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Former Newton County head softball coach Justin Chaney.

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Newton County School District: High School Softball Coach No Longer with District

By MARTY MORGAN MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Wed,02/11/26-11:23AM, 10,829 Reads
Editors's Note: In the Feb. 11, 2026 print edition of The Appeal, the following article mistakenly stated that NCSD Superintendent Brooke Sibley said in a statement that former softball head coach Justin Chaney was "released" by the school district. In fact, the statement read that the former head coach was no longer with the district.
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Joe Max Higgins to take Tate County EDF post

By FLOYD INGRAM FLOYD INGRAM
Tue,01/13/26-12:00AM, 10,395 Reads 312,350 Statewide
One of the Southeast's top economic development executives will take the reins of the Tate County Economic Development Foundation.
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Newton Municipal School District

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Newton Municipal School Board: Parents Express Concern Over Board VP

By MARTY MORGAN MARTY MORGAN
Thu,11/20/25-7:00PM, 8,519 Reads
Community members expressed their concerns to the Newton Municipal School District School Board on Monday over board vice president Ryan Oakley, who was allegedly shown in a viral social media recording of a man being removed from his car by police and forcefully thrown to the ground in nearby Forest on Nov. 8.
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Filling Empty Space

DSV Global Transport and Logistics will open a new distribution center in the former La-Z-Boy warehouse on Scanlan Street, bringing dozens of new jobs and fresh economic activity to the Newton community.

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Newton: New Jobs on the Way as Distribution Center To Locate in Newton

By MARTY MORGAN MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Tue,01/27/26-6:00PM, 7,939 Reads
A major new economic development is on the horizon for the Newton community, as a global transport and logistics company prepares to open a distribution center in town.
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Newton County School District: High School Softball Coach No Longer with District

Joe Max Higgins to take Tate County EDF post

Newton Municipal School Board: Parents Express Concern Over Board VP

Newton: New Jobs on the Way as Distribution Center To Locate in Newton

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