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Phillips welcomed as family and consumer science agent
JASPER — Joei Phillips is the new family and consumer science agent assigned to the Newton County Cooperative Extension Office in Jasper. A welcoming reception was held Thursday, Aug. 1, from 1-2 p.m. at the county extension office on 504 West Court Street, located in the Newton County Annex A building (aka the former Newton County Nursing Home).
Roberson honored as veteran
Newton County resident and US Navy veteran Robert Roberson was recently honored by Stone Bank in. Harrison by naming him the financial institution's Veteran of the Month. The bank announced Roberson for the honor noting that he joined the U.S. Navy in 1956. After boot camp he was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was trained as an aircraft engine mechanic and flew as a second mechanic on the P2V Patrol Bomber.
Big Buffalo Valley Historic District
Located in Newton County near Ponca (Newton County), the Big Buffalo Valley Historic District (also known as the Boxley Valley Historic District) includes a number of historic structures dating between 1879 and 1930. Also included in the district are a number of archeological sites representing prehistoric peoples. The sites in the district are scattered across the entire valley, which measures more than 8,000 acres. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 29, 1987, with the original application amended on November 7, 1990.
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