The Newton County Appeal

12/31/2024

*Available daily at Breakfast (9-12 Grades only): Variety of Cereals, Assorted Fresh Fruit, Juice, Milk



Thursday 1/2-Christmas Break

Friday 1/3-Christmas Break

Monday 1/6-Professional Development Day-No School

Tuesday 1/7-Pop-Tart

Wednesday 1/8-French Toast Sticks or Pop-Tart





Union Public School Lunch Menu

*Available daily at Lunch (9-12 Grades only): Daily Jacket Specials, Assorted Fresh Fruit, and Milk



Thursday 1/2-Christmas Break

Friday 1/3-Christmas Break

Monday 1/6-Professional Development Day-No School

Tuesday 1/7-Chicken Spaghetti, Southern Turnip Greens, Yam Patties, Assorted Fruit, Garlic Toast, Creamsicle (Grades 9-12)

Wednesday 1/8-Nachos Gr

*Available daily at Breakfast (9-12 Grades only): Variety of Cereals, Assorted Fresh Fruit, Juice, Milk Thursday 1/2-Christmas Break Friday 1/3-Christmas Break Monday 1/6-Professional Development Day-No School Tuesday 1/7-Pop-Tart Wednesday 1/8-French Toast Sticks or Pop-Tart Union Public School Lun...

12/31/2024

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12/31/2024

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12/31/2024

It was a banner year for East Central Community College.

12/31/2024

Although it’s been a rough season for the Union boys basketball team, it got a little better on Friday when the Yellowjackets picked up their first win of the season with a 54-29 win over Pisgah.

12/31/2024

Today's Headlines: Teen Killed in Newton Shooting Before Christmas, Hansford Urges Caution on School Choice Laws, Top Headlines of 2024 and more in this week's edition of The Newton County Appeal. Get yours at one of our rack locations https://www.newtoncountyappeal.com/rack-locations or call 601-774-9433 to get your subscription started today!

12/31/2024

FINAL UPDATE: ROADWAY IS NOW CLEAR

All debris has been removed from the roadway, and the streets are now passable. There is still some equipment in the area as well as power, cable, and phone crews working to restore affected services. Please continue to use caution in the area for the sake of these men and women. Also please understand that while the roadway is now clear, it may still be some time before services such as Power, Phone, Cable etc are fully restored. Thank you all for your patience in this matter.

❗️⚠️❗️TRAFFIC HAZARD ADVISORY❗️⚠️❗️

Please be advised that a very large tree has fallen and is blocking Jackson Rd (Hwy 492) at the intersection of JACKSON RD & LONG ST in the City of Union this morning. Power and Cable lines are down, and the roadway is impassable at this time. Responders from Union PD, Union Street Department, MDOT, MaxxSouth, and Mississippi Power are currently on the scene and working at as fast and as hard as possible to clear the roadway and restore affected services. Please be cautious as you travel in this area this morning as it will still be quite some time before the roadway is clear. If you need to travel in the area this morning, we suggest seeking an alternate route around this small section of Jackson Rd. We appreciate your continued patience as crews work to get this cleared up. We will update as we can. -03:12am

Update 1: MDOT crews have managed to load one truckload of debris from the roadway. Multiple trucks are on standby waiting to be loaded. We still have no estimate until roadway is clear. -03:58am

Update 2: MDOT has brought a Heavy Crane onto the scene to assist in removing the remaining parts of the tree. We hope to have the roadway cleared soon. Affected service outages may take some time longer to repair after the roadway is cleared.
-05:01am

Update 3: The Last large piece of debris has been loaded onto a flatbed truck via crane and carried away. A street sweeper is now in place to ensure the roadway is entirely clear and safe for travel. Roadway should be opened in the next few minutes.
-07:00am

12/31/2024

Severe weather charged through Newton County Saturday night, bringing heavy rain, wind, and at least four tornadoes that touched down in the county. The line of storms that reached the county Saturday night was part of a system that ripped its way through Texas and Louisiana before reaching the magnolia state and continuing east.

Severe weather charged through Newton County Saturday night, bringing heavy rain, wind, and at least four tornadoes that touched down in the county. The line of storms that reached the county Saturday night was part of a system that ripped its way through Texas and Louisiana before reaching the magn...

12/31/2024

IT'S OFFICIALLY DYW SEASON!!!! For any Junior that resides in Newton County - we are holding the interest meeting THIS weekend (Jan. 5th) at Decatur Methodist Church.

Go ahead and go online register if you haven't already: distinguishedyw.org/apply

Thanks for everyone's patience as we get things settled for this year! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!

12/31/2024

Editorial: Former president lived his Christian faith in an extraordinary manner.

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12/31/2024

free content Newton Muncipal School District: Outgoing School board Reflects By MARTY MORGANMARTY MORGAN Mon,12/30/24-6:00PM, 3 Reads In the final school board meeting for four of the five sitting board members of the Newton Municipal School District, it was a joyous occasion as the board shared a...

12/30/2024

Newton Calhoun Road Tornado Path

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Chunky Tornado Path

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Hickory Tornado Path

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August 27, 1927-December 26, 2024

Willie Doris Dickerson was born on August 27, 1927, in Newton County, Mississippi to parents Henry Dickerson and Janie (Redd) Dickerson. At the time of his death on December 26, 2024, his legacy is a large and distinguished family of 63 direct descendants, who are now spread across many states and abroad.

August 27, 1927-December 26, 2024 Willie Doris Dickerson was born on August 27, 1927, in Newton County, Mississippi to parents Henry Dickerson and Janie (Redd) Dickerson. At the time of his death on December 26, 2024, his legacy is a large and distinguished family of 63 direct descendants, who are n...