Newton articles

  • Newton Falls posts a shutout over Harding

    Leland Vargo tossed 6 innings of 1-hit ball and finished with 2 base hits in Newton Falls’ victory.
  • Mom of former missing Newton teen speaks out

    NEWTON, Ala. (WDHN)—15-year-old Austin Barefield and 17-year-old Violet Gray have been found safe after going missing for nearly a week, and spending days in the woods. According to the boy's mother Whitney Bankston, the two teens met sometime last year when Austin was visiting his father. But the two would allegedly run into trouble with []
  • Obituary: Newton C. Garland, 1924-2024

    Mechanical engineer had a lifelong attachment to the land Newton C. “Newt” Garland, 99, an avid outdoorsman, has climbed his final mountain. He died on Thursday, at the Residence at Quarry Hill in South Burlington, after a short illness. He was born in 1924 in Lowell, Mass. His parents owned a large dairy farm in Pelham, N.H., and he and his two brothers and sister were expected to help out. His lifelong attachment to the land and his ability to fix things...