Orange Stark, the two most decorated football programs in Southeast Texas faced off at Dan R. Hooks Stadium.  The two have a combined eight championship wins under their belts.  Both teams compete for a state championship every season and the fans expect nothing less.…

Congratulations to “Downtown” Tamauzia Brown for his excellence in athletics at Newton High School!  Ford Motor Company is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week trophy for week #2 – among these winners is Newton High School’s Tamauzia Brown. Six Built Ford Tough…

Story by Jon Meek; Photo courtesy of Heather Foster Early in the 1st quarter Silsbee revealed their plans to control the clock and keep the Eagles offense off the field.  The strategy looked to be paying off when Newton went three and out on their first possession.  Silsbee slowly drove down the field.  Five minutes…

Submitted by Ann Gardner Burkeville ISD is excited to welcome a new program from the Texas Department of Public Safety called Read with a Trooper.  On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, Sergeant Davis ate lunch with the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students.  During her stay Sergeant Davis assisted the children with opening their milk, and ate her…

October has been named Domestic Violence Awareness Month, according to the staff at the Piney Woods Safe House, and the Texas Council of Family Violence. Newton County Judge Paul Price and Newton’s Mayor Mark Bean are shown with representative, Pepper Peveto.  Peveto is an employee for Piney Woods Safe House.  October was officially declared Domestic…

On Sunday night, September 2, 2018 around 11:05 p.m., the Newton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Kansas City Southern Railroad saying that one of their trains just struck a person jogging on the railroad track.  The accident took place in the Hartburg area of Newton County just east of County Road 4181. It…

Eagles 71 – Wildcats 0 By Jon Meek, Photo Courtesy Heather Foster The Newton Eagles off-season was anything but quiet in 2018.  The hometown of Newton has been abuzz with colleges calling for the Newton 3 or the news that offensive lineman Caiden Walker committed to Louisiana Tech.  Then there was the schedule.  Many teams…

Did you know that the Newton County Go Texan team gave scholarships totaling $5,000 to local students this year?  Well, they absolutely did!  They love supporting local youth and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.  One of the fantastic ways they raise funds to be able to help local youth is through their Annual Go Texan…