Newton News

For most people, a class ring serves as a tangible reminder of their journey through high school's short, yet memorable years.

A live Nativity will be sponsored by Grace Harvest Church of Dothan, the Ark Christian Center of Dothan and New Covenant Church of Newton through Dec.

An Ozark man killed Saturday morning in a traffic accident in Newton has been identified by authorities.

This week's edition of Who's Dale features Hal Cox. Cox currently serves at Newton Police Chief, but has served in law enforcement for 18 years and for years before then in the U.S. Military.

Less than a dozen Dale County residents have called the local Emergency Management Agency to report damage from this week's floods.

At 57 Horace Hodges has never had anything like this happen before. "I've never been through a flood," said Hodges.

Forecasters expect about three inches of rain to fall over most of the Wiregrass through Friday, testing rivers and streams already swollen from two weeks of almost-constant rain.

The mayor of the Geneva County town of Newton says several homes have flooded overnight.

The Choctawhatchee River crested Wednesday night, but flood waters remain high in Newton.

The Choctawhatchee River near Newton appears to be ground zero for a major rain event that has dumped a large amount of rain on a small, concentrated area in Southeast Alabama.

Multiple roads and intersections are flooded and/or impassable in Dale County: Waterford Road in Newton is closed, Parker Drive in Ozark is closed County Rd 43 in Ozark is closed, Roy Parker at Faust Ave is flooded W. Roy Parker at County Rd 21 is flooded, Hwy 27 and County Rd 233 are flooded.

Local officials are antsy over $1 million being held up in Montgomery which was earmarked in 2007 for the Alabama Revolving Loan Fund to benefit small businesses in the Wiregrass.

A Newton man who was found not guilty on charges of obstructing governmental operations and intimidating a witness in the town has filed a lawsuit in circuit court against the town and some officials.

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host Vocal Reunion of Florence, S.C., Dec.

Quitman County Sheriff's Deputies have intensified their search for a Georgetown man who is sought for attempted murder.

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host Perfect Peace of Alexander City, Nov.

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host Grace Bailey of Bonifay, Fla., Nov.

Rodrick Lamont Linder, 35, of Newton, Alabama was found guilty of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 Years Old.

One sex abuse case in Dale County ended on Wednesday with a not guilty verdict against a man charged of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old, while another sex abuse case involving a younger child is expected to continue through today, the Dothan Eagle reports.

A man who claimed he never sexually abused a 3-year-old girl in his custody spoke for himself on Thursday, and in the end, was convicted of one charge but not another.