Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard and his son, Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard, are officially on duty as of 12:01 a.m. New Year's Day.Colton Havard invites the public to attend his swearing-in ...

We were able to build the Joplin Courts Building and remodel the courthouse ... Casavecchia and Coroner James Harrison. Incoming Newton County Sheriff Matt Stewart said he’s looking forward ...

Newton County residents will soon have more access to broadband internet. It's a project the county has been working on for more than two years. The Newton County Commission has approved an agreement ...

Morris, 51, of Monroe, has served as the Walton County Magistrate Court judge since 2014 ... and ready to serve the citizens of Walton and Newton counties." "The past few weeks have been ...

JASPER -- A Newton County man is facing felony charges in connection ... p.m. Jan. 11 to a report of gunfire in the 600 block of East Court Street in Jasper, the release states.