UPDATE: DPS Releases Identity and Cause in Fatal Newton County Crash
This article is an update to a story originally published on June 16, 2025. Photo Courtesy of East End VFD. The Texas Department of...
Rita Shipp
16 hours ago
Fatal 18-Wheeler Crash on Hwy 63 East Under Investigation
Photo courtesy of East End VFD. Emergency crews responded to a fatal single-vehicle accident involving an 18-wheeler Monday afternoon on...
Rita Shipp
1 day ago
Big Dreams in a Small Town: Dillenbecks Bring Double D Storage to Life in Newton
Larry Cain, Frida Dillenbeck, and Michael Goode stand outside Southside Bank. Photo courtesy of Stephen F. Austin State University. What...
Rita Shipp
May 28
Newton woman arrested for felony warrant and methamphetamines in Jasper
36-year-old Elizabeth Gray of Newton-photo courtesy of Jasper County Jail 5-25-25 JASPER, TX- Early Sunday morning, around 12:21 am,...
Sandi Saulsbury
May 25
Newton ISD Students Step Up to Support Local Food Share
Courtesy of Newton ISD Students from Newton Independent School District recently volunteered their time at Newton Food Share, assisting...
Rita Shipp
May 5
Newton 4th Grader Cadence Rivera Wins Statewide Art Contest Recognition
Cadence Rivera, a talented 4th grader and proud member of the NES Art Club, has been named a winner in the 29th Annual “Treasures of the...
Rita Shipp
May 2
Newton County Sheriff's Report
Weekly Sheriff’s Report Released by: Sheriff Colton Havard April 21, 2025 Cottonwood Entergy Plant Fire: On Thursday, April 17, 2025, a...
Rita Shipp
Apr 21
Burkeville and Newton VFD's and TFS worked together Thursday afternoon to fight a woods fire
Images courtesy of Newton VFD Captain Melanie Smith At 2:45 pm. Thursday afternoon, Newton Volunteer Fire Dept received a call to assist...
Sandi Saulsbury
Apr 17
Woods fire in Newton County appears to have started from an intentional stump fire
Just after 5 pm Friday, Roganville Volunteer Fire Department was called out to assist Newton VFD on a woods fire in the vicinity of 242...
Sandi Saulsbury
Apr 11
Freshly painted motorcycle tips deputy off-it was stolen out of Orange County
April 10th, 2025 Released by: Sheriff Colton Havard Dakota Paul McCaughn On Thursday, April 10, 2025, while on patrol in the Trout Creek...
Sandi Saulsbury
Apr 10
A shooting in Bon Wier
April 10th, 2025 Released by: Sheriff Colton Havard On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 12:05 p.m., deputies with the Newton County Sheriff’s...
Sandi Saulsbury
Apr 10
Newton County Sheriff's Report
Weekly Sheriff’s Report Released by: Sheriff Colton Havard March 24th, 2025 Last Tuesday, I had the opportunity to attend “Sheriff’s Day”...
Rita Shipp
Mar 31
UPDATE: Wildfire Now 100% Contained
Published: 7:16 PM March 24, 2025 Updated: 9:47 PM March 24, 2025 As of 8:30 p.m., the Texas A&M Forest Service reports the fire has been...
Rita Shipp
Mar 24
Firefighters battled blaze, but in the end lost a structure
At around 12:50 pm Monday afternoon Newton, Burkeville, and Bon Wier Volunteer Fire Departments as well as The Texas Forest Service were...
Sandi Saulsbury
Mar 19
Three vehicle accident in Jasper sends one to JMH with non-life-threatening injuries
At 1 pm Tuesday, Jasper Police Department received a call regarding a three-vehicle accident on Hwy 190 in front of Jasper Quality Meats....
Sandi Saulsbury
Mar 18
Newton County ESD #6 proposed local sales and use tax election
Any questions? Contact Howard West 409-423-9065 Charles Duckworth 409-594-0323 Greg Ellis 409-423-0216
Sandi Saulsbury
Mar 15
Newton Alcoholics Anonymous has changed meeting time
There has been an update on the Wednesday night Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the Newton Nutrition Center. They have moved the time...
Sandi Saulsbury
Mar 14
Newton Health Science has received a grant to purchase equipment giving students hands-on-learning in patient care
Newton, TX - Newton High School Health Science has been awarded the Beaumont Children's Museum S.T.E.A.M. Grant. Information and images...
Sandi Saulsbury
Mar 7
Volunteers Bring Hope to Jasper and Newton Counties After Severe Storms
Photo courtesy of Harvest Call www.harvestcall.org Nearly a year after the destructive storms and flooding events of April 2024, Jasper...
Rita Shipp
Mar 5
