Images courtesy of Newton VFD Captain Melanie Smith At 2:45 pm. Thursday afternoon, Newton Volunteer Fire Dept received a call to assist...

Published: 7:16 PM March 24, 2025 Updated: 9:47 PM March 24, 2025 As of 8:30 p.m., the Texas A&M Forest Service reports the fire has been...

Units on standby on FM 692 near Burkeville Updated: the blaze is 100% contained at 65 total acres. The Burkeville Volunteer Fire...

Any questions? Contact Howard West 409-423-9065 Charles Duckworth 409-594-0323 Greg Ellis 409-423-0216

PRESS RELEASE March 13, 2025 Released by Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 4:57 p.m., a Newton County...

39-year-old Antonio Dewayne Jackson of Burkeville -image courtesy of Newton County Sheriff's Office Newton County - Newton County...

National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Local Weather Forecast Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms...

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In what appears to be just one event in a history of conflicts between Burkeville and Hull-Daisetta High School sports, a brawl occurred...

The Department of Public Safety is investigating an accident that happened on Hwy 63 east, near the Louisiana state line, Tuesday...

Newton VFD Captain Melanie Smith Busy day with Newton Fire. Fire calls in 3's. Started with a 6:30 am call to assist Burkeville on a...

On Thursday evening, The Department of Public Safety was called out to a crash on Hwy 87, north of Cr 1029, at around 8 pm. DPS Media...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a one-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market Road 1012, east of Jasper, that happened on...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 87, north of Wiergate, that happened...

Mrs Elma Jarrell of the Spears Chapel community in Burkeville celebrates her 105th birthday! Mrs Jarrell has resided her whole life in...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a one-vehicle fatality crash on state Highway 63, west of Burkeville, that...

Following a two day search on Toledo Bend in Burkeville, the missing swimmer was found around 9:25 this morning. Newton County Sheriff...

At around 2:30 am on Thursday the Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department and The Department of Public Safety were called out to County Rd...

At 6:52 this morning, Newton County Sheriff's Department received a call of an accident on State Hwy 63 & CR 2120. When officers and...